University of California San Francisco
Give to UCSF
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals has announced the recipients of the inaugural President’s Innovation Fund (PIF) awards. The fund, launched earlier this year, is a new grant-awarding program
Ronald D. Vale, PhD, professor of cellular and molecular pharmacology at UC San Francisco, was named a winner of the 2019 Canada Gairdner International Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the
A first-of-its-kind national study has found that a form of brain imaging that detects Alzheimer’s-related “plaques” significantly influenced clinical management of patients with mild cognitive
We spoke to UCSF women – scientists, clinicians, students, staff and alums – about their experiences with gender, science and success.
New UCSF study may have answered how your brain knows when you’ve had enough water.
The San Francisco Business Times and the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy honor two UCSF trailblazers in health care philanthropy: Jessica Jencek and Erin Hickey.
Ten finalists competed in the fifth annual Grad Slam to inform and entertain with three-minute talks based on their own research.
Butte, Kortemme, and Link were inducted as fellows during the AIMBE annual meeting at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2019.
UCSF scientists are testing how brief periods of controlled stress could protect the body from long-term stress.
TB remains the leading infectious killer of our time, responsible for 1.6 million deaths worldwide in 2017, with drug-resistant forms of TB threatening control efforts in many parts of the world.
The 2019 Awards of Excellence include gold, silver and bronze awards for UCSF.
A delicate operation that involved placing a gene into the brain was found to reduce the severity of motor symptoms in patients with moderately advanced Parkinson’s disease.
A UCSF faculty member since 1982, Giacomini is a world-renowned pharmacologist and leader in transporter biology and pharmacogenomics
It’s been decades since San Francisco was ground zero for the AIDS epidemic, but for one population, it still is.
The 15 winners were selected for their distinguished service in research and education, transforming care delivery, or improving access to advance health equity.
Six labs were recognized for their commitment to safety practices and their constant attention to laboratory safety compliance.
The University of California has been notified of a one-day strike across the UC system by the University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) union for its Research Support Professionals and Technical Units (RX and TX).
More than 150 people have signed up to shave their heads at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland on March 16, to support the 12th annual Brave the Shave fundraiser for pediatric cancer research.
Tobacco conglomerates that used colors, flavors and marketing techniques to entice children as future smokers transferred these same strategies to sweetened beverages when they bought food and drinks companies.