Humans of UCSF: Matt Cummings
"I have a dream." [collective laughter] "No, my main goal for UCSF is to prioritize communication between students of all...
Synapse: January 10, 1980
Concerns about the increasing frequency of C-sections is nothing new. Thirty-five years ago, Michael Bader reported on this trend in...
Antibacterial Fat, DIY Pancreas
Happy New Year! Isn’t it great that while we were all on vacation, enjoying the holidays with our friends and...
Journal Club: Physiology, Cell Engineering, Biochemistry, Autoimmunity & Stem Cell Biology
Reviews of journal articles covering topics of Physiology, Cell Engineering, Biochemistry, Autoimmunity & Stem Cell Biology.
Vaccine Outreach
This is an extra web-only edition of my column between print issues while Synapse is on holiday break. As such...
Synapse: December 7, 1964
Today, a visitor to UC Berkeley can see a campus full of people recruiting, promoting, soliciting, tabling, proselytizing and otherwise...
Journal Club: Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Immunology, and Developmental Biology
Reviews of journal articles covering topics of Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Immunology, and Developmental Biology.
Cat domestication, parasite ecology, human genetics
So, you’re back from Thanksgiving, and it’s only a few weeks until the winter holidays. Now that you’ve exhausted your...
Comet Landing, Black Death
Space Exploration: On Nov. 12, the European Space Agency landed a spacecraft on a comet. Watching the live streaming video...
Synapse: November 16, 1989
To many students at UCSF today, Mount Zion is simply another campus, but until 25 years ago it was wholly...
Journal Club: Microbiology, Structural Biology, Cell Biology and Developmental Biology
Reviews of journal articles covering topics of Microbiology, Structural Biology, Cell Biology and Developmental Biology.
Synapse: November 8, 1984
Today, the most prominent divestment movement at UCSF is to withdraw from fossil-fuel companies. A generation ago, it was divestment...
Journal Club: Neuroscience, Radiology, Immunology and Cell Biology
Reviews of journal articles covering topics of Neuroscience, Radiology, Immunology and Cell Biology.
Bat Viruses, Cancer Exosomes, Bridge Birds
Sometimes, you just have one of those weeks. Those weeks when you have to be in lab at 7 o’clock...
DNA Sequencing, 3D-Printed Organs, Polar Bears
Hello world. I don't know about you, but I love that friend who reads tons of random stuff on the...