COVID-19

Update from the Dean: Excellence amidst change

Wed Jul 14, 2021

School leadership changes, our ongoing fight against COVID-19, and the latest accomplishments of students, faculty members, and staff members

As Delta variant turns into dominant strain in California, scientists detect 'Delta plus'

Tue Jul 13, 2021

Where are drugs to beat COVID—and the next pandemic?

Wed Jun 30, 2021

QBI continues research efforts to stave off future surges of COVID-19

Wed Jun 30, 2021

NIAID/NIH

A cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (green), isolated from a patient sample.

Research into SARS-CoV-2 variants and potential therapies pushes forward

Employees urged to submit COVID-19 vaccination records

Mon May 10, 2021

syringes next to a record-keeping clipboard

Maurice Ramirez

If you did not receive your vaccination at UCSF, you can submit your documentation via the Occupational Health Portal website.

A reliable test for COVID-19 immunity

Wed Apr 28, 2021

NIAID/NIH

SARS-CoV-2 particles (magenta) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab.

The Wells Lab developed an efficient test for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

Update from the Dean: Recovery and resilience after a pandemic year

Thu Mar 11, 2021

Elisabeth Fall

B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD

All the latest on COVID-19 vaccinations, a careful return to in-person education, science, and more.

New fund supports faculty members struggling with pandemic-related career disruptions

Mon Mar 1, 2021

Susan Merrell

The Faculty Resource Fund is offering two levels of awards to support faculty members affected by COVID-19 pandemic. The deadline to apply is March 9.

Cancer drug stops SARS-CoV-2 in the lab

Thu Feb 11, 2021

PharmaMar

Aplidin is extracted from Aplidium albicans, a sea squirt found off the coast of Spain.

“If you get a drug that targets a human protein, it would be incredibly hard for the virus to mutate away from being reliant on it,” said Nevan Krogan, the director of QBI.

How we know it’s safe to get the vaccine

Thu Dec 17, 2020

A man wearing a mask measures vaccine in a syringe.