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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.

September 15, 2026

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Science Publishing: Green and Gold -- An Open Access Primer

November 5, 2014

Anneliese Taylor

The landscape of scientific publishing is rapidly changing. Journals are increasingly moving to an open access model, ensuring that readers...

Comic of woman with ponytail and freckle face, wearing white coat running with a beaker about to fall out of her hand. Entitled: Exit, Pursued by Science

Bat Viruses, Cancer Exosomes, Bridge Birds

October 31, 2014

Hanna Starobinets

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

October 24, 2014

Hanna Starobinets

Hello world. I don't know about you, but I love that friend who reads tons of random stuff on the...

Dan Keller, founder of Nurse Tech

NurseMind App Keeps Busy Nurses On Target

October 22, 2014

The Bay Area is teeming with startups, many of which have a UCSF connection. Each month, the Synapse will sit...

Journal Club: Microbiology, Cancer Biology, Chemical Biology, and Neuroscience

October 21, 2014

Reviews of journal articles covering topics of Microbiology, Cancer Biology, Chemical Biology, and Neuroscience.

Journal Club: RImmunology, Cell Biology, Cancer Biology and Neuroscience

May 22, 2014

Reviews of journal articles covering topics of Immunology, Cell Biology, Cancer Biology and Neuroscience.

Journal Club: Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Developmental Biology, and Neuroscience

May 8, 2014

Reviews of journal articles covering topics of Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Developmental Biology, and Neuroscience.

Journal Club: Immunology, Tissue Engineering, and Biochemistry

April 24, 2014

Reviews of journal articles covering topics of Immunology, Tissue Engineering, and Biochemistry.

Journal Club: Stem Cell Biology, Reproductive Biology, Prions, Allergy & Immunology

April 10, 2014

Reviews of journal articles covering topics of Stem Cell Biology, Reproductive Biology, Prions, Allergy & Immunology.