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UCSF Honors Faculty Mentors with Lifetime Achievement Awards
A good mentor can influence a faculty member’s career development and research in life-changing ways. To recognize the contributions mentors make, the Campus Council on Faculty Life presents an annual award to senior UCSF faculty member who best embody the principles of mentorship. This year, two
Lamorna Brown Swigart: Circling the Bay for Breast Cancer
Lamorna Brown Swigart has worked in cancer research at UCSF for more than 15 years. Over time, finding funding for research has become more and more challenging. Lamorna says, “There are so many great ideas and projects, and never enough funding to get it all done.” Lamorna and her colleague Malinda
Keith Yamamoto Named to National Advisory Group on Genome Editing
Keith Yamamoto, PhD, vice chancellor for research at UC San Francisco, has been named to a national advisory group to guide research and clinical decisions about the use of genome editing technologies to treat human disease. The advisory group stems from an initiative launched in May by the National
Matthew Cooperberg Honored with AUA Gold Cystoscope Award
Matthew R. Cooperberg, MD, MPH, is the 2015 recipient of the American Urological Association (AUA) "Gold Cystoscope" award, given annually to one urologist who has made outstanding contributions to the profession within 10 years of completing residency training. He received the award in May at the
Cancer Blocked by Halving Levels of Protein Thought To Be 'Untouchable'
In a surprising finding, a team of UC San Francisco and Stanford University scientists has discovered that a protein thought to be crucial for the body to develop and function correctly can be reduced by half in mice with no apparent ill effects. More strikingly, the group found that the full
Tests to Gauge Genetic Risks for Prostate Cancer Now Are Feasible
Men with an elevated, genetically inherited risk for prostate cancer could be routinely identified with a simple blood or urine test, scientists at UC San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente Northern California have concluded, potentially paving the way to better or earlier diagnosis. The study, which
Genetic test makes individualised breast cancer treatment possible
Laura Van 't Veer, PhD (Netherlands), co-leader of the HDFCCC Breast Oncology Program, was awarded the prize for the invention of a gene-based tissue test which makes it possible to offer targeted treatment for breast cancer. It provides women in the early stage of breast cancer with a reliable