Four to receive UCSF's highest honor on April 27
The UCSF Medal -- the University's highest honor -- will be awarded to four distinguished individuals at the annual Founders Day banquet on Tuesday, April 27.
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Four UCSF faculty scientists elected to National Academy of Sciences
Four faculty scientists at UCSF have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, considered one of the highest honors for an American scientist. The new elections bring to 34 the number of UCSF faculty who are members of the Academy.
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The firefly project: dramatic reading by extraordinary pen-pals
A dramatic reading of letters between critically ill adults and healthy teenagers will be performed on Wednesday, May 19, in San Rafael.
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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation grant will enable UCSF to train more nursing faculty -- an important step toward alleviating the nursing shortage
The UCSF School of Nursing has received a $2.1 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, to establish the Betty Irene Moore Accelerated Doctoral Program in Nursing.
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Kathleen Rydar to head UCSF Eye Foundation
Kathleen Rydar has been named president of That Man May See, the eye research foundation that supports the UCSF School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology as well as patient care at UCSF Medical Center. Her appointment took effect on April 1.
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Enrollment open for UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning classes in May & June
The UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is offering new classes in health and healing during May and June. All classes are open to the public.
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"Harnessing the Immune System" is topic of April 14 UCSF Mini-Med lecture
Abus Abbas, MD, professor and chair of pathology at UCSF, speaks on "Allergy, Autoimmune Disease and Vaccines: Harnessing the Immune System" at the fifth lecture of the UCSF Mini Medical School, a six-week series for the public continuing through April 21.
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Statins and aspirin may protect against severe vision loss in elderly
Cholesterol-busting statins, the largest-selling prescription drugs in the U.S., may protect older people from blindness, a new study shows. Aspirin also appears to provide significant protection, according to the research.
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Regis Kelly appointed new executive director of QB3
Regis "Reg" B. Kelly, PhD, a distinguished neuroscientist and former executive vice chancellor of UCSF, has been appointed executive director of QB3, the California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research.
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UCSF events for May 2004
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The move goes on: Second UCSF Mission Bay research building filling up
Seven new neighborhoods -- indoor neighborhoods -- are taking shape at UCSF Mission Bay as scientists move into the second research building on the new 43-acre life sciences campus.
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good news -- and more work to do -- against children's center at Mini- Med lecture on Wednesday, April 7
Kevin Shannon, MD, speaks on "Childhood Cancer: The Glass is Half Full" at the April 7 session of the UCSF Mini Medical School, a six-week series for the public continuing through April 21.
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Most SF HIV-infected urban poor have Hepatitis C; few treated for it
Seventy percent of HIV-infected urban poor in San Francisco are co-infected with the hepatitis C virus, according to UCSF researchers.
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Chef Annie Somerville to demonstrate vegetarian cooking at "Taste for the Cure" May 16
The fifth annual "Taste for the Cure" will feature a cooking demonstration by renowned vegetarian chef and author Annie Somerville of Greens Restaurant.
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UCSF Medical Center palliative care experts mentor health care organizations in end-of-life care
UCSF has been named one of six leadership centers in the country for training health care professionals who want to start palliative care programs.
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Single cocaine exposure boosts both drug craving and avoidance
A single exposure to cocaine activates different brain systems that can enhance both the pleasurable and unpleasant effects of psychoactive drugs, according to new research studies with rats.
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Type 1 Diabetes is focus of UCSF Mini-Med lecture Wednesday, March 31
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Gladstone Study Reveals How Genetic Factor May Increase Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease have identified processes that may explain how a key protein, apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4), contributes to the development of Alzheimer's disease.
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Surgeon general to give keynote address at UCSF postgraduate course in general surgery
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New number for California Poison Control System advice line
The California Poison Control System (CPCS) announces adoption of the nationwide toll-free number 1-800-222-1222, which instantly routes California residents to CPCS poison experts.
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Children's heart expert to speak at UCSF mini-med school on March 24
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UCSF Women's Health 2020 event event looks at media & messages
The public is invited to "Media, Message, Medicine," the 11th annual UCSF Women's Health 2020 Conference.
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HIV-infected have thicker carotid artery wall: predictor of heart attack & stroke
With the advent of antiretroviral medication, HIV patients are living longer and facing yet another health challenge.
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Fetal surgeon opens UCSF Mini-Med lectures Wednesday, March 17
Diana Farmer, MD, speaks on "Fetal Surgery: What's Old, What's New, What's Right" at the opening lecture of the UCSF Mini Medical School, a six-week series for the public continuing through April 21.
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UCSF scientists show prion shape affects nature of infection
UCSF scientists have demonstrated for the first time that a change in the folded shape of a prion protein changes its infectious properties -- including the prion's ability to jump "species barriers."
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Three Professors Honored for Distinction in Teaching
The Academic Senate has named Douglas R. Fredrick, Betty-ann Hoener and Kanu Chatterjee as winners of the 2003-04 Distinction in Teaching Awards.
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Spring series of UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute starts April 28
The UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) kicks off its spring series with four new courses starting April 28 and April 29.
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Nearly a million adults who need help with two or more activities essential to daily living must cop
About 3.3 million adults living in the community need assistance from another person in two or more activities of daily living essential for their survival, ...
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UCSF events for April 2004
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Media, Message, Medicine: UCSF Women's Health 2020 conference
The role of the media in communicating news about women's health will be a featured topic at the 11th annual UCSF Women's Health 2020 Conference on Saturday, March 20.