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Startup Science: How the Idea for Synthetic Cells Took Silicon Valley By Storm
Scientists working on the molecular and cellular level know that big things happen in small systems. In 2007, UCSF’s Kevan Shokat, PhD, parlayed his work on kinases – enzymes that regulate cellular pathways – into a company, Intellikine, which developed small-molecule drugs to fight cancer. Four
HDFCCC Reaffirms Support for National Effort on HPV Vaccine Recommendations
Recognizing the tremendous public health benfit of improving national vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV), the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center has again united with each of the 69 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers in issuing a joint
Resounding win for flavored tobacco ban in San Francisco
San Francisco voters gave tobacco companies a resounding message on Tuesday: Retailers are forbidden to sell flavored tobacco products in the city. Measure E passed with 68 percent of the vote. Politico called this law the "toughest in the nation." UCSF's Dr. Val Yerger and Carol McGruder led the
Using Facebook to Help Young Adults Quit Smoking
A national clinical trial testing a smoking cessation intervention for young adults that was conducted entirely on Facebook has found that smokers are 2.5 times more likely to quit after three months with the Facebook-based treatment than if they were referred to an online quit-smoking program. It
UCSF Welcomes First Vice President/Chief Medical Officer for Cancer Services
In April, Laura Crocitto, MD, MHA, joined UCSF as the first Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Cancer Services. An experienced urologic oncologist and physician executive, she will work in a dyad with Laurel Bray-Hanin, Vice President and COO for Adult Cancer Services, and lead on a number
SF Voters May Ban Menthol Cigarettes, Vape Flavors
San Francisco could become the first city in the nation to ban flavored tobacco products from all store shelves. This includes everything from candy flavored e-cigarettes to conventional menthol smokes. 'The industry recognized decades ago that if they don’t get kids to start, they [the industry]
New Cancer Treatment Uses Patients' Altered Cells To Fight Disease
> This story originally appeared on KPIX5. Watch the video broadcast here. (KPIX 5) — A revolutionary, one-time treatment is giving new hope to cancer patients by treating them with their own immune cells that have been altered in a lab to become cancer killers. The new treatment, known as CAR