February 13, 2006
M. Judah Folkman, MD, the J. Englebert Dunphy Visiting Professor at UCSF, will deliver the keynote address during the Department of Surgery's 20th Annual Resident Research Symposium at the Mission Bay Conference Center on Thursday, Feb. 15. Titled "Angiogenesis: An Organizing Principle in Biology, Medicine ...February 12, 2006
The long-standing military tradition of cheap cigarettes in military stores persists because of politics in the U.S. military sales system and tobacco industry pressures, according to a new study led by a UCSF School of Nursing professor. These two factors receive additional strength from the ...February 8, 2006
Saw palmetto, an herbal extract commonly taken to improve urinary symptoms in men with enlargement of the prostate gland, is no more effective than a placebo, according to a new study. The year-long, double-blind study of 225 men was led by Stephen Bent, MD, a ...February 6, 2006
The past year has been a period of dynamic growth for the UCSF Institute for Stem Cell and Tissue Biology. Studies in a broad array of animal and human cells are being conducted in labs throughout the University; space for conducting non-federally funded research is ...February 1, 2006
Omega-6 fatty acids -- such as those found in corn oil -- caused human prostate tumors in cell culture to grow twice as quickly as tumors to which omega-6 fats had not been added, according to a study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical ...February 1, 2006
Elizabeth H. Blackburn, PhD, Morris Herztein Professor of Biology and Physiology in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco, will receive the fifth annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences. Blackburn will be awarded jointly along with Carol Greider, Daniel ...January 26, 2006
UCSF will enter into contract negotiations with Anshen + Allen, an award-winning international architecture firm specializing in health care, research and academic facilities, for the design of the first phase of its children's, women's and cancer hospital complex at UCSF Mission Bay. Partnering with Anshen ...January 26, 2006
A UCSF research team has gained a new glimpse into the circuitry that directs the fate of cells: whether they will grow, change shape or succumb to pathogens. Cells monitor their environment and make vital decisions by using complex circuits made up of molecules known ...January 17, 2006
Nancy and Stephen Grand are longtime supporters of cancer causes. As a board member of the Karmanos Comprehensive Cancer Center in Detroit, Stephen developed a keen interest in medical research. Eager to continue their philanthropic involvement after moving to California, the Grands were attracted by ...December 14, 2005
UCSF Fellow Anjali Kumar, MD, MPH, is the 2006 recipient of the Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) Foundation Fellowship and the AstraZeneca Young Investigator Award at the 28th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). Kumar submitted three abstracts for the SABCS, the largest annual ...#Cancer treatments vary due to location, in part due to "different financial incentives" @cooperberg_ucsf @HuffPostSF http://t.co/kkDt5r19fb
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