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Leading the Way

At UC San Francisco, we are driven by the idea that when the best research, the best teaching and the best patient care converge, we can deliver breakthroughs that help heal the world.

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From Bench to Bedside

At UC San Francisco, we don’t just treat diseases, we treat individuals. We put our patients’ priorities at the center of our care, and strive for breakthrough discoveries so that we can improve people’s lives.

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Collaboration and Innovation

UC San Francisco is leading revolutions in health – and those revolutions often start in the lab. From basic science to clinical research, we are constantly pushing scientific boundaries and earning worldwide recognition for our discoveries.

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Educating Health Sciences Professionals

At UC San Francisco, we encourage our students to approach health care issues with critical thinking and a spirit of inquiry. As tomorrow’s health and science leaders in training, UCSF students embody our passion for improving the human condition and pushing health care forward.

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UCSF News tells stories about the extraordinary work being done here every day and about the dedicated, passionate people behind it. Explore news stories and press releases, or access media resources.

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Gene Signature Could Lead To A New Way Of Diagnosing Lyme

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Landmark Study Finds Dementia Risk Varies Significantly Among Racial And Ethnic Groups

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Community Dental Clinic Provides Free Care to Low-Income, Homeless Patients

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Mike Denson: Safeguarding the UCSF Community

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New Clinical Skills Center Provides State-of-the-Art Training Space for Students

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Rhett Berg: Persevering Through Past Challenges

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UCSF to Incorporate Lessons Learned From Mission Hall to Future Buildings

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UCSF Faculty Salary Equity Review Finds Few Gender-Based Inequities

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News

Ebola, Zika and More: Designing One Test to Catch Them All

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Nursing Alumni Profiles: Michele Rigsby Pauley and Gene O'Connell

Save the Date for UCSF Alumni Weekend 2016, April 8-9

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Research

February 11, 2016

$25 Million From Oberndorf Foundation To Advance UCSF Psychiatry, Neuroscience Research

Research

February 19, 2016

‘Unhealthy’ Microbiomes Could Promote Metabolic Disease
Campus News

February 18, 2016

Dean Schillinger Receives 2016 James Irvine Foundation Award
Patient Care

February 18, 2016

Community Dental Clinic Provides Free Care to Low-Income, Homeless Patients
Research

February 16, 2016

Team-Based Health Care Model Reduces Need, Improves Quality of Life for Complex Patients, Study Shows
Campus News

February 12, 2016

UCSF to Incorporate Lessons Learned From Mission Hall to Future Buildings
Campus News

February 12, 2016

UCSF Faculty Salary Equity Review Finds Few Gender-Based Inequities
Patient Care

February 12, 2016

Prominent East Bay Cardiologists To Join UCSF Pediatric Heart Center
Research

February 12, 2016

Gene Signature Could Lead To A New Way Of Diagnosing Lyme

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Patient Care

February 18, 2016

Community Dental Clinic Provides Free Care to Low-Income, Homeless Patients
Patient Care

February 12, 2016

Prominent East Bay Cardiologists To Join UCSF Pediatric Heart Center
Patient Care

February 4, 2016

More Common and More Harmful Than Once Believed, Delirium Takes Center Stage
Patient Care

January 20, 2016

Democratic Leader Pelosi Touts Covered California Successes in Treating Patients
Patient Care

January 20, 2016

The Right Dose: How Pharmacy Researchers Are Making Medicine More Precise
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January 11, 2016

Robert Wachter Tapped to Lead UK Digital Health System Review
Patient Care

January 6, 2016

Poor Health: When Poverty Becomes Disease
Patient Care

December 15, 2015

When Disaster Strikes
Patient Care

November 30, 2015

SPARQ Project To Improve Care For Women In India, Kenya
Patient Care

November 23, 2015

Pioneering UCSF Clinic Helps Transgender Youth Be Themselves
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October 29, 2015

Midwifery 40th Anniversary Celebrates Past, Present and Future
Patient Care

October 26, 2015

UCSF Ad Campaign Signals UCSF Clinical Enterprise’s Transformation Into Integrated Health System

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Education

February 11, 2016

UCSF, British Medical Journal Launch Global eLearning Portal for Researchers
Education

December 18, 2015

NSF Director Discusses Graduate Education, Partnerships on UCSF Visit
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December 11, 2015

‘White Coats for Black Lives’ Marks Anniversary by Urging Actions, Not Just Words
Education

November 17, 2015

5 Years of Science Fun: 2015 Bay Area Science Festival Draws its Largest Crowd
Education

October 7, 2015

UCSF Among World’s Best in US News Global Universities Rankings for 2016
Education

September 28, 2015

UCSF Incoming Class 2015: By the Numbers
Education

September 23, 2015

UCSF Fresno Marks 40 Years of Reaching Underserved Central Valley
Education

September 15, 2015

School of Medicine Student Orientation Focuses on Inclusion, Diversity Issues
Education

August 6, 2015

Bioengineering Lessons Aim to Inspire Girls to Become Surgeons, Engineers
Education

August 6, 2015

HEAL Initiative Aims to Address Global Shortage of Health Care Workers
Education

July 28, 2015

Minority Training Program Aims to Eliminate Cancer Disparities
Education

June 15, 2015

Escaping Ethiopia's Poverty at the School of Pharmacy

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Research

February 19, 2016

‘Unhealthy’ Microbiomes Could Promote Metabolic Disease
Research

February 16, 2016

Team-Based Health Care Model Reduces Need, Improves Quality of Life for Complex Patients, Study Shows
Research

February 12, 2016

Gene Signature Could Lead To A New Way Of Diagnosing Lyme
Research

February 11, 2016

Ebola, Zika and More: Designing One Test to Catch Them All
Research

February 10, 2016

Years of Marijuana Use Linked to Some Memory Problems Decades Later
Research

February 10, 2016

Landmark Study Finds Dementia Risk Varies Significantly Among Racial And Ethnic Groups
Research

February 8, 2016

Discovery May Lead To Better Egg Screening And IVF Outcomes
Research

January 29, 2016

The Evolution of Football: America’s Favorite Sport Celebrates What Makes Us Uniquely Human
Research

January 28, 2016

Tricked-Out Immune Cells Could Attack Cancer, Spare Healthy Cells
Research

January 28, 2016

Estrogens Reverse Abnormality In Zebrafish Carrying Gene Mutation Associated With Autism
Research

January 27, 2016

Drug Provides Better Kidney Transplant Survival Rates than Current Standard of Care
Research

January 26, 2016

Brain Structure Governing Emotion Is Passed Down From Mother To Daughter, Says UCSF Study

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Campus News

February 18, 2016

Dean Schillinger Receives 2016 James Irvine Foundation Award
Campus News

February 12, 2016

UCSF to Incorporate Lessons Learned From Mission Hall to Future Buildings
Campus News

February 12, 2016

UCSF Faculty Salary Equity Review Finds Few Gender-Based Inequities
Campus News

February 8, 2016

UCSF to Host Largest Academic Global Health Conference in U.S.
Campus News

February 2, 2016

Mike Denson: Safeguarding the UCSF Community
Campus News

January 29, 2016

New Clinical Skills Center Provides State-of-the-Art Training Space for Students
Campus News

January 28, 2016

UCSF Tops Public Universities in Fundraising for 2015
Campus News

January 27, 2016

Leslie Z. Benet Receives Highest Honor in Pharmacy
Campus News

January 26, 2016

Women's Health Research Program Names 2 New Scholars at UCSF
Campus News

January 21, 2016

Klint Jaramillo Named Director of LGBT Center at UCSF
Campus News

January 21, 2016

UCSF Commute Tips to Be Ready for Wet Winter
Campus News

January 20, 2016

Submit Feedback on Task Force Recommendations for New UC Retirement Benefits

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