Karché Bass has found a home in UCSF's Human Resources department after graduating from a unique workforce development program here that teaches administrative skills.

Director of the National Science Foundation France A. Córdova visited UCSF on Dec. 16 to speak with leaders and students about how to improve graduate education to train the next generation of scientists.

A man with a mustache is more likely than a woman to lead a medical school department, according to a study published on Wednesday Dec. 16, 2015, in the British Medical Journal.

James Wells, PhD, chair of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, has been elected as a fellow to the prestigious National Academy of Inventors.

Despite Congressional mandates aimed at diversifying clinical research, little has changed in the last 30 years in both the numbers of studies that include minorities and the diversity of scientists being funded, according to a new analysis by researchers at UCSF.

A team of researchers at UCSF has devised a new approach for early stage drug discovery that uses techniques from the world of computer vision in combination with a powerful new tool.

These are the stories that engaged our visitors in 2015 – whether it was reading in-depth about brain rejuvenation, watching mesmerizing cells in motion on social media, or learning about the latest discoveries that could soon lead to new treatments.

We asked experts across UCSF to identify what's ahead in how we approach research, what disease areas will see major advances, and where basic science will be translating into real treatments.