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<p>Gov. Jerry Brown’s recent proclamation celebrating the 100th birthday of Ephraim Engleman – whose career at UCSF began in 1947 – praised him as "a model of longevity and strong work ethic." </p>
A UCSF team led by pharmacogenetics expert Kathleen Giacomini, PhD, has received a $387,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes of Health to perform the largest and most comprehensive study to date on the interaction between prescription drugs and the proteins that transport those drugs across the cell membrane.
<p>Frank McCormick, director of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the complexities and challenges of cancer in a video interview with the American Association for Cancer Research. </p>
A team of researchers at UCSF has discovered a new way to predict breast cancer survival based on an “immune profile” – the relative levels of three types of immune cells within a tumor. Knowing a patient’s profile may one day help guide treatment.
UCSF scientists are reporting several studies showing that psychological stress leads to shorter telomeres – the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes that are a measure of cell age and, thus, health. The findings also suggest that exercise may prevent this damage.
<p>Nobel Prize winner Peter Courtland Agre is scheduled to lecture on “Science Diplomacy in the 21st Century” on Friday, April 8, in the Robert W. Mahley Auditorium at the J. David Gladstone Institutes.</p>
<p>Andre Campbell, a 17-year trauma surgeon at San Francisco General Hospital, was honored recently by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for his life-saving contributions to the community. </p>
<p>David Vlahov arrives to UCSF on April 1 for his first day on the job as dean of the UCSF School of Nursing.</p>
<p>Members of the UCSF community have until Earth Day on April 22 to nominate a person or team for the first annual sustainability awards to be presented on May 12.</p>
California is at the forefront of health care reform but success will depend on a partnership between doctors and the state, according to a new analysis led by UCSF.
An experimental drug lessens symptoms of a rare form of childhood leukemia and offers significant insight into the cellular development of the disease, according to findings from a new UCSF study.
<p>UCSF continues to partner with Causes.com to help support organizations responding to the needs of children and families affected by the massive earthquake and devastating tsunami in Japan.</p>
<p>UCSF leadership, staff and students have responded on several fronts to the March 11 earthquake that struck Japan and the ensuing tsunami and nuclear crisis.</p>
<p>UCSF Medical Center is the best hospital in the San Francisco-Oakland area according to<em> U.S. News & World Report's</em> first-ever best hospitals metro area rankings.</p>
<p>On Monday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. UCTV will feature the “The Breast Biologues,” a video that explores links between breast cancer and harmful exposure to environmental contributors to the disease.</p>
<p>UCSF and the California Academy of Sciences are offering faculty, staff and students a special night on April 28 to enjoy science, music and food at the popular museum in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.</p>