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UCSF researcher Steven G. Deeks, MD, who has been studying a population of 60 elite controllers at San Francisco General Hospital, will work with Bruce Walker, MD, from Massachusetts General Hospital on an international study of elite controllers.
At the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto this week, UCSF researchers were among the attendees and presenters – which also included former President Bill Clinton – at sessions focusing on prevention and technology.
Assemblyman Mark Leno was on hand last Friday to congratulate 21 minority and economically disadvantaged students who graduated from a health sciences summer internship program.
<i>Nature</i> takes a first look at research suggesting that certain genetic mutations that increase life span in the roundworm <i>C. elegans</i> also reduce the growth of tumors in the worm.
Children and adults of all ages and running levels are invited to join the annual "Banana Chase" run at Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park on Sunday, September 17. The event supports pediatric AIDS research and treatment at UCSF Children's Hospital.
James G. Kahn, MD, MPH, speaks at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto. Kahn is professor at the Institute for Health Policy Studies, the AIDS Research Institute, and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, all at UCSF.
UCSF Police are asking for more information about a suspect arrested Aug. 11 for alleged sexual battery of two women in UC Hall on the Parnassus campus.
On Tuesday, August 15, <i>KQED-FM's Forum with Michael Krasny </i>assesses a recent hypothesis on obesity, and how sugar may trigger a starvation reaction in the brain.
UCSF Children's Hospital helped raise thousands of dollars to benefit children in San Francisco's southeast sector on Sunday.
NBC News reports on a San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC) and University of California, San Francisco study in this week's issue of the <i>Annals of Internal Medicine</i> about the subtle ways pharmaceutical companies market their products to physicians and patients.
UCSF congratulates Janice Marchi-Varlow, a Cardiovascular Thoracic nurse, who was recognized recently at the winner of the August DAISY award.
Christopher Ames, MD, assistant professor in residence in the UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery, has developed a technique to remove large tumors, buried deep within the spine, that are often considered inoperable.
The UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center is offering a free, eight-week vegan cooking class to the general public.
Cancer researchers are discovering that at least some tumors arise from cancer stem cells that share characteristics with other kinds of stem cells.
UCSF students and postdocs will have a short commute when they move into apartments opening soon at 145 Irving St.