Archive: Two UCSF Faculty Elected to AAAS
A renowned molecular biologist and an internationally acclaimed global health leader from UC San Francisco have been elected as members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Archive: Harm-Reduction Program Optimizes HIV/AIDS Prevention, UCSF Study Shows
New research from UCSF and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation has found that clients participating in a harm-reduction substance use treatment program, the Stonewall Project, decrease their use of stimulants, such as methamphetamine, and reduce their sexual risk behavior.
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Archive: Inside UCSF: 2013 Year in Review
Inside UCSF takes a quick look at some of the biggest stories of 2013 that highlight the University and the campus community.
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Archive: Scientists Discover How Key Immune Cells Die During HIV Infection and Identify Potential Drug to Block AIDS
Research led by scientists at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes has identified the precise chain of molecular events in the human body that drives the death of most of the immune system’s CD4 T cells as an HIV infection leads to AIDS. Further, they have identified an existing anti-inflammatory drug that in laboratory tests blocks the death of these cells.
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Archive: No Link between HIV-Prevention Pill Truvada and Increased Sexual Risk Behavior, Study Finds
A new study provides further proof that regular use of the the HIV antiretroviral drug Truvada can reduce one’s risk for contracting HIV – without increasing sexual risk behavior.
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Archive: Library Exhibit: Surviving and Thriving: AIDS, Politics, and Culture
The UCSF Library is currently hosting a traveling banner exhibit from the National Library of Medicine, centered on how people have survived AIDS on a personal and political level.
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Archive: Sustainable Science to Promote Health in Africa
Over more than two decades in Africa, UCSF researchers have approached their scientific work with a dual aim: treat disease while helping to sustainably build up the local health care system.
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Archive: CAPS Visiting Scholars Now Accepting Applications
The CAPS Visiting Professors program for HIV research is accepting applications until January 17.
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Archive: Taming the Global AIDS Epidemic
After heading the Obama administration’s global effort on AIDS, Eric Goosby is returning to his roots at UCSF to apply his experiences to improving public health programs.
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Archive: David Baltimore to Deliver 2013 Gladstone Distinguished Lecture
David Baltimore, PhD, will present the 2013 Gladstone Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The lecture, titled, “The Role of MicroRNAs in Immune Functions,” will begin at 4 p.m. in Gladstone’s Robert Mahley Auditorium.
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Archive: Gladstone Lab Uncovers a Potential HIV Cure — and It's Already a Drug
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Archive: HIV Criminalization Is Bad Public Policy and Terrible Science
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Archive: Why Is No One on the First Treatment to Prevent H.I.V.?
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Archive: Six UCSF Researchers Win NIH Awards for High-Risk, High-Reward Work
UCSF researchers received six of 78 awards announced this week by the National Institutes of Health for innovative, high-risk, high-reward research.
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Archive: Isolated Cases Raise Hopes of Cure for HIV
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Archive: Gladstone Scientists Win $12.5M in Prestigious Grant Awards
Three Gladstone scientists have won research awards from divisions of the National Institutes of Health equaling an approximate total of $12.5 million over five years for their groundbreaking research to overcome HIV/AIDS.
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Archive: Vaccine Seems to Clear Monkeys of HIV-like Infection; Humans Next?
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Archive: UCSF Raises Money for a Good Cause at AIDS Walk San Francisco
On a notoriously chilly foggy day in San Francisco, UCSF teams raised more than $53,000 in AIDS Walk San Francisco on July 21.
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Archive: A Fascinating New Hypothesis That Could Explain (and Prevent) AIDS
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Archive: Gene Therapy Using HIV Helps Children with Fatal Diseases, Study Says
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Archive: UCSF Rallies Team in Final Days Before AIDS Walk San Francisco
With 10 days to go before AIDS Walk San Francisco, UCSF is working to get members of the University community to sign up for or contribute to the annual fundraiser to support programs and services to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS.
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Archive: Gut Bacteria May Boost HIV-Related Inflammation, Lead to Chronic Diseases, Say UCSF Researchers
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Archive: Intestinal Bacteria May Fuel Inflammation and Worsen HIV Disease
A new study by UCSF researchers points to changes in intestinal bacteria as a possible explanation for why successfully treated HIV patients nonetheless experience life-shortening chronic diseases.
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Archive: Opinion: An AIDS-Free Generation Is Within Sight
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Archive: UCSF Launching Mobile HIV Testing Van
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Archive: Researchers Extol Virtues of Team Science in Quest for HIV Cure
Two veteran UCSF doctors who have been battling the AIDS epidemic for decades retraced past efforts and described their ongoing quest for a cure for HIV in the Academic Senate’s Third Annual Faculty Research Lecture.
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Archive: Many Young Americans Unaware They’re Infected with HIV
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Archive: UCSF AIDS Walk Teams to Go for the Gold Again
UC San Francisco, a frequent high-performing team at AIDS Walk San Francisco, will again for the gold – the honor given to the top fundraising organizations participating in the annual event.
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Archive: Federal Panel Says Everyone 15 to 65 Should Have HIV Test
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Archive: Study Points to Possible Path to AIDS Vaccine