Idea for summit on ethics comes from Jennifer Doudna, the UC Berkeley professor who developed technology that makes it easier to manipulate the human genome.
$20M grant funds amfAR Institute for HIV Cure Research
UCSF and the Gladstone Institute for Virology and Immunology among research groups partnering in effort to eliminarte virus.
UCLA–USC team to develop tech to predict kids' asthma attacks
Platform will enable smart devices to alert children based on their unique risk factors and environmental conditions.
Regents streamline UC Health oversight
Trustees amend UC Health governance to foster continued growth of UC’s academic medical centers.
An easy pill to swallow
An insulin pill in development shows early promise as a novel form of diabetes therapy.
Artificial kidney research gets a boost
Development of a surgically implantable, artificial kidney — spearheaded by researchers at UCSF and Vanderbilt — receives a $6 million federal grant.
UCSF Health System to expand care throughout Bay Area and beyond
Representing a new era in patient care, the campus is introducing UCSF Health, which expands delivery of innovative, high-quality and high-value care to people throughout the region.
Nine UC members elected to National Academy of Medicine
Members elected from three UC campuses: Davis, San Diego, San Francisco.
Tillman scholarship puts student veteran on a path to succeed in medicine
Fourth-year med student is also pursuing master's in public health, plans to work as a doctor with the Veterans Health Administration.
$9.75M will launch platform to accelerate mobile health research
Success of the Health eHeart Study was the impetus for the creation of the Health ePeople project.
Investigating link between thirdhand smoke and cancer
Berkeley Lab gets $1.3M to study health impacts of the stubborn, noxious residue left behind from smoked tobacco.
Chip-based technology enables reliable direct detection of Ebola virus
System can be integrated into simple, portable instrument for use in field situations where rapid, accurate detection of the virus is needed to control outbreaks.