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Treating Disease Before Birth with Tippi MacKenzie, MD
Stem cell transplantation may hold the promise to treating many diseases before birth such as sickle cell anemia and muscular dystrophy. But first, researchers need to overcome many barriers, including rejection of stem cell transplants by the fetus. MacKenzie’s lab recently discovered that mothers’ T cells are responsible for rejecting the grafts and that this rejection may be avoided by using stem cells from the mother.
Chief of Transplant Surgery Elected Vice President of National Transplantation Network
<p>John Roberts, UCSF professor and chief of transplant surgery, has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) Board of Directors. </p>
Father Raises Awareness of Organ Donation After UCSF Lung Transplant Saves Daughter
<P>After a lung transplant surgery at UCSF saved the life of his daughter Clare, Brian Dowling is sharing her story in a video to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation.</P>
UCSF Liver Transplant Team Shares Expertise in Latin America
<p>With low patient mortality, Uruguay’s liver transplantation program is now considered a model throughout Latin America, thanks in part to the UCSF team that shared its expertise in the small South American country since 2007. </p>
UCSF Receives Largest Estate Gift in Its History
UCSF has received $48 million from the estate of Nina Ireland, a long-time supporter of UCSF, to further the university’s leadership in studying and treating a host of complex pulmonary conditions.
Mother's Stem Cells Likely Key to Treating Genetic Disease Before Birth
UCSF researchers have tackled a decade-long scientific conundrum, and their discovery is expected to lead to significant advances in using stem cells to treat genetic diseases before birth.
UCSF team finds new source of immune cells during pregnancy
UCSF researchers have shown for the first time that the human fetal immune system arises from an entirely different source than the adult immune system, and is more likely to tolerate than fight foreign substances in its environment.
Health Care Access for Poor in South Africa Still Lags Behind
Health care inequality in South Africa is even worse for poor, black South Africans than it was under apartheid, according to new study co-authored by UCSF internal medicine resident Sanjay Basu.
Diabetes Center Celebrates 10 Years of Success, Charts Future Course
The UCSF Diabetes Center symposium marks its 10th anniversary.
UCSF Medical Center & Renown Institute for Cancer in Reno join forces to enhance local patient care
Renown Institute for Cancer in Reno and the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, the two leading cancer programs in their regions, have joined forces to enhance patient care and improve access to top level medical experts.