Electroencephalogram, which measures and records electrical activity in the brain, is a quick and efficient way of determining whether seizures are the cause of altered mental status and spells, according to a UCSF study.

After earning a PhD degree in mechanical engineering, Hana El-Samad is now a basic scientist at UCSF where her research aims to use algorithms to better understand how signals get encoded and decoded in cellular circuits.

Culturally sensitive communication is an essential piece of the core communications competency required of UCSF graduates, and Carol A. Miller, MD, works to help residents and medical students build those skills.

The UCSF community is invited to join a discussion on "The Influence of Unconscious Bias" on Tuesday in Cole Hall on the Parnassus campus.

The Li Ka Shing Foundation has pledged $2 million to support UCSF’s efforts to advance precision medicine, an emerging field aimed at revolutionizing medical research and patient care.

A UCSF-led effort to create an implantable artificial kidney for dialysis patients is now featured in a video as part of the University of California's Onward California campaign.

UCSF has named a highly accomplished pharmacist and clinical scientist, B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, a 34-year member of the UCSF faculty, to lead the nation’s premier School of Pharmacy.

An innovative project to develop a potential therapy to treat a wide range of cancers has won a major UC San Francisco award that aims to drive promising early-stage research through the complex process of translating ideas into patient benefit.