Institute of Medicine elects six UCSF faculty
Six UCSF faculty members were elected Monday (October 18) to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, considered one of the highest honors in the fields of medicine and health.
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New internet resource facilitates international HIV/AIDS healthcare provider training
A major barrier to access to care for HIV/AIDS patients in resource limited settings -- the lack of trained healthcare providers -- is now eased with the launch of an internet-based clinical training resource database.
Scientists identify new cause of obesity
A brain protein already known to play a central role in the "feast or fast" signaling that controls the urge to eat has now been found to influence appetite in a second way. The discovery identifies a potential new target for drugs against obesity.
Gladstone researchers resolve key Huntington's disease mystery in Nature cover story
A mystery long associated with Huntington's disease has been resolved by a team of researchers at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, ...
Gladstone investigator Mike McCune wins prestigious NIH Director's Pioneer Award
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UCSF scientist Joe DeRisi named MacArthur Fellow
Joseph DeRisi, PhD, of UCSF, has been named a 2004 MacArthur Fellow, one of the highest honors bestowed on an individual in the United States.
UCSF faculty honored for work in patient safety
Robert M. Wachter, MD, chief of the medical service and chair of the patient safety committee at UCSF Medical Center, is a recipient of the 2004 John M. Eisenberg award.
UCSF nursing school receives Moore grant to expand nursing care project in Bay Area
Researchers in the UCSF School of Nursing have received a new $1.4 million grant to expand a project focused on measuring the quality of nursing care in Bay Area hospitals.