University of California San Francisco
Zachary Knight Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Knight, an associate professor in the Department of Physiology, investigates how the brain senses the needs of the body and then generates specific behaviors to restore physiologic balance – sometimes in surprising ways.
Allergy, Asthma Risk Are Increased by Microbial Compound in Infant Gut
A study of newborn infants has identified a compound produced by gut bacteria that appears to predispose certain infants to allergies and asthma later in life.
Radical Reform Needed to Address Dental Decay Worldwide
Oral diseases, such as tooth decay, gum disease and oral cancers, are a major health burden affecting 3.5 billion people worldwide, but are largely ignored by the global health community, according to a series on oral health in The Lancet that publishes July 20, 2019.
Multiple Sclerosis Attacks Brain’s ‘Projection Neurons’
Brain damage associated with MS specifically targets a common class of brain cells called projection neurons
The Real Chernobyl: Q&A With a Radiation Exposure Expert
We talked with Lydia Zablotska, MD, PhD, about the real-life health impacts from the disaster portrayed in the HBO miniseries.
UCSF Names Won Ha as Vice Chancellor for Communications
UCSF has appointed Won Ha, a communications professional whose experience includes advancing nonprofit health care and climate change advocacy, as vice chancellor for Communications.
UCSF Names Francesca Vega as Vice Chancellor for Community and Government Relations
UCSF has named Francesca Vega, a civic leader with a passion for community engagement and advocacy for public higher education, as vice chancellor for Community and Government Relations.
Rahul Desikan, Neuroscientist Who Studied Brain Diseases While Fighting His Own, Dies
It was through a cruel twist of fate that, in February 2017, Dr. Desikan was diagnosed with ALS, one of the very diseases that he studied.
2019 AIDS Walk San Francisco: UCSF Community Raises Funds, Shows Support for Federal Funding
Several hundred UC San Francisco staff, faculty, students and supporters joined the annual San Francisco AIDS Walk on Sunday to raise money for local AIDS organizations as well as show their support for federal funding to support HIV research.