University of California San Francisco
<p>The City of San Francisco plans to repave and make other modifications on Parnassus Avenue between 5<sup>th</sup> Ave and Clayton Street, a project that will take about six months to complete.</p>
A UCSF stem cell study conducted in mice suggests a novel strategy for treating damaged cardiac tissue in patients following a heart attack, which an estimated 785,000 Americans will experience this year.
<p>Elizabeth Boyd, UCSF’s associate vice chancellor, Ethics and Compliance, has been named the UCSF Research Integrity Officer (RIO).</p>
<p>UCSF will offer new funding this fall to provide innovative and cutting-edge training for the next generation of graduate academic students.</p>
A major clinical trial conducted with patients experiencing a prolonged convulsive seizure has shown that injecting drugs into the thigh muscle is just as safe and more effective than giving the medication intravenously.
<p>UCSF's occasional series profiling great managers continues with a focus on Kevin Souza, who began 25 years ago as a manager of a basic science research lab in endocrinology.</p>
<p>Peter Barnett may be the most physically active man in Mill Valley, California, thanks to UCSF's specialized cardiac care which is essential to the growing number of adults who need ongoing treatment for heart defects they've had since birth.</p>
<p>Randy Daron, PsyD, recently appointed UCSF Ombuds, finds himself frequently explaining the meaning of the word “Ombuds” to members of the UCSF community.</p>
<p>UCSF’s Patricia Dennehy, director of the nurse-managed Glide Health Services center, is among five Californians to receive the 2012 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awards today for applying proven, innovative approaches to some of the state’s most difficult problems.</p>