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Showcase Offers Range of Cancer Biology Research for Graduate Students

In September, our Office of Education and Training coordinated a Cancer Research Showcase for Graduate Students, designed to introduce the vibrant cancer research community at UCSF to students across PhD and MD/PhD programs who wish to pursue a degree in cancer biology.

Brain scan showing a meningioma highlighted in orange. Photo by UCSF Brain Tumor Center

Could This Birth Control Shot Increase Your Risk for Brain Tumor?

David Raleigh, MD, PhD, is a radiation oncologist whose work focuses on understanding links between meningioma and the synthetic progesterone MPA that’s used in injectable birth control.

Novel Immunotherapy Combination Destroys Colorectal Liver Metastases

Researchers from UC San Francisco, have discovered that a novel combination of immunotherapies can reprogram the immune environment of colon cancer tumors that spread to the liver.

How AI is Changing Brain Tumor Surgery

High-tech imaging approaches allow neurosurgeons to interpret tissue samples during surgery to remove previously invisible malignant cells.

UCSF Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building

UCSF Awarded $12M Research Grant to Improve Cancer Outcomes

SPORE Grant from National Cancer Institute provides resources for translational research into genomic, biochemical, and environmental drivers of cancers outcomes.

How 100,000 Grandmas Fight Cancer in Every Human Cell

From curing Alzheimer’s to preventing cancer and pneumonia, UCSF postdoctoral scholars tackle complex medical conditions at annual Postdoc Slam competition.

Danger: Pesticides Raise Death Risk 60% for Kids with Leukemia

UCSF-led study examined more than 800 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), looking at how pesticide exposure affected five-year survival rates.

Frank McCormick, PhD, FRS. photo by Craig Takahashi

Inaugural Stephenson Global Prize Awards $1 Million to Dr. Frank McCormick for Innovation in Pancreatic Cancer Research

UCSFʻs Dr. Frank McCormick is a pioneering scientist whose discoveries have transformed the understanding of RAS-driven cancers.

A microscopic image of breast tissue showing molecular tunnels briding tumor cells with nearby fat cells.

Some Breast Tumors Tunnel Into Fat to Fuel Up. Can We Stop Them?

Led by Andrei Goga, MD, PhD, a team of scientists caught cancer cells in the act of breaking into fat cells. The energy heist seems to be critical for the growth of deadly breast cancer.

Gift Launches $200M Initiative for the Weill Cancer Hub West

Matching grant from Weill family creates collaborative research hub, uniting scientists from UCSF and Stanford Medicine to transform cancer care within a decade.