Five UCSF Faculty Elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation
Five UCSF faculty members have been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation after a highly competitive nomination process.
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Exposure to Poor Neighborhoods Raises Refugees’ Risk of Diabetes
Refugees who fled to Europe a generation ago are significantly more likely to have developed type 2 diabetes if they initially settled in poor neighborhoods, according to a study of 60,000 refugees who came to Sweden between 1987 and 1991.
Bold Innovation Program Fast-Tracks Precision Medicine Research
Exciting advances in medicine and health are being researched in precision medicine projects recently funded by the George and Judy Marcus Program in Precision Medicine Innovation.
Math Points to 100-Times Faster Mapping of Gene Activity
New research by UCSF scientists could accelerate – by 10 to 100-fold – the pace of many efforts to profile gene activity, ranging from basic research into how to build new tissues from stem cells to clinical efforts to detect cancer or auto-immune diseases by profiling single cells in a tiny drop of blood.
Chancellor’s Diversity Forum Showcases Achievements, Highlights Future Improvements
The ninth annual Chancellor’s Diversity Forum provided a chance for UCSF faculty, staff and students to engage in a conversation with campus leadership about diversity, equity and inclusion across the University.
Weill Gift Gives UCSF Unprecedented Opportunity to Advance Neurosciences Research
UCSF leaders are lauding the gift by Joan and Sanford I. Weill as transformational, giving the University an unprecedented opportunity to unite and expand its neurosciences community during a revolutionary period in brain discovery.
$185M Gift Launches UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences
In the largest-ever gift to UCSF, the Weill Family Foundation and Joan and Sanford I. “Sandy” Weill have donated $185 million to establish the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences.