Junior Faculty Sought for Career Training in Male Reproductive Health Research
Young faculty interested in male hormone problems, sexual dysfunction, infertility and related topics are sought for a new career training program at UCSF.
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UCSF to Open the First Headache Clinic in the West with an Inpatient Component for Diagnosis and Tre
The initial member of a team developing the first headache clinic in the West with an inpatient component for diagnosis and treatment has arrived at UCSF.
UCSF Names New Chief of Gynecologic Oncology
John K. Chan, MD, has been named the new chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the UCSF School of Medicine.
UCSF Launches 10-Point Initiative to Promote Diversity
UCSF has developed a bold, new plan to advance its longstanding commitment to excellence and diversity.
HHMI News: New Functional Atlas Gives the 411 on Gene Partners
"Sometimes it helps to have a 'cheat sheet' when you are working on a problem as difficult as deciphering the relationships among hundreds of thousands of genes. At least that's the idea behind a powerful new technique developed by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers to analyze how genes function together inside cells.
UCSF to Award Three for Advancing Women
Carroll Estes, Dixie Horning and Maureen Shannon will receive the 2007 Chancellor's Award for the Advancement of Women on March 26.
San Francisco Chronicle Explores "The Other Dementia"
<i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> writer Katherine Nichols' interest in frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a degenerative brain disease, stems from her experience with a loved one who suffers from the disease.
Nursing School Plans for Enrollment Growth, Faculty Succession, Dean Says
Dean Kathleen Dracup says the UCSF School of Nursing must prepare for student enrollment growth and the eventual retirement of its aging faculty.
UCSF Researchers Seek Volunteers for Study on Connections Between Stress and Sleep
A study underway at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC) and UCSF is probing the connection between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sleep disturbances and stress hormones. Investigators hope the study will reveal a new potential method for treating PTSD, as well as shed light on the biology of sleep
The Facts Behind the HPV Vaccine
The new HPV vaccine is the first one for girls only, and the first immunization recommended for children to protect against a sexually transmitted virus. But the vaccine also has global implications—cervical cancer is a leading cause of death among women in developing countries, and in some countries, young men are being vaccinated as well.
Scholar-Activist to Address Struggle for Multicultural Democracy
UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus Carlos Muñoz Jr. will talk about the struggle for a multicultural democracy today at noon.
UCSF Scientists Provide Overview on State of Therapeutic Cloning Studies
Ten years ago Thursday, the public learned that Scottish scientists had cloned a sheep. On NPR's <i>All Things Considered</i>, UCSF stem cell scientists Robert Blelloch, MD, PhD, and Susan Fisher, PhD, spoke with science reporter Joe Palca about their efforts to study the human embryo in a difficult political climate, and confirm that cloned human embryos will inevitably produce stem cell therapies.
Quest: Genetic Testing Through the Web
If you could learn your odds of getting cancer, heart disease or diabetes, would you? A new generation of home genetic testing kits allows anybody with a cotton swab and a mailbox to find out. But does convenience come with a privacy risk?
New Ideas, Funding Infused into Search for Blood Markers of Cancer
Clinicians dream of being able to diagnose cancer reliably with a simple lab test. Cancerous cells make some proteins abnormally. Some of these proteins are secreted or shed, and make their way into body fluids. The quest to identify proteins in blood or urine that signal the presence of cancer has long been a focus of research.
SFGH Foundation Honors Chief of Surgery
Chief surgeon William Schecter received the 2007 Special Hero Award from the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation recently.