Topics and Expertise: international collaboration

Rare cystic fibrosis mutations limit the benefits of targeted drugs

Thu Dec 26, 2019
A package of Trikafta pills.
Business Wire

Trikafta is so effective that patients can live nearly normal lives while taking the drugs.

Mutations leading to cystic fibrosis in Latino patients may create treatment disparities, say School scientists

QBI fellowship fosters curiosity and perseverance for women scientists

Mon Jan 28, 2019
Kyosiimire-Lugemwa
QBI

Jacqueline Kyosiimire-Lugemwa, PhD, was the first recipient of QBI’s Scholarship for Women from Developing Nations in Biosciences.

Jacqueline Kyosiimire-Lugemwa, the first recipient of QBI’s Scholarship for Women from Developing Nations in Biosciences, spent a year at UCSF in which her perseverance in the sciences was tested. She recently returned to her home country of Uganda more ready than ever to tackle big questions about...

QBI pioneers a collaborative and inclusive approach to scientific discovery

Tue Oct 16, 2018
Krogan
Chris Goodfellow (Gladstone Institutes)

Nevan Krogan, PhD, founded QBI two years ago aiming to build a thriving scientific community at UCSF.

UCSF’s Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), founded two years ago, is making waves with its unique approach to scientific collaboration, catalyzing discoveries from cancer to psychiatry while supporting female scientists and engaging with the public.