Jeffrey

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Jeffrey Norris, web content manager for research at UCSF, produces content on biomedical research and issues in science and medicine for the UCSF.edu website. He previously worked as a senior public information representative for UCSF and for the National Science Foundation, where he handled communications with media for the policymaking National Science Board and for all major research directorates, and organized media trips to Antarctica and Greenland to advance coverage of climate change and other research. Norris holds degrees from UC Berkeley (BA, Biochemistry) and University of Wisconsin, Madison (MA, Journalism).

Recent articles by Jeffrey Norris

Depression Linked to Telomere Enzyme, Aging, Chronic Disease

May 22, 2013
UCSF researchers have found that activity of an enzyme called telomerase is greater, on average, within cells of the immune systems of individuals untreated for major depression.

UCSF Scientists Use Human Stem Cells to Generate Immune System in Mice

May 16, 2013
Raising hopes for cell-based therapies, UCSF researchers have created the first functioning human thymus tissue from embryonic stem cells in the laboratory.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Names Two UCSF Scientists as New Investigators

May 09, 2013
Two UCSF scientists — brain researcher Michael Brainard, PhD, and cell biologist Dyche Mullins, PhD — have been selected to be Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators.

Cell Therapy Promise Highlighted at UCSF Symposium

May 08, 2013
UCSF recently convened experts to discuss cell therapies, which have already saved children and adults from leukemia in clinical trials after other drugs failed them.

Human Brain Cells Developed in Lab, Grow in Mice

May 07, 2013
A key type of human brain cell developed in the laboratory grows seamlessly when transplanted into the brains of mice, UCSF researchers have found.

Epilepsy Cured in Mice Using Brain Cells

May 07, 2013
Epilepsy that does not respond to drugs can be halted in adult mice by transplanting a specific type of cell into the brain, UCSF researchers have discovered, raising hope that a similar treatment might work in severe forms of human epilepsy.

Muscle Repair After Injury Helped by Fat-Forming Cells

April 18, 2013
UCSF scientists have discovered that muscle repair requires the action of two types of cells better known for causing inflammation and forming fat.

Smoking from Hookah Not a Harmless Alternative to Cigarettes

April 17, 2013
Smoking tobacco through a hookah is gaining popularity among the college crowd, but UCSF researchers have found that hookah smoke contains a different – but still harmful – mix of toxins than cigarettes.

Brain Development Is Guided by Junk DNA that Isn’t Really Junk

April 15, 2013
Specific DNA once dismissed as junk plays an important role in brain development and might be involved in several devastating neurological diseases, UCSF scientists have found.

Cellular Gatekeepers Do More than Open Doors for Drugs, UCSF Study Finds

April 05, 2013
The cellular gatekeepers that escort the most common pharmaceuticals into our cells continue to work within the cells as well, according to a UC San Francisco discovery that could transform drug design and lead to new ways to treat disease.