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Discoveries result from a mix of smarts, creativity, grit, collaboration, serendipity and time. But when scientists must constantly apply for funding, that last factor can be hard to come by. The Arc Institute, a privately-funded research organization in Palo Alto is hoping to fill that gap with

Announcing the launch of CRISPR Cures for Cancer, a tri-institutional initiative between UCSF, Gladstone Institutes, and the Innovative Genomics Institute at UC Berkeley, which aims to accelerate cell therapy design and development using genomic technologies. CRISPR Cures for Cancer Initiative is

In a sign that exposure to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be playing a role in cancers of the breast, ovary, skin and uterus, researchers have found that people who developed those cancers have significantly higher levels of these chemicals in their bodies. While it does not prove that

To live with type 1 diabetes is to be ruled by relentless routine. Food must be carefully monitored, and the only treatment, subcutaneous insulin, is burdensome – requiring regular injections or an insulin pump, continuous glucose monitoring and/or finger sticks to test one’s blood sugar levels. For

When Manvir Guleria was first diagnosed with neuroblastoma, he was a frustrated 9-year-old who didn’t know how to handle the painful treatments and long hospital stays that resulted. Manvir’s family spent more days than they could count at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland due to the cancer –

Eleven investigators and teams were awarded grants in support of cancer research projects in the spring 2023 cycle of the UCSF Resource Allocation Program (RAP). Funded by various agencies across UCSF, the awards span a range of topics from theranostics to molecular imaging to immunotherapy response