Making Sense of Scents
In a first, UCSF scientists created a molecular-level, 3D picture of how an odor molecule activates a human odorant receptor.

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Give to UCSFIn a first, UCSF scientists created a molecular-level, 3D picture of how an odor molecule activates a human odorant receptor.
A sexual health strategy called Doxy-PEP, which involves taking doxycycline after condomless sex, is highly effective in reducing bacterial STIs but is still associated with a limited rise in resistant strains of bacteria.
Proof of an over-the-counter allergy drug’s ability to reverse progression of multiple sclerosis provides monumental change for MS patients.
Vissers’ work on RNA tags helped found the field of epitranscriptomics, the study of how chemical marks on RNA, rather than their sequence alone, dictate the function of the molecules.
Faranak Fattahi’s lab is a national leader in growing stem cells to model peripheral nerves, focusing on gastrointestinal diseases.
Balyn Zaro’s lab investigates the cause and consequence of genetic diversity in the immune system, in hopes that her discoveries can lead to better treatments for all patients.
Emily Goldberg's lab studies what happens during aging to a particular set of immune cells: those embedded in fat tissue. She hypothesizes that changes to these cells during aging could be key to age-related inflammation.
Angela Phillips, PhD, leads research that could help predict future viruses like COVID and the antibodies we might use to treat them.
Leanne Jones, PhD, is at the forefront of studying how stem cells are influenced by their surrounding environment and directed to differentiate into one type of cell or another – research that’s critical for stem cell therapies to be successful.
Because proteins can adapt to extremes, Margaux Pinney, PhD, believes they can show how living organisms might adapt to climate change.
Shaeri Mukherjee, PhD, has won the Bowes Biomedical Investigator award, which will provide funding to further her work using bacterial pathogens to identify basic processes inside human cells.
UCSF experts share insights and tips on supporting children with ADHD amidst a shortage of Adderall and other ADHD medications.
UCSF experts discuss the current state of Alzheimer’s treatments and future therapies that may slow progression of the disease.
Researchers have discovered a cellular uptake pathway for larger molecules that delivers cell-permeable drugs efficiently.
Groundbreaking research by UCSF scientists has led to FDA approval of a new therapy that can delay the onset of type 1 diabetes by at least 2 years.
Researchers have engineered molecules that act like “cellular glue,” a major step toward building tissues and organs.
New records in the Opioid Industry Documents show that Insys Therapeutics improperly sold vast amounts of its addictive product for off-label uses.
Researchers have identified specific immune cells that drive deadly heart inflammation in a small fraction of patients treated with powerful cancer immunotherapy drugs.
Scientists at UCSF have developed a new way of looking at sex-biased diseases that is rooted in evolutionary biology.
A new UCSF study researchers of more than 23 million people concludes that some commonly used and abused drugs pose previously unidentified risks for the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), a potentially deadly heart-rhythm disorder.
A small molecule called ISRIB that was identified at UCSF can reverse the neuronal and cognitive effects of concussion in mice weeks after an injury occurred, new research found.
Johns Hopkins University and UCSF, have added new documents to the Opioid Industry Documents Archive that detail the role of retail pharmacies in the opioid overdose epidemic.
The single-celled protozoan Euplotes eurystomus achieves a scurrying walk by coordinate its microscopic uses a simple, mechanical computer instead of a brain like most animals, UCSF researchers found.
A newly identified set of molecules alleviated pain in mice while avoiding the sedating affect that limits the use of opiates, according to a new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.