Humans of UCSF: Elizabeth Earley
"I used to do research on bees. It was hands on, it was intense, it was all early in the...
Humans of UCSF: Ben Davis
"Hi everybody. I've brought you gifts for your scientific endeavors." "I've been working here for three years... My favorite lab...
Humans of UCSF: Meredith Bock and Katelyn Dow
"It sounds cheesy, but my favorite part of UCSF has been the classmates, both their accomplishments and humility. It's motivating."...
Targeting Telomeres, Reusable Rockets
If you break an aglet—the plastic cap on the end of your shoelace—the lace will fray. Then it’ll rip. Soon...
Humans of UCSF: Jorge Ortiz-Carpena and Francesca Aloisio
"We're in the process of planning recruitment, and it's reminding me a lot of last year--this was me interviewing at...
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...
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...
Do You Have a Sugar Belly? UCSF’s SugarScience Educates the Public on the Truth behind Added Sugar
SugarScience is a website developed by UCSF to act as an authoritative source for the scientific evidence about the effects...
Vaccine Outreach
This is an extra web-only edition of my column between print issues while Synapse is on holiday break. As such...