A GTPase (center) tethered to the outside of a cell (bottom), with several drugs in the distance. Credit: Inmywork Studio

Scientists Discover How to Drug Wily Disease-Causing Enzymes

Therapies for the K-Ras oncogene inspire a new way to target the GTPases, a family of enzymes whose dysfunction can lead to Parkinson’s and many other diseases.

Metastatic prostate cancer: photomicrograph of bone biopsy showing metastasis of prostatic adenocarcinoma within the marrow space.

UCSF Prostate Cancer Program Awarded SPORE Grant by National Cancer Institute

Researchers will investigate aggressive prostate cancer from a mechanistic, biomarker and therapeutic perspective, with a goal of accelerating clinical innovation through translational research.

microscopic image of lung cancer metastasis

Powerful New Mini Microscope Will Enable Precision Cancer Surgery

UCSF’s Mekhail Anwar wins up to $15 million from ARPA-H to develop a next-generation miniature scanner powerful enough to detect individual cancer cells during surgery.

Foods for ketogenic diets, which include high-fat foods like salmon, avocado, eggs, nuts, broccoli, asparagus, and cheese.

A Ketogenic Diet Could Improve the Response to Pancreatic Cancer Therapy

A study of fasting and the ketogenic diet reveals a new vulnerability of pancreatic tumors to an existing cancer drug.

Panel Issues First Guidelines to Prevent Anal Cancer in People With HIV

Results from a national study led by UC San Francisco informed the first guidelines at the federal level in the U.S. to detect and treat anal cancer precursor lesions in people with HIV to reduce the risk of developing anal cancer.

Training Program for Physician Scientists Fosters Collaboration, Innovation

Cancer Center member Bridget Keenan, MD, PhD, reflects on being among the first two physician-scientists to complete the two-year curriculum of the HDFCCC K12 Physician Scientist Program in Clinical Oncology (PSPCO).

UCSF Medical Center Ranks Among Nation’s Exceptional Hospitals

UCSF Medical Center has again been named as one of the country’s top hospitals for patient care and safety, appearing on the national Honor Roll in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals rankings for 2024-2025.

Prostate Cancer Test Is Missing Early Disease in Transgender Women

A UCSF-led study alerts transwomen and physicians to interpret standard screening guidelines with caution.

Headshots of the 2024 Pew Award recipients, which are Vijay Namboodiri, Justin Eyquem, and Jovanka Gencel-Augusto

UCSF Scientists Win Pew Awards for Cancer and Neuroscience Research

Three UC San Francisco scientists have received 2024 Pew awards to fund their research in neuroscience and cancer.

Wendell Lim, PhD demonstrates the cellbots which his team uses for cancer research at UCSF.

UCSF Treats First Patient with Homegrown Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell Therapy

This month marked an important milestone for UCSF faculty and clinicians working to take on the challenge of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). They treated their first patient with a promising chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy that was fully conceived, designed, optimized and manufactured here at UCSF.