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Current and Future Applications of 3D Printing in Breast Cancer Management
3D printing technology has been around for about 40 years. In medicine, we have seen rapid expansion across almost every subspecialty from pre-surgical planning to production of patient-specific surgical devices to simulation and training. However, there is a notable lack of literature on the
New Computational Cancer Community (C3) Provides Forum for Feedback, Collaborations
The Computational Cancer Community (C3) was recently created to provide a forum for labs focused on cancer genomics and computational cancer biology and oncology to share their work and to get feedback and input. Below, steering committee member Franklin Huang, MD, PhD, offers further details about
Store Fat or Burn It? Targeting a Single Protein Flips the Switch
As obesity becomes a growing issue worldwide – nearly tripling over the last-half century – scientists are trying to gain a better understanding of the condition at the molecular level. Now, new research led by UC San Francisco scientists suggests that a single protein could play an outsized role in
Pandemic Brings Career Setbacks for Women in Medicine
Women in academic medicine are facing the prospect of career setbacks as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Katherine Van Loon, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Director of the HDFCCC Global Cancer Program; and Bridget Keenan, MD, PHD, a Clinical Fellow of Hematology/Oncology
‘AutoImmunoprofiler’ Builds on Success in Cancer Research to Advance Treatments for Autoimmune Diseases
UC San Francisco scientists have formed a research alliance with pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly and Company aimed at better understanding autoimmune diseases and fostering the development of new therapies. Based on the innovative Immunoprofiler model launched at UCSF in 2017, the new initiative