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Underwater: A Reflection on Harvey, Charlottesville and America
I turned on the news and my home was underwater. Drowning. I was just back in Houston for a visit...
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A Champion For Women in Science
With a background spanning everything from philosophy to botany to structural biology, Dr. SeemayChou joined the UCSF Department of Biochemistry...
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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...
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Now is the Time
In the aftermath of the election, the past several days have been difficult for me. As a woman and a...
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Diversity Spotlight: One-on-One with Kaveh Ashrafi
Dr. Kaveh Ashrafi started his life under circumstances many might think of as extremely challenging. Separated from his family at...
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Diversity Spotlight: One on One with Diane Barber
Dr. Diane Barber is an Endowed Professor and Chair in the UCSF Department of Cell and Tissue Biology. Students in...
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Diversity Spotlight: One on One with Dr. Saul Villeda
Before I first stumbled into a research laboratory in college, I never imagined that I could or would end up...