Queer Femme UCSF Faculty Member on the Importance of a Simple Greeting
The GRLN policy empowers individuals like Sophia, promoting inclusivity and impacting personal lives.
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How the Oral Microbiome is Connected to Overall Human Health
Oral health has long been siloed from the rest of a person's health. But increasingly, researchers and clinicians, including those at UCSF, are finding ties between a person's oral health and their overall health.
UCSF to Lead Expansion of AANHPI Research Registry
A UC San Francisco-based research registry that has already recruited more than 10,000 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander participants has received $16 million in federal funding to double its efforts and expand research into this growing but underrepresented population of the U.S. population.
Why This UCSF Physician is Determined to Serve, Mentor the Underrepresented
Manuel Tapia, MD, MPH, advocates and mentors underrepresented learners in medicine, from pre-health to medical school.
UCSF Health Opens New Outpatient Pharmacies in San Francisco
UCSF Health is opening retail pharmacies at its Mission Bay and Parnassus campuses. The new pharmacies build on UCSF Health’s history of innovative clinical pharmacy care and are integrated with health records to provide seamless care for UCSF patients and convenience for people who live and work in San Francisco.
Advancing Care of a Devastating Disease Through Gene Therapy
Mucopolysaccharidosis type 1, also known as Hurler syndrome, is a rare but life-threatening genetic condition. Babies born with this inherited disorder do not produce an enzyme needed to break down complex sugars in the body, affecting development of the brain, bones, liver and other vital organs.
UCSF Health Atlas Expands Its Reach with Nationwide Mapping Tool
The UCSF Health Atlas, an interactive mapping tool for health data that debuted just as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, is launching this month with data from all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, along with climate data.
UCSF and NASA Explore Joint Ways to Benefit Cancer Patients
UCSF hosted NASA astronauts and scientists in a daylong, invitational scientific roundtable in conjunction with the White House Cancer Moonshot Initiative. Astronauts also visited pediatric patients at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco, and greeted event attendees.
New Program Trains Data Scientists Who are Transforming Medicine
The UCSF/UC Berkeley Joint Program in Computational Precision Health (CPH) welcomes its second cohort of PhD students this fall. Students train concurrently in computer science and clinical or public health practice, uniting disciplines that are usually studied in isolation.