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Leading the Way

At UC San Francisco, we are driven by the idea that when the best research, the best teaching and the best patient care converge, we can deliver breakthroughs that help heal the world.

Patient Care

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From Bench to Bedside

At UC San Francisco, we don’t just treat diseases, we treat individuals. We put our patients’ priorities at the center of our care, and strive for breakthrough discoveries so that we can improve people’s lives.

Research

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Collaboration and Innovation

UC San Francisco is leading revolutions in health – and those revolutions often start in the lab. From basic science to clinical research, we are constantly pushing scientific boundaries and earning worldwide recognition for our discoveries.

Education

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Educating Health Sciences Professionals

At UC San Francisco, we encourage our students to approach health care issues with critical thinking and a spirit of inquiry. As tomorrow’s health and science leaders in training, UCSF students embody our passion for improving the human condition and pushing health care forward.

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Patient Care

Toward a Cure for Sickle Cell: How Doctors Are Fighting a Crippling Disease
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Patient Care

Baby Born in World’s First In Utero Stem Cell Transplant Trial
Research

Body’s 'Natural Opioids' Affect Brain Cells Much Differently than Morphine
Research

Preventive Use of Common Antibiotic Reduces Child Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Patient Care

John Muir Health/UCSF Health Outpatient Center in Berkeley to Open in June
Education

UCSF Excels in U.S. News 2019 Best Graduate Schools Rankings
Research

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As opioid crisis grows, medical schools bolster addiction training

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Five Blood Transfusions, One Bone Marrow Transplant – All Before Birth

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New Cancer Treatment Uses Patients’ Altered Cells To Fight Disease

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Patient Care

February 12, 2018

Hip Hop Meets Health in a Campaign Against Type 2 Diabetes
Research

February 9, 2018

Wearables Could Catch Heart Problems That Elude Your Doctor
Research

February 8, 2018

Apalutamide Delays Progression of Nonmetastatic, Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
Campus News

February 8, 2018

UCSF Community Saddened by Loss of Quiet Champion Sanford Diller
Campus News

February 8, 2018

UCSF Receives $500M Commitment from Helen Diller Foundation to Begin Planning New Hospital
Patient Care

February 7, 2018

Program Aims to Bridge Gap Between Primary Care and Mental Health Services
Research

February 6, 2018

Creation of New Brain Cells May Be Limited, Mouse Study Shows
Research

February 5, 2018

New Evidence Shows Potential of Two Drugs to Block Malaria Transmission
Research

February 5, 2018

Despite Bans, Toxic Flame Retardants Continue to Show Up in Pregnant Women’s Blood
Research

February 5, 2018

A Brain Chemical Blamed for Mental Decline in Old Age Could Hold Key to Its Reversal
Campus News

February 2, 2018

UCSF’s Resource Allocation Program (RAP) Accepting Applications for the Spring 2018 Cycle
Research

February 1, 2018

Study Points to Immune System’s Role in Neural Development
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January 31, 2018

'Anxiety Cells' Identified in the Brain
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January 30, 2018

Uniquely Human DNA Sequences Control Brain Development
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January 29, 2018

Could a Protein Called Klotho Block Dementia and Aging?

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