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UCSF Partners with State to Develop Public Health Workforce for COVID-19 Response

UCSF is launching a workforce training and technical assistance program in partnership with the California Department of Public Health to facilitate the training of thousands of individuals across the state in public health techniques and strategies, including contact tracing, case investigation and administration, to limit the ongoing spread of COVID-19.

What is ‘Covid Toe’? Maybe a Strange Sign of Coronavirus Infection

Striking Down DACA Would Eliminate Thousands of Health Care Workers, Thwarting America's Pandemic Response

Flipping A Genetic Switch on Cells Lets Researchers Boost or Suppress Immune Responses

Cancer and autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis, might not seem to have much in common, but some researchers now are pinning hopes on the same immune system cell – called the regulatory T cell, or Treg – to better fight both, through immunotherapies that manipulate these cells in opposing ways to fight the two disease types.

Bolinas COVID-19 Testing Effort Detects No Active Infections

A community-led project to provide comprehensive COVID-19 testing to residents, essential workers, and first responders in the town of Bolinas has determined that all of the 1,845 nasal and oral swab tests conducted in the community between April 20 and April 24 were negative for active infection with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19.

Nature Publication Presents New ‘Blueprint’ Revealing How SARS-CoV-2 Virus Hijacks Human Cells

An international team of more than 120 scientists has detailed the impact of 75 over-the-counter prescription and development-stage drug compounds on SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Has Coronavirus Been in California Since the Fall? Researchers Investigate

Experts Explain How Contact Tracing Will End the Coronavirus Pandemic

To ramp up contact tracing for COVID-19 in San Francisco, UCSF has been partnering with the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to provide technical assistance, training and manpower.

Bay Area COVID-19 Testing Initiative to Assess Impact, Guide Safe Reopening of California Economy

A new large-scale, long-term research collaboration aims to better understand the spread of COVID-19 across the San Francisco Bay Area.

UCSF Health Re-Opens Mount Zion Hospital for Inpatient Care

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