Research

HP1 reshapes nucleosome core to promote phase separation of heterochromatin

Thu Aug 31, 2023

For the first time (in cryo-EM): A3G and Vif structure revealed

Thu Aug 31, 2023

Innovation gets a boost from 2023 Koda-Kimble Seed Awards

Fri Aug 25, 2023

Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD, former dean of the School of Pharmacy

This ninth year of awards focuses on research advancing health and furthering understanding related to cancer, diabetes, HIV testing, immune response, and more.

Regulatory science at UCSF gets major boost with FDA CERSI renewal

Tue Jul 18, 2023

Giacomini, Hartman, and Gupton sit in front of microphones on a conference stage

Nathan Dang

Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm (left); Dan Hartman, MD (center); and Frank Gupton, PhD (right), discuss global regulation of medical products at the 2023 CERSI Summit.

The FDA announces the Centers of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) renewals, granting up to $50M for UCSF’s joint effort with Stanford.

Scaling up the bioartificial kidney at UCSF

Mon Jun 12, 2023

Elisabeth Fall

Shuvo Roy, PhD

On June 12, The Kidney Project was awarded a $1 million Artificial Kidney Prize from KidneyX for advancing its prototype bioartificial kidney toward a full-sized, human scale, with manufacturing and ultimately clinical trials on the horizon.

Brenda Melano and Sebastián Cruz-González receive 2023 Genentech-UCSF School of Pharmacy Diversity Fellowships

Thu Apr 27, 2023

Brenda Melano, left, and Sebastián Cruz-González.

PSPG and BMI graduate students will bring their scientific talents and passion for equity to Genentech during their summer internships.

Making sense of scents

Mon Mar 20, 2023

A man smelling a bundle of flowers in his hands

Unsplash/Creative Commons

UCSF researchers capture the first images of an odorant binding to an olfactory receptor.

Using the bioartificial kidney to free patients from dialysis

Tue Mar 14, 2023

Roy holds a tan device with tubes coming out of it

Shuvo Roy, PhD, holding a prototype of the bioartificial kidney.

The Kidney Project is featured in an outlook in Nature.

How proteins orchestrate the biology of the cell

Mon Feb 27, 2023

A ball and stick model of a protein with allosteric sites shown as red spheres

Kortemme Lab

Research from QBI revealed a variety of allosteric sites (red spheres) on the protein Gsp1 that influence its behavior at its active site (white spheres) from afar. Allosteric maps like this highlight potential druggable sites and inform understanding of mutations found in diseases like cancer.

Research from QBI illuminates the interconnected nature of molecular networks.

Manglik, Arkin, Bastian receive Mark Foundation ASPIRE Award for moonshot cancer research

Thu Feb 23, 2023