Scientists Create Cancer-Fighting Immune Cells Right in the Body
UCSF scientists found a precise way to turn on cancer-fighting immune cells inside the body. This more potent form of CAR-T has the potential to treat many more cancers.
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This Multiview AI Imaging Can Improve Cardiac Diagnostic Accuracy
Heart disease is the leading cause of adult death worldwide, making cardiovascular disease diagnosis and management a global health priority. An echocardiogram, or cardiac ultrasound, is one of the most commonly used imaging tools employed by physicians to diagnose a variety of heart diseases and conditions.
UCSF Researcher Earns Top Honors at Orthopaedic Surgery Conference
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has awarded the 2026 New Emerging eXperts in Translational Science (NEXT) Award to Kelsey H. Collins, PhD, for her research on the role that fat tissue plays as a key contributor to osteoarthritis (OA).
Inappropriate Antibiotic Use for COVID-19 Is Linked to Resistance
Azithromycin was used early in the pandemic to treat COVID-19 in patients and has continued to be used to fight respiratory illnesses. But a new UCSF-led study supports findings that show it isn't effective and that it has negative consequences.
Molecular Garbage on Tumors Makes Easy Target for Antibody Drugs
A UCSF team discovers that a notorious cancer-causing enzyme called SRC exists on the outside of many tumors - so they're turning it into a cancer drug.
UCSF Scientist Wins Pew Award in Marine and Biomedical Science
UCSF environmental epidemiologist and toxicologist Matthew Gribble, PhD, was named by The Pew Charitable Trusts as the 2026 recipient of the Pew-Hoover Fellowship in Marine and Biomedical Science.
Shape-Shifting Gel Helps Scientists 3D Print Organs That Grow in Lab
Scientists at UCSF invented a microscopic “womb” material for growing artificial organs (organoids) from scratch.
NIH Funding Powers UCSF Research, with Nationwide Impact
UCSF received $824 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2025 to drive the discovery, translational, and clinical science that leads to new treatments for disease and advances U.S. leadership in health and science.
These Nurses’ Research Could Help Save You or Your Child’s Life
In a partnership between the UCSF School of Nursing and UCSF Health, nursing experts are mentoring UCSF Health bedside nurses on projects, resulting in improvements in patient care and in how nurses work at UCSF Health.
UCSF is Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars for 9th Time
UCSF has been named a Top Producing Institution for Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the 2025-2026 academic year. Quick highlight of the four winners.