Archive: UCSF Forum to Focus on Tobacco Research, Education
Douglas Bettcher, director of the World Health Organization’s Tobacco Free Initiative, will talk about reining in Big Tobacco during a symposium at UCSF on February 12.
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Archive: Yamanaka to Receive 2010 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology
Shinya Yamanaka, a scientist who reprogrammed adult cells into embryonic-like stem cells, has been chosen to receive the 2010 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology.
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Archive: UCSF Resource Allocation Program Offers Intramural Spring Funding
The UCSF Resource Allocation Program (RAP) is accepting applications for the spring 2010 funding cycle.
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Archive: Newsweek cover story quotes UCSF conflict-of-interest expert
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Archive: Professor to Conduct Earthquake Preparedness Seminars
Matthew Springer, an associate professor of medicine at UCSF, is again conducting earthquake preparedness talks at several campus locations beginning today (February 1.)
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Archive: UCSF Fresno Serves as Important Training Ground
UCSF Fresno — a valuable location for learning — is adding three new physician training programs this year.
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Archive: Study Shows Cigarette Smoking a Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
A UCSF analysis of published studies on the relationship between Alzheimer’s disease and smoking indicates that smoking cigarettes is a significant risk factor for the disease.
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Archive: Health care policy leaders discuss "comparative effectiveness" research
National experts in health care research and policy will convene on Friday, January 29, to discuss how to take some of the guesswork out of doctors’ treatment decisions, with the goal of improving health care.
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Archive: UCSF Leaders Pay Tribute to Washington
UCSF leaders recently gave Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Eugene Washington a rousing send-off praising him for his integrity, enthusiasm and dedication to UCSF.
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Archive: Study Finds Higher Omega-3 Fatty Acid Levels Associated With Less Biological Aging in Cardiovascular Disease Patients
UCSF scientists have discovered that higher blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids correspond to a lower rate of shortening of telomere length in patients with coronary artery disease.
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Archive: 2009 Year in Review
UCSF experienced the highs and the lows of 2009, a year that marked the beginning of a leadership shift at the health sciences University.
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Archive: New York Times quotes UCSF epidemiologist on salt intake
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Archive: KQED Forum features UCSF neurologists on pediatric stroke
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Archive: Laptop with patient information stolen from UCSF employee
A laptop containing files with patient information was stolen from a UCSF School of Medicine employee on or about November 30, 2009. UCSF is in the process of alerting approximately 4,310 patients that their protected health information is vulnerable to access as a result of the incident.
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Archive: University Leaders Discuss Vital Role of Mentors in Career Success
The chancellor and other panelists recently shared what they’ve learned from their experiences as both mentor and mentee.
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Archive: UCSF Hires Sustainability Manager
Gail Lee joined UCSF this month to serve as the sustainability manager, the leader and organizational strategist to help UCSF become a national model for sustainability in academic health sciences.
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Archive: UCSF conference to focus on therapeutics of the future
Some of the leading scientists in bioengineering, nanotechnology and pharmaco-genomics will gather on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 to discuss how to harness the tools of these emerging fields to develop new diagnostics and treatments for complex diseases.
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Archive: Gene family found to play key role in early stages of development
Scientists have identified a gene family that plays a key role in one of the earliest stages of development in which an embryo distinguishes its left side from the right and determines how organs should be positioned within the body. The finding in mice likely will lead to a better understanding of how certain birth defects occur in humans.
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Archive: UCSF Welcomes New Chief Business Officer
John Plotts, an executive with extensive experience in private industry and the University of California, today joins UCSF as senior vice chancellor of Finance and Administration.
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Archive: Committee votes for national use of UCSF infant screening test
A federal pediatric advisory committee has voted unanimously to include a screening test for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency, or SCID, in the core panel of newborn screening performed nationwide. The Federal Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children formally recommended the screen January 21.
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Archive: Major imaging initiative to shed light on little known brain disease
UCSF scientists have received a $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to embark on a major neuroimaging study of a degenerative brain disease that is at least as common as Alzheimer’s disease in people under age 60.
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Archive: UCSF Community Joins Together in Relief Efforts for Haiti
With numerous personnel waiting to board planes to the earthquake zone, concerned students, faculty and staff are busy raising money and collecting medical supplies to assist the victims.
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Archive: Optimistic About 2010, UCSF Chancellor Cites 2009 Successes
In a Jan. 19 letter to the UCSF community, Sue Desmond-Hellmann says she’s “inspired about our collective ability to innovate and contribute to delivering on our mission of <em>advancing health worldwide.™</em>
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Archive: UCSF appoints new leader for finance and administration
UCSF has appointed John Plotts, a 30-year financial veteran, to oversee the fiscal and operational management of the life sciences university.
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Archive: Neurosciences Building to Take Scientific Research to the Next Level
UCSF is proceeding with the construction of the neurosciences building at Mission Bay, where some of the world’s best scientists and clinicians will collaborate to prevent and cure diseases of the brain.
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Archive: SF Chronicle story targets UC executive pay
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Archive: Regional media feature testimony from UCSF expert on cadmium ban
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Archive: UCSF Neuroscience Building to drive advances against brain diseases
UCSF is set to construct a major neuroscience building on its Mission Bay campus. The building will bring under one roof several of the world’s leading clinical and basic research programs seeking cures for intractable neurological disorders.
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Archive: UCSF resource on toxic substances featured in LA Times
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Archive: Low Vitamin D Levels Are Associated With Greater Risk of Relapse in Childhood-Onset Multiple Sclerosis
Low vitamin D blood levels are associated with a significantly higher risk of relapse attacks in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who develop the disease during childhood, according to a study conducted by researchers from UCSF.