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This Date in UCSF History

This Date in UCSF History: The Alzheimer’s Puzzle

[Originally published in Synapse on September 17, 1998.] Research leading to treatments of Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and HIV-associated dementia will be the focus of UCSF’s new Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, which was inaugurated with a symposium.
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Journal Club: Physiology, Developmental & Evolutionary Biology, Immunology and Microbiology

May 14, 2015
Taylor LaFlam
Reviews of journal articles covering topics of Physiology, Developmental & Evolutionary Biology, Immunology, and Microbiology.
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Tomorrowland is Around the Corner

May 14, 2015
Hanna Starobinets
Fabulous innovation is all around us. A typical day in 2015 would be so fundamentally unrecognizable to someone in 2000...
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Journal Club: Structural Biology, Genetics & Autoimmunity, Cancer Biology, and Neuroscience

April 30, 2015
Taylor LaFlam
Reviews of journal articles covering topics of Structural Biology, Genetics & Autoimmunity, Cancer Biology, and Neuroscience.
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The Science of Wine

April 30, 2015
Hanna Starobinets
I don’t know all the science behind winemaking. But my favorite Sonoma winemaker, ex-professor of particle physics Dr. Chris Loxton...
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Journal Club: Developmental Biology, Stem Cell Biology, Cancer Biology, and Biophysics

April 15, 2015
Taylor LaFlam
Reviews of journal articles covering topics of Developmental Biology, Stem Cell Biology, Cancer Biology, and Biophysics.
Science
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Investing in Science: When Scientific Expertise Pays Off

April 15, 2015
Mayya Shveygert
Without doubt, people don’t go to graduate school to make money. On the contrary, graduate students master an art of...
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History of Science: Discoveries and Re-Discoveries

April 15, 2015
Hanna Starobinets
Bald’s Leechbook is one of the world’s oldest surviving medical texts. Dating to the 10th century and written in English...
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Journal Club: Cardiology & Cell Biology, Cancer Biology, Immunology, and Cell Biology

April 2, 2015
Taylor LaFlam
Reviews of journal articles covering topics of Cardiology & Cell Biology, Cancer Biology, Immunology, and Cell Biology.
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Expanding Biomedical Degree Options

April 2, 2015
Hanna Starobinets
Every week we see exciting science and technology news pop up in our social media news feeds. From the outside...
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