Lewis Lanier, American Cancer Society Research Professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at UCSF, will deliver the 54th Faculty Research Lectureship in Basic Science on February 14.

Walter Miller, professor of pediatrics at UCSF and chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, received Duke University’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2010.

UC has been making progress in increasing student diversity at its health professional schools -- outpacing California’s private medical schools and the national average.

With an expanding network of colleagues in California and beyond, UCSF School of Dentistry researchers are leading efforts to counter the trend of childhood tooth decay through research and innovation.