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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...