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UCSF-trained physician Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, a distinguished leader in cancer research, biotechnology business executive and Bay Area native, will be the first woman to serve as UCSF chancellor, if approved by the UC Regents next week.
University of California President Mark G. Yudof will bring the names of two candidates to serve as chancellors of UC Davis and UC San Francisco to next week’s meeting of the UC Board of Regents, the university announced today (May 1). Both appointments are subject to approval of the Board of Regents and, if approved, would take effect this summer.
Researchers at UCSF’s Margaret Hart Surbeck Laboratory are using highly advanced, noninvasive imaging tools to better understand and treat conditions such as cancer, osteoporosis and neurological disorders.
Infection with anal human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus that can cause anal and cervical cancers, is associated with a higher risk of new HIV infection in previously HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM), according to new UCSF research.
UCSF employees and students traveling in the United States or abroad have an important online tool that allows them to find out about emerging health threats – from cases of civil unrest to swine flu.
A new UCSF study examining the mechanism of a novel therapy that uses magnetic pulses to treat chronic migraine sufferers showed the treatment to be a promising alternative to medication.
The campus community is invited to “Love and Laughter” comedy competition, a fundraiser hosted by the Auxiliary at UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion on Saturday, May 2.
UCSF researchers have identified a correlation between higher levels of glutamate, which occurs naturally in the brain as a byproduct of metabolism, and greater disease burden in multiple sclerosis patients. The study is the first to measure glutamate toxicity in the brain over time and suggests an improved method for tracking the disease and predicting its course.
Members of the public are invited to attend the Firefly Project’s live reading of letters that were exchanged this year between critically ill patients being treated at UCSF Medical Center and teenage pen pals who attend San Francisco Bay Area high schools.
New data on immunotherapy to boost cancer fighting immune cells shows promise. A UCSF oncologist played a key role in testing the Dendreon drug Provenge in prostrate cancer.
UCSF has announced the establishment of the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, the first joint department at the University.
Lawrence Drew, MD, PhD, director of the clinical virology laboratory at UCSF, answered some questions related to an unusual swine flu that has infected and killed people in Mexico.
UCSF is offering the public free, drop-in screenings for oral, head and neck cancers on May 1 at 2380 Sutter St.
UCSF Medical Center and campus officials continue to monitor national, state and local health reports following a worldwide outbreak of swine flu, including 30 confirmed human cases in California.
Countries and policy leaders gain new guidance today on how and when to eliminate malaria, paving the way for the potential global eradication of the deadly disease. The announcement is being made on behalf of the Malaria Elimination Group, a global body of researchers, policy experts and country program managers, by the Global Health Group of UCSF Global Health Sciences.
UCSF faculty members Abul Abbas, Nancy Adler, David Agard and Patrick O’Farrell were recently elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAAS).
An ongoing pilot study by researchers from the UCSF School of Nursing is the first to examine the effects of yoga on heart rate variability in patients with heart failure.
The UCSF School of Medicine ranks fifth among all medical schools in the nation in a new survey on “America’s Best Graduate Schools” conducted by “U.S. News & World Report.”
UCSF Children's Hospital will present “Tomorrow....A Better Day,” a performance piece based on teens’ experiences with chronic illness and hospitalization. The play is a compilation of writings by current and former teen patients at UCSF, adapted for the stage by teachers and students at the arts-focused Northwest School in Seattle. Healthy teens from the Northwest School will travel to San Francisco to perform the piece, which captures the many facets of how teens experience healthcare, and shows how creativity and artistic expression marshal the healing process.
The Visiting Professor Program at UCSF is described as a national model for research training that promotes the success of scientists conducting innovative research in minority communities in a paper appearing in the April 2009 issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
State Senator Mark Leno, whose single-payer plan is moving through the state Legislature, says health care reform is urgent and encourages the campus community to help raise public awareness.
A chemical precursor molecule of gasoline can be produced from biomass and salt, according to research by UCSF School of Pharmacy's Christopher Voigt, PhD, and UCSF colleagues.
Richard Jordan, DDS, PhD, has been appointed the new associate dean for research in the UCSF School of Dentistry. The appointment will be effective May 1, 2009. Jordan will replace John Greenspan, BDS, PhD, who has stepped down after years of outstanding service in this role.
A melanoma may start out looking just a little different from a normal mole. But it may end up being every bit as deadly as cancers that first arise in vital organs. When melanoma is diagnosed late, the prognosis is bad. Better treatment is a must.