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Stem Cell Scientist Shinya Yamanaka Receives Millennium Technology Award
Gladstone Institutes Senior Investigator Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, a professor of anatomy at UCSF, has won the Millennium Technology Award Grand Prize, the world’s largest and most prominent technology award.
Media Advisory: UCSF to Present Artificial Kidney Update at Conference
UCSF bioengineer Shuvo Roy, PhD, will be presenting an update on the status of the Implantable Artificial Kidney device during the 58th Annual Conference of The American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) in San Francisco.
Inexpensive Approach to Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Shows Promise in UCSF Study
A simple, inexpensive method for preventing type 2 diabetes that relies on calling people and educating them on the sort of lifestyle changes they could make to avoid developing the disease has proven effective in a study conducted by researchers at UCSF and the City of Berkeley Department of Public Health.
Media Advisory: UCSF Health Reform Experts Available for Media Comment
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling on the Patient Protections and Affordable Care Act this month. The following national experts at UCSF are available to discuss the potential impacts of health care reform:
UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay Reaches Fundraising Milestone
The fundraising campaign to build the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay achieved a major milestone this month, surpassing the $400 million mark in philanthropic gifts. This brings the campaign more than two-thirds of the way to its $600 million goal.
