Studies in Translational Research: Bench to Bedside
The pulse of translational research is quickening throughout UCSF. Among the numerous endeavors under way are several that represent different disease areas and tactics.
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Campus Celebrates National Work and Family Month
UCSF celebrates National Work and Family Month beginning at noon today with a workshop on the benefits of allowing flexible work schedules at Laurel Heights.
UCSF In the 21st Century: Translating Scientific Discovery to Patient Care
In 1999, UCSF broke ground for a new campus in San Francisco. The intent was to alleviate space restrictions on its primary campus, UCSF Parnassus Heights, and allow UCSF, world-renowned for its basic science research, clinical training and patient care, to stretch in ways that would allow it to enhance its performance.
UCSF Leaders Reflect on Significance of Clinical and Translational Science Institute
The goal of a new institute at UCSF is to bring better therapies and preventive medicine to more people more quickly.
UCSF Set to Transform Itself into Engine of Translational Research
Signaling a watershed moment in the evolution of University of California, San Francisco, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced that UCSF has received funding for a major new venture designed to accelerate the pace at which scientific discovery is translated into patient care.
Gladstone Institutes ranks second in The Scientist survey of best places to work in academia
The J. David Gladstone Institutes is ranked North America's second "best place to work in academia," according to The Scientist magazine's annual survey, published in its October issue.
Sales of Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbon Stickers to Support Friend to Friend Shop
North Bay-based sticker company Mrs. Grossman's has chosen the Friend to Friend Specialty Shop in UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion as their primary beneficiary of sales from a new pink breast cancer awareness ribbon line being introduced in October to recognize National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
"The Wait for Life" Highlights Organ Sharing Debate, with UCSF's Liver Transplant Service at the Cen
A difficult conundrum for the nation's transplant patients was aired September 22 when the news program <i>California Connected </i>featured UCSF's liver transplant program.
New Nikon Imaging Center opens at UCSF
Nikon Instruments, UCSF and the California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research (QB3) announced today the opening of a collaborative core microscopy imaging center to promote education and innovation in microscopy imaging.
UCSF Stands to Gain from Proposition 1D on Nov. 7 Ballot
UCSF will be one of the beneficiaries if voters approve Proposition 1D, the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006, on the November 7 ballot.
Bloomingdale's Grand Opening Raises $210,000 for UCSF Children's Hospital
Mayor Gavin Newsom and Barbara and Gerson Bakar were among those attending Tuesday's grand opening of Bloomingdale's at the Westfield San Francisco Centre.
Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Q & A with Naomi Stotland, MD
Putting on a few extra pounds during pregnancy has been thought to be a normal and healthy part of the gestational process. But what happens when a woman gains too much weight, or too little?
German Science Stirs (with a UCSF Spin), Part 2 of 2
Volker Doetsch, director of the Institute of Biophysical Chemistry at Frankfurt's Goethe University, explains how science is flourishing in Germany, thanks to strong government support, particularly for infrastructure and staff. America, take note.
Students Learn About Teamwork During Interprofessional Education Day
For the first time in UCSF history, first-year students from all four schools learned the importance of teamwork in patient safety.