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Purity' Of Tumor Samples May Significantly Bias Genomic Analyses
A new study by UC San Francisco scientists shows that the proportion of normal cells, especially immune cells, intermixed with cancerous cells in a given tissue sample may significantly skew the results of genetic analyses and other tests performed both by researchers and by physicians selecting
Keith Yamamoto Named UCSF's First Vice Chancellor of Science Policy and Strategy
Keith Yamamoto, PhD, has spent his career doing basic research, and also working both to improve the practice of science and to amplify its impact beyond the walls of academia. As a Princeton graduate student in the early 1970s, he helped his mentor, Bruce Alberts, PhD, start a program to introduce
Nobel Laureate Elizabeth Blackburn Named President of Salk Institute
Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD, professor of biochemistry and biophysics at UC San Francisco, has been named the first woman president of the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences. Based in La Jolla, the Salk Institute is one of the world’s leading scientific enterprises, with
Working Up A Sweat May Protect Men From Lethal Prostate Cancer
A study that tracked tens of thousands of midlife and older men for more than 20 years has found that vigorous exercise and other healthy lifestyle habits may cut their chances of developing a lethal type of prostate cancer by up to 68 percent. While most prostate cancers are “clinically indolent,”
New Sean N. Parker Autoimmune Research Laboratory is Launched at UCSF
A $10 million gift from The Parker Foundation, founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur and philanthropist Sean Parker, will establish a new research laboratory within the Diabetes Center at UC San Francisco devoted to understanding autoimmunity, in the hopes of laying the groundwork for new
'Give Breast Cancer the Boot' Funds New Projects to Benefit Breast Cancer Patients
In 2008, UCSF patients and volunteers, many of them breast cancer survivors, created an event to raise money and build awareness for UCSF’s breast cancer program—Give Breast Cancer the Boot. The 2014 event engaged over 250 patients and community friends and raised over $610,000! The largest portion
Melanoma's Genetic Trajectories Are Charted in New Study
An international team of scientists led by UC San Francisco researchers has mapped out the genetic trajectories taken by melanoma as it evolves from early skin lesions, known as precursors, to malignant skin cancer, which can be lethal when it invades other tissues in the body. By tracing the