Feature Articles
A UCSF surgical team successfully removed a large cancerous tumor in a single piece from the cervical spine of a patient in 12 hours — a procedure that is believed to be the first of its kind in complexity and to have taken place in record time… »
When UCSF’s Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) was established in 1986, the landscape of HIV/AIDS prevention work was scant. Today, CAPS — one of the largest parts of UCSF’s AIDS Research Institute (ARI) — has HIV prevention researchers in 41 countries, a majority of the 75 countries in which the ARI has projects… »
A group of UCSF pediatric residents is giving local children a running start toward a healthier future… »
Type 2 diabetes is epidemic. It’s becoming clear that pancreas cells die as the disease develops. A young UCSF physician-scientist has new ideas about why this cell death occurs, and about how to stop it… »
UCSF panelists explain how stem cell research could lead to ways to replenish lost cells and restore crucial functions in ailments ranging from heart disease, to neurological disorders, to diabetes… »
UCSF is constructing a $123 million building on the Parnassus campus that will serve as the headquarters of the Institute for Regeneration Medicine, which will continue to include scientists based at all UCSF campuses… »
Every year, UCSF gives faculty and staff an opportunity to donate much-needed funds to nonprofit programs and agencies that work to strengthen the community… »
The UCSF School of Medicine continues to have one of the most diverse student bodies among California medical schools, reflecting an effort by UCSF leadership over the past several years to open its doors to all qualified students… »
UCSF Medical Center ranks No. 1 nationwide for the speed with which heart attack patients are treated using balloon angioplasty… »
UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay will foster new opportunities to advance research, teaching and patient care across the entire University. »
Voter approval of the statewide ballot measure Proposition 3 would provide about $39 million for UCSF to construct UCSF Children’s Hospital at Mission Bay… »
UCSF Chancellor J. Michael Bishop announced today that he will step down as chancellor of UCSF in June and “will leave office with lasting gratitude to the many people” with whom he has worked… »
Breast cancer patients around the country are now empowered to find out about and participate in clinical trials, which will generate new knowledge that can be translated into better care and outcomes for all patients… »
San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) is the only trauma center for the City and County of San Francisco. As the lead hospital for the city’s emergency trauma system, it functions as an emergency resource for more than 1.5 million people… »
UCSF students offered advice to nearly 60 diverse undergraduate students during a daylong outreach event… »
The race to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue will likely come down to a question of who best represents the stereotypically masculine qualities of a leader, an expert says. »
The campus community is invited to join Chancellor J. Michael Bishop and artist Juana Alicia to celebrate the UCSF diversity art project on October 8… »
John Featherstone, whose apppointment as dean of the UCSF School of Dentistry is pending approval by the UC Regents, is ready to launch a strategic planning process for the school… »
As a world leader in the field of organ transplantation, UCSF is celebrating its 45th year of transplantation with exciting workshops, lectures and forums… »
UCSF has created a film that is designed to improve the experiences of caregivers of people with serious illness, particularly patients with brain tumors… »
After winning approval by the UC Regents for the design, budget and environmental certification for a new medical center complex at Mission Bay, UCSF next will submit structural plans to the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development in December… »
Now that therapy is getting into the hands of HIV-infected patients who need it the most, efforts are underway to determine the impact these treatments are having… »
UCSF’s Joseph DeRisi’s breakthrough creation of a viral detection platform for malaria and other infectious diseases has helped advance biomedicine’s ability to detect both existing and new viruses… »
UCSF is leading an emergency medicine study to determine the best and fastest treatment — within a narrow window of opportunity — for a patient exhibiting neurological damage and having seizures… »
For adults and especially children with severe, uncontrolled epilepsy, transplantation of stem cells into the brain may one day provide relief… »
More than 4 million Americans suffer herniated discs each year at an economic cost of $50 billion. UCSF spine expert Jeff Lotz, PhD, is looking for a new way to stop the pain and cut the expense. He might be onto something…. »
The dance of proteins that make up ion channels might seem too complicated to bother about. But if you like your heart to beat or your brain to function normally, better thank Daniel Minor, PhD, for figuring out the steps and signals that make both possible… »
UCSF today is launching a website devoted to celebrating our differences and covering the actions underway and the challenges that lie ahead in building upon UCSF’s commitment to diversity. »
Parrots and other exotic birds threatened by a growing viral menace have UCSF’s virus-hunting team of Joe DeRisi, PhD, and Don Ganem, MD, to thank for their new lease on life… »
Science is an international language, San Francisco an international city, and UCSF a science giant, but fluency and status do not always guarantee understanding. Based on observations at Barcelona’s Euroscience 2008, here are some points to ponder as UCSF boosts its global profile… »
Weary of the inbred rodent masses? A field mouse is allowed to infiltrate the research lab, and the payoff is a cornucopia of clues about genes that may contribute to cancer risk…. »
UCSF Science Café has begun exporting its online model to the world by creating a site for science communicators who want to develop their own version of UCSF’s award-winning web weekly. As a content-sharing site, Science Café World will allow visitors to post and share content and exchange information to improve the public understanding of science….. »
Translational science can sometimes sound like just another buzz term. But when it comes to drug delivery expert Krys Bankiewicz, MD, PhD, the buzz you hear is not just in your brain… »
UCSF Medical Center ranks among the nation’s top 10 premier hospitals and is the best in the Bay Area, according to the new 2008 “America’s Best Hospitals” survey conducted by U.S. News & World Report. »
Gene-based diagnosis and treatment for deadly skin cancers are on the horizon. In the meantime, UCSF researchers have improved on standard clinical and pathological methods used to gauge cancer severity and treatment. »
Neuroscientist Anatol Kreitzer has made waves with his successful experiment that restored normal movement to Parkinson’s-like mice. Will the same treatment mechanism work in humans?….. »
Sir Richard Feachem offers insights into pioneering approaches in the fight against malaria, analysis of the new challenges in reducing the number of HIV infections and a perspective on the changing global paradigm, of which UCSF in an integral part… »
Spinal cord injury researchers Jacqueline Bresnahan and Michael Beattie have brought their quest for success to the UCSF-affiliated San Francisco General Hospital, where they hope their translational science will bridge all the gaps… »
Understanding the many shadings of dementia begins with seeing how they can darken and reshape a person’s life. The Memory and Aging Center’s Shenly Glenn has used her narrative and filmmaking skills to provide a valuable visual record… »
Cell differentiation might seem an esoteric topic to those suffering from degenerative bone and muscle disease. But as UCSF’s Rick Derynck has shown, turning fat cells into muscle and bone could one day be standard therapy. »
Anyone who has ever suffered an intractable headache understands why the ancients used to cut open skulls to let the evil spirits out. UCSF neurologist Peter Goadsby has a different idea… »
Early birds aren’t the only ones drawn to fat worms. UCSF researcher Kaveh Ashrafi studies the roundworm C. elegans to learn how we pack on unwanted pounds… »
An “average” US woman has a one-in-eight lifetime chance of having breast cancer. UCSF researchers are using a measure of breast density to come up with a better model to gauge individual risk… »
Princesses held court and superheroes saved the day in Saunders Court on Saturday when children with their families joined the nurses, social workers, doctors and others who cared for them as babies at the UCSF Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit reunion… »