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A newly discovered population of immune cells in tumors is associated with less severe cancer outcomes in humans, and may have therapeutic potential, according to a new UC San Francisco study of 3,600 human tumors of 12 types, as well as mouse experiments. The research is published online October 16

Smoking took an $18.1 billion toll in California – $487 for each resident – and was responsible for more than one in seven deaths in the state, more than from AIDS, influenza, diabetes or many other causes, according to the first comprehensive analysis in more than a decade on the financial and

UC San Francisco researchers received six awards announced this week by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for high-risk, high-reward scientific research projects. Their work will focus on novel approaches for diagnosing and treating diseases ranging from autoimmune and chronic inflammatory

HDFCCC Member Rena Pasick among the four recipients of this year's Chancellor Diversity Award, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for Diversity UC San Francisco celebrates the diversity of its campus community during Diversity Month, with events held throughout the month of October. This year’s theme

At $60 million, the Discovery Fellows Program is already the largest endowed PhD education program in the history of the University of California system. The couple launched it last year with a $30 million gift, which was matched by UCSF and hundreds of individuals, most of whom gave to the

UCSF is poised at “a key inflection point” in its history and must be prepared to swing in new directions, Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS, said in his inaugural State of the University speech. Hawgood addressed a packed auditorium in Cole Hall on Tuesday. The audience included nearly 80 past

Juliana Peña’s constant smile brightened the days of everyone she came across, even those who just caught a glance of her. At two-and-a-half years old, she passed away from neuroblastoma, a rare pediatric cancer. "As she was taking her last breaths, I promised Juliana that we would never stop