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UCSF Scientists Build a Molecular ‘GPS’ to Guide Cell Therapies

UCSF scientists have been awarded more than $30 million to develop “tissue GPS,” a new system using engineered T cells to guide therapies directly to their targets in the brain to treat neurological diseases like cancer, multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s.

A scientific image of T-cells attacking a glioblastoma (brain tumor).

Targeted Treatment of Rare Childhood Leukemia

Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) is a rare but aggressive childhood leukemia. While hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is curative for some patients, approximately half of all patients see

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In Judo Move, Scientists Use Cancer’s Strength to Fight Against It

Cancer immunotherapy is hindered by the fact that engineered immune cells often get worn out and depleted before they've killed a tumor. A UCSF team has identified mutations that give cancerous lymphoma T-cells their superpower and transfer those genes into engineered, therapeutic immune cells.

A microscopy of fluorescent T cells in a skin cancer carcionma

Can Native Speakers Change Health Care in the Navajo Nation?

The two-year HEAL fellowship initiative operates in 10 countries but has a special focus on serving the Navajo Nation, which continues to suffer from the consequences of colonialism, including poor access to health care.

An indigenous woman wearing a surigcal mask stands outside a mobile clinic while talking to a patient in Ford Defiance.