Kristen

Bole

Assistant Director, Public Affairs

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Kristen Bole, manager of biotech news at UCSF, covers the School of Pharmacy, genetics, translational medicine and industry alliances. An award-winning business reporter and editor, she joined UCSF in 2007 after nearly 20 years of experience in business journalism, executive staffing and public relations in health and science. Bole’s career has taken her around the world, ranging from the Peace Corps in the Central African Republic to her master’s research in Central American rain forests, to a stint helping start up a business newspaper in Bangkok. Bole holds degrees from Cornell University (BA, English) and Columbia University (MS, Journalism). 

Recent articles by Kristen Bole

Precision Medicine National Campaign Launched at OME Summit

May 03, 2013
At the OME Precision Medicine summit at UCSF, attendees launched a social media campaign to engage the nation in an effort to transform medicine as we know it. The MeForYou.org campaign aims to engage the public in addressing a key roadblock to advancing precision medicine.

Tick-Borne Lone Star Virus Identified through New Super-Fast Gene Sequencing

May 03, 2013
The tick-borne Lone Star virus has been conclusively identified as part of a family of other tick-borne viruses called bunyaviruses, which often cause fever, respiratory problems and bleeding, according to new research led by scientists at UC San Francisco (UCSF).

Tech, Health, Policy, Finance Leaders to Launch Precision Medicine Initiatives

May 01, 2013
More than 150 of the nation’s top innovators will convene this week in a summit at UCSF that aims to leverage science and technology to transform health and medicine as we know it.

Li Ka Shing Gift Supports UCSF Quest for Precision Medicine

March 22, 2013
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.

UCSF Appoints New Dean of Nation's Top Pharmacy School

March 21, 2013
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.

UCSF Ranked Among Top Medical Schools In Nation By U.S. News

March 12, 2013
UCSF's School of Medicine ranked fourth nationwide in both research and primary care education this year, according to a new survey conducted by U.S. News & World Report.

UC Berkeley, UCSF, Stanford Join Forces to Help Commercialize University Innovations

February 22, 2013
The University of California, Berkeley, UC San Francisco and Stanford University are collaborating on an educational program aimed at commercializing university research and fostering innovation locally and nationally, thanks to a three-year, $3.75 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

UCSF-Safeway Pharmacy Alliance Aims to Help Customers Quit Smoking

February 12, 2013
The UCSF School of Pharmacy has partnered with Safeway Inc. to help Safeway customers quit smoking, by connecting them with specially trained pharmacists to learn about smoking-cessation programs and other resources.

City, UCSF Celebrate 10 Years of Discovery, Development at Mission Bay

January 24, 2013
Leaders from city and state government, science and industry, joined the UCSF community at the ten-year anniversary party on Wednesday to celebrate the creation of the $3 billion Mission Bay campus.

Mission Bay to Mark Decade of Bioscience Discovery

January 18, 2013
A decade after opening its first research building, UCSF Mission Bay is a vibrant, integrated campus that is home to three Nobel laureates and 2,500 UCSF faculty, clinicians, postdoctoral scholars and students.