Using the Body to Fight Cancer
In the fight against cancer, harnessing the natural defense mechanisms within the human body is gaining promise. Termed cancer immunotherapy...
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of 52 The Morning After: Science in a Trump Administration
If you were to ride the D.C. metro the morning after the election, you would have been overwhelmed with a...
Humans of UCSF: Breathing Easier
"I have always been concerned about the harms of secondhand smoke, especially since I was diagnosed with asthma at a...
Diet Against Disease
“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are,” Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, 1826. What you consume...
Increasing Brain Tumor Survival
Nearly 73,000 adults will be diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2016, and for more than one third, their tumor...
What is Science Policy?
As a member of the Science Policy Group, people frequently ask me what science policy entails. This is a difficult...
One-on-one with Martin Kampmann
Dr. Martin Kampmann joined the faculty at UCSF in 2015 as the first openly LGBT professor at Mission Bay campus...
Finding the Fountain of Youth
For thousands of years, explorers, adventurers, and conquerors have searched for the “fountain of youth,” a magical spring that grants...
The Turkey Drop
It’s not uncommon to find students coming into UCSF with a full-fledged relationship — one of those we’ve-been-steady-for-two-years types. But...
Humans of UCSF: In Harmony
“Singing has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I grew up in a...
Swayed by Stereotypes
“Mr. Hayward is a 45-year-old African-American male with hypertension who presents with dyspnea on exertion…” Patient narratives like the one...
Humans of UCSF: Nurse & Guide
“I am a cancer mom. Once a cancer mom, always a cancer mom. I'm also a registered nurse and have...
Where is the Love?
Given the recent events surrounding the presidential election, I find it hard to scribble about the topic I originally had...
Humans of UCSF: Winning Attitude
“For me, 2016 has been a year of success accompanied by huge changes. This is my first time living in...
Grateful For a Culture of Feedback
An unexpected advantage of introducing a new curriculum has been the fervent solicitation of student feedback. Through a renewed emphasis...