Community is everything to Belle Lao-Ngo, a third-year student in the UCSF School of Dentistry. As a daughter and granddaughter of Asian immigrants, Belle’s dedication to oral health was inspired by her family’s journey to the U.S. Her work in San Francisco’s Chinatown has been instrumental in connecting UCSF to underserved populations.

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.

UCSF is partnering with physicians across the country to develop a pediatric cancer environmental referral service. The service will include children’s environmental health histories and risk assessments, and provide a toolkit to families.

A study screened dyes found in textiles and in the laser industry that can be used in imaging for preclinical studies to diagnose and differentiate between neurodegenerative diseases. Currently, dyes used in mouse studies cannot distinguish between different types of dementia.

A UCSF headache specialist discusses how to identify and treat children's headaches, emphasizing prevention and new approaches like virtual therapy.

Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD, FAAN, internationally recognized expert in pain and symptom management research and professor emerita at UCSF’s School of Nursing, will be named a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) this fall.