Editing Genes in the Microbiome to Prevent Disease
A $70 million grant from the Audacious Project will help UCSF and UC Berkeley researchers edit the genes of microbes in the gut and airways that play a role in asthma.
University of California San Francisco
Give to UCSFA $70 million grant from the Audacious Project will help UCSF and UC Berkeley researchers edit the genes of microbes in the gut and airways that play a role in asthma.
After more than a decade, Jaime Sepúlveda will step down from his role as executive director of UCSF’s Institute for Global Health Sciences in August 2023.
UCSF is working to clear and repair damage to trails, buildings, roads and retaining walls throughout the Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve. Currently, the trails are dangerous and not open to the public.
The 2023 staff engagement survey will launch on Apr. 11. All UCSF, UCSF Health, and UCSF Benioff Children’s hospital staff can provide feedback on UCSF’s ongoing efforts to provide an inclusive and engaging place to work.
UC San Francisco will launch its annual staff engagement survey on Tuesday, April 9. Staff are encouraged to provide candid feedback in the survey to inform UCSF as it strives to provide a more inclusive and engaging place to work, and to foster support for staff members’ overall well-being.
Gordon Moore, a scientist and philanthropist whose contributions have greatly impacted UCSF and the Bay Area for future generations, passed away on March 24, 2023, at the age of 94.
Richard “Dick” Rosenberg passed away on March 3 at the age of 92. A visionary businessman and prolific philanthropist, Rosenberg will be remembered for his inspiring impact on the Bay Area community and beyond.
Kevin Shokat, who developed a successful approach to drugging a protein produced by the KRAS gene, has received two prestigious scientific awards.
UCSF bestowed its highest honor on three notable achievements: to the co-founders of the Black Caucus, who fought for racial equality; to a nurse and alum who led systemic change in health care for seniors; and to a scientist who won a 2021 Nobel Prize.
We glance back at 2022 with grace and gratefulness. We regained a sense of normalcy. We reconnected in person. We uncovered our smiles again. Let us appreciate how we got here with some special moments from around the University and our most popular health and science stories.
Since March 2020, UCSF has partnered with government and community groups to address racial, economic and cultural barriers to provide equitable care to vulnerable people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
38 UCSF researchers rank in the top 1 percent for impact in their fields, according to a new analysis of research citations by science and intellectual property company Clarivate.
UCSF Health welcomes Lip-Bu Tan to its executive council, which serves as the health system’s business advisory board.
Alan P. Venook, MD, a renowned expert in colorectal and liver cancers, has been announced as one of the winners of the 2022 Luminary Awards in Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers.
Catherine Lucey, MD, a key campus leader who has been instrumental in UCSF’s success over the past decade, has been named executive vice chancellor and provost, beginning in January of 2023.
“Science + Service” was the theme for Chancellor Sam Hawgood’s ninth annual State of the University on Nov. 3, 2022.
Nevan Krogan, PhD, director of UC San Francisco’s (UCSF) Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) and founder of QBI’s Coronavirus Research Group (QCRG), has been awarded the Legion of Honor, France’s highest honor, in a ceremony in Paris.
Nevan Krogan, PhD, director UCSF’s Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) and founder of QBI’s Coronavirus Research Group (QCRG), has been awarded the Legion of Honor, France’s highest honor, in a ceremony in Paris.
Ashley Biden, MSW, social worker and justice reform advocate, was welcomed to UCSF in October by colleagues and representatives from organizations supporting victims of violent crime.
Three UCSF faculty members are among the 100 new national members elected this year to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
First Lady Jill Biden, Ed.D, met with top UCSF cancer leaders during a visit Friday, October 7th, to hear about UCSF’s breast cancer research and progress on the National Cancer Moonshot.
UCSF postdoc Elise Marsan, PhD, took first place for her cell-scale crime story, “Who Killed the Neurons?” at UCSF’s 5th Annual Postdoc Slam competition.
UCSF’s plans to build a new state-of-the-art research and academic building and rejuvenate the Parnassus Heights campus continues to build momentum.
UC San Francisco has bestowed its highest honor, the UCSF Medal, to five extraordinary individuals.
To support the wellbeing of the UCSF community, the University is now offering grants for projects that promote various forms of wellness.
UCSF hosted Queen Máxima of the Netherlands on Tuesday, as part of a Dutch trade mission to California.