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M
the building letter code for the Herbert C. Moffitt Hospital, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco
managed care
procedures used by organizations that assume risk for health services to control or influence variables in those services for a defined population; variables include cost, price, quality, and accessibility
mass spectrometry
study of the structure of molecules by using the mass of their basic constituents
MCB
the building letter code for the Mission Center Building, 1855 Folsom Street, San Francisco
MDI
Molecular Design Institute
Millberry Union
the name of the student union and fitness center, Guy S. Millberry Union, 500 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco
Mission Bay
UCSF's emerging 43-acre campus, which is located in the Mission Bay district of San Francisco; one-half of the program space there will be devoted to basic science research and one-half to academic, support, campus administration, and community uses; development will be phased in over 15 to 20 years
molecular design
design of molecules, including pharmaceuticals
Molecular Design Institute
research institute at UCSF that promotes and coordinates research and education in the broad area of molecular design with particular emphasis on the discovery, design, and delivery of novel pharmaceutical agents; the MDI is an Organized Research Unit (ORU) of the University of California, San Francisco
molecular docking program
computer program that simulates fitting potential drugs into target receptor molecules much like a key fits into a lock
molecular drug design
design of pharmaceuticals based upon the application of chemistry, biology, mathematics, and computer science
molecular pharmacology
molecular approaches to the study of drug action
molecular targeting
developing a drug directed at a specific biological target
MPH
Master of Public Health, graduate degree
MR-I
the building letter code for Medical Research Building I on the UCSF Parnassus campus
MR-II
the building letter code for Medical Research Building II on the UCSF Parnassus campus
MR-IV
the building letter code for Medical Research Building IV on the UCSF Parnassus campus
MS
Master of Science, graduate degree
MU
the building letter code for Milberry Union, 500 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco
MUNI
short for Municipal Railway, the name of the public transportation busses, steetcars, cable cars. and subway trains in San Francisco
MZ
the building letter code for UCSF/Mount Zion Medical Center, 1600 Divisadero; Brunn Research Institute, 1657 Scott; and Mount Zion Research Building, 2340 Sutter -- all in San Francisco
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