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Study Sheds Light on Signaling Mechanism in Stem Cells, Cancer

October 24, 2005

UCSF scientists have illuminated a key step in a signaling pathway that helps orchestrate embryonic development. The finding, they say, could lead to insights into the development of stem cells, as well as birth defects and cancers, and thus fuel therapeutic strategies. The study, reported ...

Six UCSF Faculty Elected to Institute of Medicine

October 24, 2005

Six UCSF faculty scientists are among 64 new members elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, the Institute announced today. The new UCSF members are: * Allan Basbaum, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Anatomy * Donna M. Ferriero, MD, ...

Peterson Foundation Helps UCSF Battle Multiple Diseases

October 14, 2005

Karen Peterson and her son, Eric, both received treatment for cancer at UCSF. While one was near the beginning of life, and the other near the end, their family found the care equally as dedicated. Now, almost three years after her death, Karen's family continues ...

UCSF Celebration Features Talks by Scientists, Staff

October 7, 2005

The campus community will hear the latest about life sciences research and the plans and progress made at UCSF Mission Bay from scientists and staff during the celebration on Friday, Oct. 28. The lectures, to be held in the newly opened Mission Bay Community Center, ...

Gold Nanoparticles Show Potential for Noninvasive Cancer Treatment

October 7, 2005

Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco and Georgia Institute of Technology have found a new way to kill cancer cells. Building on their previous work that used gold nanoparticles to detect cancer, they now are heating the particles and using them as agents ...

"Taste for the Cure Breast Cancer Fundraiser October 15-23

October 5, 2005

Women with breast cancer will reap the benefits when the UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center presents "Taste for the Cure" during the week of October 15-23. Proceeds from this annual fundraiser will go to the Center to support educational and informational services for ...