How 100,000 Grandmas Fight Cancer in Every Human Cell
A TED Talk-style presentation on the effects of tangled DNA strands took first place at this year's Postdoc Slam competition, which is held in celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week.
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2 of UCSF’s Best Mentors Reveal the Keys to Successful Mentoring
Award-winning UCSF mentors Judith Hellman and Tor Neilands share their keys to success: deep commitment, individualized support, empathy, and responsiveness. They emphasize listening, tailoring guidance, and utilizing UCSF’s robust mentoring resources to foster future generations.
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UCSF Experts Featured at National Endocrinology Meeting
Endocrine disruption during pregnancy and genetic drivers of bone disease were among the topics experts from UC San Francisco presented at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society — ENDO 2025 — in
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Finding HIV: A Swipe in the Right Direction
What do Tinder and the immune system have in common? Both swipe to find the perfect match, but instead of love, the immune system is hunting virus-infected cells. UCSF PhD student Sophia Miliotis explains it all in her clever, three-minute Grad Slam talk – and made history as UCSF’s first-ever winner of the UC-wide competition. Watch it now on UCSF’s YouTube channel.
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How the Funds Raised at AIDS Walk Help UCSF’s HIV Research and Programming
UC San Francisco’s ties to AIDS Walk San Francisco go back decades. But the funds raised at each event, including this year’s walk, will advance critical HIV research, care, and programming at the
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How Your Immune System Plays Matchmaker to Find and Kill HIV
Ten UCSF graduate students presented their research in accessible, 3-minute talks at the 2025 Grad Slam event. This year’s first-place talk was by Sophia Miliotis on how our immune system uses matchmaking skills to look for signs of viruses in cells that should be destroyed.
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Injectable Therapy Is ‘Magic’ for Those Who Can’t Take HIV Pills
Patients who struggle to take daily HIV pills can benefit from long-acting injectable treatments, a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco has found.
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Pioneering HIV Researcher Donates ‘Important’ Career Collection to UCSF
UCSF to archive Dr. Jay Levy’s HIV discovery notes: 70 cartons of handwritten records, photos, and correspondence.
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How HIV Changed Medicine Forever
The quest to defeat HIV/AIDS didn’t just turn a deadly virus into a manageable condition. It transformed science and health care.
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UCSF’s Dan Bernal Honored for Lifetime of HIV/AIDS Service
The National AIDS Memorial has honored Dan Bernal, UCSF vice chancellor for community and government relations, for his lifelong contributions to health equity and community service through HIV activism and advocacy.
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How Doxycycline for STI Prevention Affects the Gut Microbiome
A new study on doxy-PEP sheds light on whether people who are regular users become resistance to this treatment, which often serves as a “morning after” pill to prevent sexually transmitted diseases.
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Why Breathing Reduces Anxiety and Boosts Our Mood
A talk on how breathing affects our mood took first place at this year's Postdoc Slam event, which is held in celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week.
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Engineered Virus Steals Proteins From H.I.V., Pointing to New Therapy
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Panel Issues First Guidelines to Prevent Anal Cancer in People With HIV
Results from a national study led by UCSF informed the first guidelines at the federal level in the U.S. to detect and treat anal cancer precursor lesions in people with HIV to reduce the risk of developing anal cancer.
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‘Visionary’ Study Finds Inflammation, Evidence of COVID Virus Years After Infection
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UCSF AIDS Walk Teams Call for Donations to Support Those Living with HIV
AIDS Walk San Francisco and UC San Francisco continue to make a difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS with a strong partnership, raising funds for HIV programs and research.
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How COVID-19 Compromised U.S. Gains in Controlling HIV
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed previous gains made in controlling HIV blood levels and worsened health disparities.
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UCSF Honors Nancy Pelosi for Her Extraordinary Leadership on HIV/AIDS
U.S. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi was honored at UCSF with the first ever Bay Area Global Health Alliance Leadership Award for championing policies supporting people living with AIDS/HIV throughout her career.
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Lancet Commission Calls for Renewed Global Response on TB
A new report from the Lancet Commission on tuberculosis releases recommendations, providing a path forward to turn the tide on this preventable, treatable and curable disease.
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Can We Stamp Out HIV? New Monthly Injections Could Offer Hope
Taking daily medication can be a challenge for many, leading to increased viral load over time. Injectable therapies remove that challenge.
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UCSF’s Connection to AIDS Walk San Francisco Runs Deep
Ever since San Francisco's AIDS Walk began, UCSF was there.
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Don’t Take Chances: Why Doxycycline is a Great Bet Against STIs
A short course of antibiotics, Doxy-PEP, can prevent some STIs after condomless sex.
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Doxycycline for STI Prevention: Highly Effective, Minimal Drug Resistance
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.
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Researchers Receive High Honors for Outstanding Science Contributions
Three UCSF researchers were named 2022 fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the highest honors in science.
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Ward 86 at 40: Shaping HIV Care Around the World
Since 1983, Ward 86 has played a revolutionary role in HIV/AIDS treatment, and continues to develop ways to care for people living with HIV.
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Do Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Affect Your Stroke Risk?
People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or non-binary may have a higher risk for stroke at a younger age, and possibly a higher risk for recurrence than those who identify as straight and cisgender.
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UCSF to Return to Golden Gate Park to Raise Funds in AIDS Walk San Francisco
After two years of participating in mostly virtual events due to the pandemic, UCSF is rallying its community to come together in Golden Gate Park for AIDS Walk San Francisco on July 17 to raise funds for programs and services that benefit people of the Bay Area.
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Using Antibiotics To Prevent STIs Found Effective in Early S.F. Study Results
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Doxycycline After Unprotected Sex Significantly Reduced STIs
A significant proportion of bacterial sexually transmitted infections – gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis – were prevented with a dose of doxycycline after unprotected sex, according to preliminary results of a clinical trial.
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Treating Anal Cancer Precursor Lesions Reduces Cancer Risk for People With HIV
A groundbreaking national study led by UCSF finds that treating anal cancer precursor lesions reduces cancer risk for people with HIV.
