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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.
Steps in the Development of the Brain’s Cellular Geography Revealed by New Studies
Two new studies of the developing human brain are helping researchers reconcile a long-held debate over how the brain forms.
UCSF Leads National Effort to Improve Racial Equity in Kidney Medicine
UCSF leads national efforts to develop new ways of calculating kidney function that leave race out of the equation.
UCSF Celebrates Its Newest Nobel Laureate David Julius
At 2 a.m., a text came that David Julius thought might be a prank. But it was a relative contacting him to say that the Nobel committee in Stockholm was trying to reach him.
Treating Severe Depression with On-Demand Brain Stimulation
UCSF Health physicians have successfully treated a patient with severe depression by tapping into the specific brain circuit involved in depressive brain patterns and resetting them using the equivalent of a pacemaker for the brain.
Newly Approved Prostate Cancer Scan Can Detect Cells that Have Spread to Lymph Nodes
A new prostate cancer test developed by UCSF and UCLA detects cancer cells that have spread to lymph nodes both inside and outside the pelvis.
David Julius Wins Nobel Prize for Work on Pain Sensation
David Julius, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Physiology and Morris Herzstein Chair in Molecular Biology and Medicine at UC San Francisco, has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Biography of David Julius
David Julius, PhD is professor and chair of the Department of Physiology at UC San Francisco and holds the Morris Herzstein Chair in Molecular Biology and Medicine.
UCSF and Northwestern Awarded $4.2M to Advance Glioblastoma Therapeutics
Glioblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor and among the most treatment-resistant cancers. In the last 15 years, numerous attempts to develop new drugs for glioblastoma have failed.
UCSF to Survey Entire Community About Climate for Inclusion
UCSF is encouraging every member of its community to participate in a confidential survey designed to help the University better understand people’s perceptions and experiences about the environment in which they work and learn.
Looking Beyond DNA to See Cancer with New Clarity
Researchers at UCSF and UC San Diego have mapped out how hundreds of mutations involved in two types of cancer affect the activity of proteins that are the ultimate actors behind the disease.
