Researcher Discovers New Role for a Molecule That May Prevent Cell Death

University of California San Francisco
The California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) released its 23rd annual toy safety survey – “Trouble in Toyland” – on Nov. 25, at a press conference in San Jose.
Many veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are affected by post-traumatic stress disorder. Over time, the effects may be physical as well as mental. Beth Cohen, MD, a UCSF researcher and physician at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, is exploring a link between PTSD and heart disease.
The National Institutes of Health is recognizing UCSF’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Graduate Program in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry for its notable record of recruitment and retention of underrepresented students.
The UCSF School of Dentistry has received the largest grant in its history: $24.4 million from the National Institutes of Health to address socio-economic and cultural disparities in oral health.
University, state and local officials, philanthropists and community leaders will announce a multi-million dollar gift from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to the Institute for Regeneration Medicine at UCSF.
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation is donating $25 million to UCSF’s stem cell program, one of the largest and most comprehensive programs of its kind in the United States. The funds will be put toward the construction of a headquarters for the program, which will enable scientists to continue their groundbreaking advances in identifying strategies to treat a wide range of diseases, UCSF announced today.
Researchers at the UCSF Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center have identified a region on the human genome that appears to determine how strongly drinkers feel the effects of alcohol and thus how prone they are to alcohol abuse.
Mark Laret, chief executive officer of UCSF Medical Center, says he is optimistic that even in this difficult economic environment, “we can achieve our financial goal for this fiscal year.”
Reading by authors from recently published book, “AIDS Sutra: Untold Stories from India,” followed by discussion and reception.
A UCSF study has found that a surprisingly high number of maternal cells enters the fetus during pregnancy, prompting the generation of special immune cells in the fetus that suppress a response against the mother.