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Lewis Lanier, whose studies of cells of the immune system have caused textbooks to be rewritten and opened new avenues for exploring immunotherapies for a range of diseases, offered advice to young researchers during the 54th Faculty Research Lectureship in Basic Science at UCSF.
A new video depicts the energy and excitement of the grand opening of the Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building on the UCSF Parnassus campus on Feb. 9.
UCSF School of Pharmacy student Madalene Mandap, who co-chairs the LGBT Student Association, recently won the grand prize in a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s video competition for best video combating the flu.
Patients newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, and their families, need guidance from physicians on planning for the patient’s progressive loss of ability to handle finances, say San Francisco VA-UCSF investigators.
Yoga and tai chi rooms and a meditative garden exist alongside exam rooms at the newly opened Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, which offers the best of modern medicine with established healing practices from around the world.
James Wilkerson has been appointed as director of the UCSF Laboratory Animal Resource Center within the Office of Research of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost at UCSF.
Women’s health pioneer Marianne J. Legato, an internationally recognized specialist in women's health, will be the keynote speaker at the UCSF/UC Hastings symposium on February 25.
UCSF received more research funds from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) than any other public institution in 2010, and ranked third among all institutions nationwide, according to new figures released by the NIH.
David Durenberger and Susan Bartlett Foote will outline a new look at the legal and political issues related to health care reform. Both are guest speakers at the UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies seminar series on health reform.
Leading scientists from California companies discussed groundbreaking clinical trials of stem cell therapies during a recent scientific symposium to celebrate the opening of the Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building at UCSF.
The bold and innovative stem cell research building on the UCSF Parnassus campus stands as a testament to the architectural genius of Raphael Viñoly and public and private support of UCSF's pioneering program in regeneration medicine.
Acclaimed stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka, who is a professor of anatomy at UCSF, can add two more prestigious prizes to his already impressive resume.
Babies who undergo fetal surgery — pioneered at UCSF 30 years ago — to repair spina bifida while still in the womb develop better than babies who have corrective surgery after birth, according to findings from a UCSF-led trial.
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