UCSF Forms First Joint Department in Schools of Pharmacy, Medicine
UCSF has announced the establishment of the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, the first joint department at the University.
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UCSF Oncologist Led Early Clinical Trials of Provenge
New data on immunotherapy to boost cancer fighting immune cells shows promise. A UCSF oncologist played a key role in testing the Dendreon drug Provenge in prostrate cancer.
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Firefly project features live dramatic reading of letters between patients and teenage pen pals
Members of the public are invited to attend the Firefly Project’s live reading of letters that were exchanged this year between critically ill patients being treated at UCSF Medical Center and teenage pen pals who attend San Francisco Bay Area high schools.
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UCSF Offers Free Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Screenings on May 1
UCSF is offering the public free, drop-in screenings for oral, head and neck cancers on May 1 at 2380 Sutter St.
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UCSF's Pediatric Stroke Center Featured in San Francisco Chronicle
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UPDATED: UCSF Officials Monitor Worldwide Outbreak of Swine Flu
UCSF Medical Center and campus officials continue to monitor national, state and local health reports following a worldwide outbreak of swine flu, including 30 confirmed human cases in California.
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UCSF Infectious Disease Expert Answers Questions About Swine Flu
Lawrence Drew, MD, PhD, director of the clinical virology laboratory at UCSF, answered some questions related to an unusual swine flu that has infected and killed people in Mexico.
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AAAS Elects Four UCSF Faculty as Fellows
UCSF faculty members Abul Abbas, Nancy Adler, David Agard and Patrick O’Farrell were recently elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAAS).
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UCSF HIV/AIDS Training Program Successfully Promotes Diversity
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Global health experts release new guidance on malaria elimination
Countries and policy leaders gain new guidance today on how and when to eliminate malaria, paving the way for the potential global eradication of the deadly disease. The announcement is being made on behalf of the Malaria Elimination Group, a global body of researchers, policy experts and country program managers, by the Global Health Group of UCSF Global Health Sciences.
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Study Reveals How to Make Gasoline from Yeast and Bacterium
A chemical precursor molecule of gasoline can be produced from biomass and salt, according to research by UCSF School of Pharmacy's Christopher Voigt, PhD, and UCSF colleagues.
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UCSF HIV/AIDS training program successfully promotes diversity
The Visiting Professor Program at UCSF is described as a national model for research training that promotes the success of scientists conducting innovative research in minority communities in a paper appearing in the April 2009 issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
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UCSF Study Looks to Yoga as Possible Health Boon for Heart Failure Patients
An ongoing pilot study by researchers from the UCSF School of Nursing is the first to examine the effects of yoga on heart rate variability in patients with heart failure.
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State Senator Visits UCSF to Raise Awareness of Universal Health Care Plan
State Senator Mark Leno, whose single-payer plan is moving through the state Legislature, says health care reform is urgent and encourages the campus community to help raise public awareness.
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UCSF ranks fifth in new "U.S. News" survey on best medical schools
The UCSF School of Medicine ranks fifth among all medical schools in the nation in a new survey on “America’s Best Graduate Schools” conducted by “U.S. News & World Report.”
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New York Times blog includes UCSF research on language barriers in medicine
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KQED Radio explores how religion affects health care, interviews UCSF palliative care expert
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Play to explore experiences of chronically ill and hospitalized teens
UCSF Children's Hospital will present “Tomorrow....A Better Day,” a performance piece based on teens’ experiences with chronic illness and hospitalization. The play is a compilation of writings by current and former teen patients at UCSF, adapted for the stage by teachers and students at the arts-focused Northwest School in Seattle. Healthy teens from the Northwest School will travel to San Francisco to perform the piece, which captures the many facets of how teens experience healthcare, and shows how creativity and artistic expression marshal the healing process.
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Dental School Names New Associate Dean for Research
Richard Jordan, DDS, PhD, has been appointed the new associate dean for research in the UCSF School of Dentistry. The appointment will be effective May 1, 2009. Jordan will replace John Greenspan, BDS, PhD, who has stepped down after years of outstanding service in this role.
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Moles, Melanomas and Mouse Models
A melanoma may start out looking just a little different from a normal mole. But it may end up being every bit as deadly as cancers that first arise in vital organs. When melanoma is diagnosed late, the prognosis is bad. Better treatment is a must.
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Farmers' Market Coming to UCSF Mission Bay
Faculty, staff, students and trainees will be able to enjoy fresh fruits at the new farmers’ market when it opens April 22 in the Mission Bay campus plaza.
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UCSF reproductive endocrinologist featured in NPR story on infertility
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Pelosi Sees "Evidence of Greatness" at UCSF, Heralds New Era of Support for Science
During a visit to the Mission Bay campus, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said UCSF represents the future of scientific advancement, and praised recent federal actions supporting the NIH and stem cell research…
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Katherine Pollard's genomic research is cover story in Scientific American
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UCSF Serves as Model for Japan's Inaugural Nurse Practitioner Program
Seeking to take its nursing education and training to the next level, a Japanese university received guidance from UCSF’s world-renowned School of Nursing.
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Reuters story highlights Chris Voigt's use of synthetic biology to make gasoline
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Pelosi Sees "Evidence of Greatness" at UCSF, Heralds New Era of Support for Science
During a visit to the Mission Bay campus, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said UCSF represents the future of scientific advancement, and praised recent federal actions supporting the NIH and stem cell research.
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Performance to Explore Teens' Experiences with Illness, Hospitalization
UCSF will debut a show on April 30 featuring theater pieces, music, poetry and other forms of artistic expression created by current and former patients of UCSF Children’s Hospital.
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Nursing school partnership addresses neonatal needs in Hawai'i and California
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Visiting Professor Oulton Brings Valuable Insight into Global Health
World-renowned nursing and health policy advocate Judith Oulton is this year’s UC Presidential Chair at UCSF and will spend the next three months teaching at the UCSF School of Nursing.