An international research collaboration led by UCSF researchers has identified a genetic variant common in Latina women that protects against breast cancer.

More than 60 mentees attended the first ABOG (Academic Business Officers Group) mentorship alumni reunion at UC San Francisco on Sept. 4 at the Millberry Union Conference Center. Mentees from 1991 to present listened to John Plotts, senior vice chancellor of Finance and Administration, address the group.

The new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay held a “Day in the Life” exercise to prepare staff for the Feb. 1 opening day of the three hospitals.

UCSF and The Centre for Drug Research and Development have announced a collaborative affiliation to identify potential medications and develop them to the stage where they are commercially attractive to private sector partners.

Sugar-sweetened soda consumption might promote disease independently from its role in obesity, according to UC San Francisco researchers who found in a new study that drinking sugary drinks was associated with cell aging.