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UCSF is No. 1 Public Recipient of National Institutes of Health Funding in 2022
UC San Francisco received the most funding of any public institution from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2022 for the 16th year running. UCSF was second highest among all the public and private institutions in the country. The University’s total funding came to $823 million, setting a
Science World Honors Kevan Shokat for High-Impact Cancer Research
The UC San Francisco scientist who developed a successful approach to drugging a protein produced by the mutated KRAS gene has won two prestigious awards in the opening weeks of 2023. The discovery, made by Kevan Shokat, PhD, in 2013 opened up new avenues for cancer treatment and research. Mutations
“Smarter” Breast Cancer Screening Measures Risk Down to Your DNA
A novel UC San Francisco study that aims to transform breast cancer screening is expanding to reach women as young as 30, with the intention of including thousands of women who could be at higher risk of developing aggressive cancer. The expanded study, known as WISDOM 2.0, is testing a personalized
If Immunity Is Innate, What Impacts Our Ability to Fight Infections?
As an assistant professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at UC San Francisco, Balyn Zaro, PhD, is drawn to genetic differences in the innate immune system. After all, those differences can impact the effectiveness of the medications we take. Her lab investigates the cause and consequence of genetic
The Radical Compassion of Awake Brain Surgery
On a clear day in October, Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, rises before dawn at his home in the Oakland hills, a one-time horse ranch that he shares with his wife, two daughters, and a menagerie of animals, including a dog, three goats, and two kittens named Pepper and Cobbler, after his grandmother’s
Aggressive Surgery Increases Survival with Low-Grade Brain Tumors
The transition of a low-grade, slow growing brain tumor to a lethal one can be delayed if neurosurgeons remove as much as possible soon after diagnosis, according to the results of a study led by UC San Francisco. The findings run counter to other research indicating that extensive resection, or
Duping Antibodies with a Decoy, Researchers Aim to Prevent Rejection of Transplanted Cells
Researchers at UC San Francisco (UCSF) have developed a novel, potentially life-saving approach that may prevent antibodies from triggering immune rejection of engineered therapeutic and transplant cells. Rejection mediated by antibodies—as opposed to the chemical assault initiated by immune cells