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Researchers pioneer new method to edit genes in human cells

Thu Jan 6, 2022

Beyond the spike protein

Mon Jan 3, 2022
Human cells dotted with viral particles
NIAID/NIH

A human cell (green) infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (purple). Research from QBI has identified how the Alpha variant of the virus evades the human immune system.

Findings from QBI point to a host of viral proteins that enable SARS-CoV-2 variants to evade the immune system.

UCSF researchers develop a new drug regimen to combat malaria in children

Thu Dec 16, 2021
Child sitting on a bed surrounded by a bed net
UK Department for International Development

A child sits on a bed surrounded by a bed net intended to prevent mosquito bites that could transmit malaria, Kenya. A new drug regimen developed at UCSF offers children improved protection against the disease.

Study shows that monthly doses of two common anti-malarial drugs for the first few years of life can provide 95 percent protection against the disease.

Five School of Pharmacy trainees earn honors from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Tue Dec 14, 2021
Round, oval, and oblong pills
Wikimedia Commons
PhD students and postdoctoral researchers earn the 2022 Presidential Trainee Award

Map of protein systems reveals new targets for cancer treatment

Thu Dec 9, 2021
A branching network of protein systems
Krogan Lab

A birds-eye depiction of the findings from the Quantitative Biosciences Institute’s recent work on cancer. Each node represents a protein system and darker-colored nodes are more likely to be involved in cancer.

Scientists at the UCSF Quantitative Biosciences institute developed a new approach for understanding cancer and applied it to breast cancer and cancers of the neck and head

2021 UCSF climate survey deadline approaches

Tue Nov 23, 2021
Two women having a conversation at a table
The deadline for completing the 2021 UCSF climate survey is November 30—make sure your voice is heard.

Dean’s Apple Teaching Awards for summer 2021

Tue Nov 23, 2021
an apple on top of books
The Dean's Apple Teaching Awards for summer 2021 were given to faculty and student instructors who received outstanding scores on student evaluations.

Update from the Dean: A fond farewell

Thu Nov 18, 2021
The dean’s final update, including a major advance in tuberculosis treatment and leading UCSF on energy-efficient freezers.

Class of 2024 proudly enters the pharmacy profession amid pandemic

Mon Nov 15, 2021
Kroon

Lisa Kroon, PharmD, delivered the keynote address during the annual UCSF School of Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony.

The newest PharmD class kicked off its training in the field of pharmacy with orientation and the White Coat Ceremony

Burchard delivers Faculty Research Lecture in Clinical Science

Mon Nov 15, 2021
Burchard
Elisabeth Fall

Esteban G. Burchard, MD, MPH

Esteban G. Burchard, MD, MPH, delivered the 20th Annual Faculty Research Lecture in Clinical Science on November 2.

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