Ronald D. Vale, PhD, professor of cellular and molecular pharmacology at UC San Francisco, was named a winner of the 2019 Canada Gairdner International Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the biomedical sciences. The award is presented annually to five researchers – each of whom receives a $100,000 (CAD) prize – who have made fundamental discoveries that improve our understanding of human health.

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals has announced the recipients of the inaugural President’s Innovation Fund (PIF) awards.

The fund, launched earlier this year, is a new grant-awarding program designed to spark novel ideas for solving everyday problems among the hospital’s faculty and staff.

A first-of-its-kind national study has found that a form of brain imaging that detects Alzheimer’s-related “plaques” significantly influenced clinical management of patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia.