Hani Goodarzi Awarded Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in the Biomedical Sciences
Last month, Hani Goodarzi received a $50,000 award for his work in the early detection of cancer and identification of therapeutic targets in cancer metastasis.
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UCSF to Coordinate Health Disparities Research in Multiple Chronic Diseases with $22.5M Grant
UCSF faculty will soon co-direct a new center to coordinate research from 11 newly funded centers across the U.S. on the root causes of, and ways to eliminate, disparities in multiple chronic diseases.
UCSF Chancellor Hawgood Welcomes US Senator Alex Padilla for Virtual Town Hall
UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood hosted Sen. Alex Padilla for a virtual conversation that touched on numerous health care subjects.
UCSF Celebrates Its Newest Nobel Laureate David Julius
At 2 a.m., a text came that David Julius thought might be a prank. But it was a relative contacting him to say that the Nobel committee in Stockholm was trying to reach him.
David Julius Wins Nobel Prize for Work on Pain Sensation
David Julius, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Physiology and Morris Herzstein Chair in Molecular Biology and Medicine at UC San Francisco, has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Study Links Air Pollution to Nearly 6 Million Preterm Births Around the World
A new analysis looks at how air pollution affects preterm births and other important indicators for newborn babies around the world.
Community-Based Strategy Succeeds in Vaccinating Latinx San Franciscans
A community-based effort to overcome vaccine hesitancy designed by UCSF scientists working together with San Francisco’s Latino Task Force is succeeding in the Mission District of San Francisco.
Social Scientists File Brief Urging US Supreme Court to Find Mississippi Abortion Ban Unconstitutional
An amicus brief led by experts at UCSF and the University of Texas urges the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Mississippi’s ban on abortions past 15 weeks.
Hospitals Face Urgent Need for Addiction Treatment in Emergency Departments
An increasing percentage of emergency visits and hospitalizations in the United States before the pandemic involved patients with alcohol and other substance use disorders, according to a study by UCSF researchers.
The Kidney Project Successfully Tests a Prototype Bioartificial Kidney
The Kidney Project’s implantable bioartificial kidney, one that promises to free kidney disease patients from dialysis machines and transplant waiting lists, took another big step toward becoming reality, earning a $650,000 prize from KidneyX for its first-ever demonstration of a functional prototype of its implantable artificial kidney.
California Faces Short-Term Nursing Shortage from COVID-19 Retirements
California will face a significant shortfall of registered nurses over the next five years due to long-term trends that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic
