University of California San Francisco
Marc and Lynne Benioff Donate $35M to UCSF, Stanford to Advance Microbiome Science
The gifts will launch new research initiatives on their respective campuses to leverage the growing science of the human microbiome.
Molecular Recycling in the Brain May Keep Alzheimer’s at Bay
Scientists identify faulty molecular recycling as potential driver of Alzheimer’s disease.
UC Faculty Demands Elsevier Restart Negotiations
A group of prominent University of California faculty say they will step away from the editorial boards of scientific journals published by Elsevier until the publishing giant agrees to restart negotiations.
Alzheimer’s Disease Destroys Neurons that Keep Us Awake
UCSF scientists show that Alzheimer’s disease directly attacks brain regions responsible for wakefulness during the day.
AI4ALL Introduces Young Women to Data Science
Eighteen high school students, all young women, took part in the first cohort of UCSF AI4ALL, a program to promote greater diversity and inclusion in the field of Artificial Intelligence with a focus on applications to biomedicine.
UCSF Names Pediatrics Chair, Physician-in-Chief for Benioff Children’s Hospitals
Raphael Hirsch comes to UCSF from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, where he served as chair of the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics.