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Caught in the Act: Study Catches Brain Circuits as They Rewire
UCSF scientists have caught brain circuits in the act of rewiring themselves to change how they respond to sensory input.
‘Short Sleep’ Gene Prevents Memory Deficits Associated with Sleep Deprivation
The UCSF scientists who identified the two known human genes that promote “natural short sleep” have now discovered a third, and it’s also the first gene that’s ever been shown to prevent the memory deficits that normally accompany sleep deprivation.
NIH-Funded Research Consortium to Target Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, multi-investigator research grant expected to total more than $63 million to Mayo Clinic and UC San Francisco, to advance treatments for frontotemporal lobar degeneration.
Chancellor Announces Four Goals for UCSF’s Future in 2019 State of the University Address
The speech, titled “Here and Now,” recapped his five years leading the University and reflected on UCSF’s unique place on the timeline of accelerated discovery in science.
UCSF’s Parnassus Heights Campus Plan to Enhance Neighborhood, Energize Health Sciences
UCSF has released its plan for transforming its historic Parnassus Heights campus into a premier health sciences and community destination over the next several decades.
UCSF to Host Fourth Annual Veterans Open House and Job Fair
To allow veterans and military service members to get to know the UC San Francisco community and consider UCSF as an employer of choice, the University will host its fourth annual Veterans Open House
Dementia Spreads via Connected Brain Networks
Scientists used maps of brain connections to predict how brain atrophy would spread in individual patients with frontotemporal dementia, adding to growing evidence that the loss of brain cells associated with dementia spreads via the synaptic connections between established brain networks.
MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSF Chancellor’s 2019 State of the University Address
Chancellor Sam Hawgood will deliver his sixth State of the University address, reflecting on the extraordinary confluence of science and technology in the Bay Area that is generating unprecedented advances in biomedical science and the development of new therapies.
UCSF Launches Artificial Intelligence Center to Advance Medical Imaging
UCSF is launching a new center to accelerate the application of AI technology to radiology.
UCSF Receives 10 NIH Grants to Study Pain and Opioid Addiction
UCSF researchers have received 10 grants from the NIH’s HEAL Initiative, which aims to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis.
