Patient Care
Survival Rates for Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplants Top in Nation
January 25, 2012UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and UCSF Medical Center are rated as over performers with the best overall survival rates for children and adults who undergo brone marrow transplants, according a review by the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research.
Research
UCSF Team Uncovers How Immune Cells Move Against Invaders
January 19, 2012UCSF scientists have discovered the unexpected way in which a key cell of the immune system prepares for battle. The finding, they said, offers insight into the processes that take place within these cells and could lead to strategies for treating conditions from spinal cord injury to cancer.
Education
UCSF Taps 17-Year Interprofessional Expert to Lead New Center
January 18, 2012Scott Reeves, a world-renowned British social scientist, is the new director of UCSF’s Center for Innovation in Interprofessional Healthcare Education, which will work to develop curricula and robust assessment tools that focus on quality and safety.
UCSF Giving Campaign
Gifts to UCSF will accelerate the pace of scientific discovery and the pursuit of promising clinical applications to benefit patients; recruit world-class researchers; and provide resources to educate health professionals.
Community Involvement
Proud of the multiethnic make-up of its community, UCSF welcomed members of the public to share the joys in celebrating the Lunar New Year on campus, including E. Leong Way, a 1938 graduate of the School of Pharmacy.
