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MeForYou Campaign Rallies Public to Join Push for Precision Medicine
Monday, May 6, 2013 - 18:14
Precision medicine is more than just a scientific concept or an academic theory. At its heart is a promise to bring better treatments and faster cures to patients, to improve lives around the world. And it all begins with one person understanding... Read more
Tech, Health, Policy, Finance Leaders to Launch Precision Medicine Initiatives
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 22:23
More than 150 of the nation’s top innovators will convene Thursday and Friday in a summit at UC San Francisco that aims to leverage science and technology to transform health and medicine as we know it. Designed to generate actionable projects and... Read more
Four Receive UCSF Medal at Founders Day Banquet
Monday, April 8, 2013 - 16:25
An oncologist who revolutionized the treatment of a particular form of cancer, a scientist whose seminal contributions has shed light on how the AIDS virus destroys the body's defenses, a global advocate for equity in health and education and a... Read more
Li Ka Shing Gift Supports UCSF Quest for Precision Medicine
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 17:19
The Li Ka Shing Foundation has pledged $2 million to support UC San Francisco's efforts to advance precision medicine, an emerging field aimed at revolutionizing medical research and patient care. The support – which will be used to build a... Read more
UCSF Ranked Among Top Medical Schools In Nation By U.S. News
Friday, March 15, 2013 - 21:07
UC San Francisco’s School of Medicine ranked fourth nationwide in both research and primary care education this year, according to a new survey conducted by U.S. News & World Report. Results are published in the magazine’s 2014 issue of “America... Read more
UCSF Celebrates 40-Year Record of Leadership in Health Policy Research, Teaching and Service
Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 19:38
UCSF’s Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies honored its 40th anniversary with a milestone celebration at San Francisco City Hall that reflected on its roots, extolled its accomplishments, and envisioned a robust future. “How fitting... Read more
Silicon Valley Titans Launch Breakthrough Science Prize at UCSF
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 20:13
One current and three former UCSF scientists are among 11 named as recipients of a major new award aiming at spurring life sciences innovation that’s sponsored by a Russian Internet entrepreneur and Silicon Valley business leaders, including... Read more
Reducing Sodium in American Diet Would Save Hundreds of Thousands of Lives
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 00:48
Hundreds of thousands of lives could be saved over 10 years if Americans reduced their sodium consumption to the levels recommended in federal guidelines, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco (UCSF), Harvard Medical School and... Read more
Spinal Surgeries Benefit From Two Attending Physicians
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 18:10
Two heads are better than one, as the saying goes – and a new study by a duo at UCSF demonstrates how having two attending surgeons in the operating room during spinal surgeries can benefit patients in multiple ways. Most spinal surgeries in the... Read more
UCSF Mission Bay: A San Francisco Success Story
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 01:52
A decade after opening its first research building at San Francisco’s Mission Bay, UCSF has far surpassed its ambitious vision for a campus that today is an epicenter for science, health and hope. This year, UCSF celebrates a decade of discovery at... Read more
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