Jonan R. Chan joins Neurology Department
New UCSF Faculty, September 2010
University of California San Francisco
Tina Penick Brock joins Clinical Pharmacy Department
New UCSF Faculty, September 2010
UCSF unveils model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis
UCSF researchers today unveiled a prototype model of the first implantable artificial kidney, in a development that one day could eliminate the need for dialysis.
UC Task Force Recommends Changes to Post-Employment Benefits
If Regents approve one of the recommendations from a UC task force on post-employment benefits, faculty and staff will contribute 5 percent of their pay to the UC Retirement Plan by July 2012.
Biochemical pathway may link addiction, compulsive eating
Ezlopitant, a compound known to suppress craving for alcohol in humans, was shown to decrease consumption of sweetened water by rodents in a study by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, which is affiliated with UCSF.
UCSF Video Depicts Story of Mount Sutro
A new video describes proposals for the ongoing management of the Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve, a 61-acre forest within UCSF’s Parnassus campus.
Symposium to Highlight Prospects, Challenges of Translating Stem Cell Science into Future Therapies
UCSF is co-sponsoring a symposium on September 27 and 28 to provide scientists and physicians with the “nuts and bolts” of translating stem cell science into cell-based products for clinical trials.
Can Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Be Stopped Before it Begins?
UCSF researchers at the San VA Medical Center have been working with US Air Force officers to develop and field test Deployment Anxiety Reduction Training with the goal of stopping post-traumatic stress disorder before it starts.
UC to Consider Proposed Changes to UC Retirement Benefits
The University of California will consider recommendations on changes to post-employment benefits that are outlined in a task force’s report now posted on the Future of the UC Retirement Benefits website.