UCSF researchers program cells to be remote-controlled by light
UCSF researchers have genetically encoded mouse cells to respond to light, creating cells that can be trained to follow a light beam or stop on command like microscopic robots.
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Federal Funding Gives Boost to Fellowship Program Aimed at Minority Postdocs
A joint UCSF-SFSU program for postdocs has received nearly $300,000 in economic stimulus funds, allowing administrators to extend four current fellowships and add one more.
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KCBS radio features UCSF dentist on oral health in a tight economy
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UCSF stem cell building milestone to be celebrated with "topping-off" ceremony
UCSF leaders, a patient advocate who is a member of the board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and construction workers will gather for a “topping off” ceremony to celebrate the placement of the last structural steel beam on the building that will be the headquarters for The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCSF.
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Prusiner lab prion discovery featured in New York Times
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Dental School to Cut About 20 Percent from State-Funded Budget
The UCSF School of Dentistry is projecting a 20 percent cut in state funding or more than $2.6 million of almost $14 million in state funding, according to Dean John Featherstone.
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First stem cell clinical trial for treating brain's "communication highway" to begin
UCSF researchers are set to begin a Phase I clinical trial in collaboration with StemCells, Inc. to test the safety and preliminary effectiveness of using neural stem cells to treat children with a rare, fatal form of a brain disorder known as Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD). Currently, there are no effective treatments for the fatal forms of the disease, which affects males that inherit a single defective gene.
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Lowell Lo joins Department of Internal Medicine
New UCSF Faculty, September 2009
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UCSF-led Cycling Team Raises $80,000 to Fund AIDS Research
A 13-member team has raised $80,000 that will help UCSF’s AIDS Research Institute fund cutting-edge, early-stage research.
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Jeffrey H. Janian joins Department of Preventive & Restorative Dental Sciences
New UCSF Faculty, September 2009
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Campus to Close During Winter Holidays as Part of Furlough Plan
The campus will close from December 24 through January 3, 2010, as part of the UC-mandated furlough plan.
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Prions found in feces of deer asymptomatic for chronic wasting disease
Scientists have discovered that deer asymptomatic for a fatal brain condition known as chronic wasting disease excrete the infectious prions that cause the disease in their feces. The finding, they say, suggests a plausible explanation for transmission of the disease among deer and, possibly, elk and moose in the environment.
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Mary Premenko-Lanier joins Department of Medicine
New UCSF Faculty, September 2009
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Laura Plantinga joins Department of Medicine
New UCSF Faculty, September 2009
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Somnath Mookherjee joins Department of Medicine
New UCSF Faculty, September 2009
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Experts to Share Insight into Cuban Health Care System
As United States legislators discuss health care reform, two UCSF experts will offer insights into one public health care system that they think works on September 17.
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Researchers restore missing protein in rare genetic brain disorder
UCSF researchers have successfully used protease inhibitors to restore to normal levels a key protein involved in early brain development. Reduced levels of that protein have been shown to cause the rare brain disorder lissencephaly, which is characterized by brain malformations, seizures, severe mental retardation and very early death in human infants.
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UC Employees Make Honorary Degrees Their Mission
Zina Mirsky, associate dean of administration in the UCSF School of Nursing, is among those credited for leading the cause of Japanese-Americans, who were forced into internment camps in 1942, to earn honorary UC degrees. Read the full story on the <a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/21748">University of California website</a>.
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Experts Gather at UCSF to Discuss Overhauling Health Care
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reaffirmed her belief in a public option to “lower costs, improve quality, expand coverage and retain choice” in health care coverage at a summit at UCSF on Sept. 2.
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NPR hosts environmental health expert on toxic chemicals
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Researchers Probe Links Between Modern Humans and Neanderthals
Scientists are using old bones to completely map the DNA of Neanderthals. Comparisons may shed light on what makes our own species unique.
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New research strategy for understanding drug resistance in leukemia
UCSF researchers have developed a new approach to identify specific genes that influence how cancer cells respond to drugs and how they become resistant. This strategy, which involves producing diverse genetic mutations that result in leukemia and associating specific mutations with treatment outcomes, will enable researchers to better understand how drug resistance occurs in leukemia and other cancers, and has important long-term implications for the development of more effective therapies.
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Cancer Center Enlists Churches as Partners in Advancing Health
UCSF is sponsoring an event on September 12 that will promote healthy lifestyles, with a particular focus on reaching the local African American community.
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Researchers Explore Role of Culture in Decision to Get a Mammogram
A new study of mammogram use among Latina and Filipina women shows the powerful influence of culture in determining health behavior.
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UCSF to Offer Fourth Year of Faculty Leadership Collaborative
Faculty members who want to develop skills to lead the University into the future are encouraged to apply for the next training program by the October 7 deadline.
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UCSF health policy expert explains proposed reforms in print, television and online
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Special event focuses on abundant life through faith, health & community
UCSF is sponsoring a one-day symposium to support African American faith-based organizations in promoting good health through health ministries.
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Campus Continues to Resolve Challenges of Furlough Plan, Chancellor Says
Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellman on Monday said that the University is continuing to resolve challenges presented by the UC-mandated furlough and salary reduction plan.
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Study reveals benefit of adult stem cells for acute lung injury
UCSF scientists have demonstrated that adult human mesenchymal stem cells reverse the effects of injury in a novel human lung preparation in the lab. The finding, they say, could lead to the development of stem cell therapies for patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome, conditions that presently have a high rate of mortality and no pharmacological treatments.
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UCSF Plans for Fall Flu Season
Members of the campus community who have a UCSF ID badge can get free seasonal flu shots during vaccination sessions beginning October 12.