University of California San Francisco
First U.S. Study of Transgender Youth Funded by NIH
The National Institutes of Health has awarded $5.7 million for a five-year, multicenter study, which will be the first in the U.S. to evaluate the long-term outcomes of medical treatment for transgender youth.
UCSF Remembers Longtime Community Advisor Jim Meko
UCSF remembers longtime community advisor Jim Meko, who died on August 3.
Matt Jacobson Named Chair of Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Renowned researcher and educator Matthew Jacobson, PhD, has been named the new chair of the UCSF School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
Michael Gropper Appointed Chair of Anesthesia
Michael Gropper has been appointed chair of the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, effective September 1, 2015.
Common Class of ‘Channel Blocking’ Drugs May Find a Role in Cancer Therapy
Ion channel blockers, commonly used to treat cardiac, neurological and psychiatric disorders, might prove useful in cancer therapy, according to research findings in fruit flies and mice by UCSF scientists.
Task Force Named to Advise on 2016 Retirement Benefits
A systemwide task force of UC faculty, staff and administrators will develop a new set of retirement benefits options for UC employees hired on or after July 1, 2016 to comply with a new budget agreement.