Queer Black UCSF Staffer Reflects on Importance of Names, Pronouns ‘to Everyone’
The GRLN policy empowers individuals like Shawn, promoting inclusivity and impacting personal lives.
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Algorithm Improves Blood Sugar Control in Hospitalized Patients
Hospitalized patients with complex dietary restrictions often develop hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar. This occurs in roughly one-quarter to one-half of these patients, leading to serious
UCSF Scientists Win Pew Awards for Cancer and Neuroscience Research
Three UC San Francisco scientists have received 2024 Pew awards to fund their research in neuroscience and cancer: cognitive scientist Vijay Mohan K Namboodiri, PhD; bioengineer Justin Eyquem, PhD; and postodctoral student Jovanka Gencel-Augusto, PhD.
Trauma Team Saves a Teen Surfer from Paralysis
15-year-old Marcos jumped off a surfboard to avoid hitting a group of children and suffered a neck break, resulting in paralysis. An 8-hour surgery at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland helped bring him back on his feet and now, a year later, he’s walking and kicking a soccer ball again.
How UCSF Creatives Crafted Community and Confidence with Handmade Art
The Artisan Guild by the Bay at UCSF showcases crafts and artwork created by faculty, staff and learners, fostering a sense of community among its members.
Mini Medical School for the Public
Curious about how magic mushrooms might treat depression? Or about new ways to manage back pain? Or the neuroscience of developing healthy habits? In this UCSF Osher Center podcast series, experts share the latest research on hot topics in health and science. Find it on Apple Podcasts.
How a Brain Implant and AI Gave a Woman with Paralysis Her Voice Back
UCSF scientists made international headlines when they developed a brain-computer interface that allowed a stroke survivor to speak for the first time in 18 years. Find this award-winning video, which has been viewed by millions, on UCSF’s YouTube channel.
Tap Dancing on Everest: A Young Doctor’s Unlikely Adventure
In this coming-of-age memoir, UCSF clinical fellow alum Mimi Zieman, MD, recounts her experience – while still in medical school – as the team doctor on a perilous climb. New York Times bestselling author Meg Wolitzer calls Zieman “brave, tough, and impressive when on Everest, and lively, engaging, and funny when on the page.”
Sebastian Bernales, PhD ’06, Postdoc Alum: Inspiring Innovation through Connection
Sebastian Bernales, PhD ’06, postdoc alum, has spent years bringing scientists together for conversation and collaboration and uniting funders with scientists who have promising ideas.
My Olympic Reflections
Every time I watch Olympic track and field events, I relive the extraordinary opportunity I had to represent Trinidad and Tobago in Beijing in 2008.
Five Questions for Sepideh Banava
Sepideh Banava, DDS, MSc, MPH, MBA, aims to use artificial intelligence to develop a tool that will help dentists screen for intimate partner violence.
14 Ways UCSF Is Exploring the Heart
In labs and clinics across UCSF, scientists are unraveling how to keep one of our hardest-working organs beating away.
Are Any Childhood Medical Myths Actually True?
Drink ginger ale for a bellyache. Don’t swim after eating. Does any advice doled out to kids hold up?
Should Women Take Hormones to Manage Menopause?
UCSF gynecologists explain how hormone therapy may ease the transition.
