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Prevention-Oriented Approach to Dentistry Helps Patients Avoid the Drill

October 20, 2016 - 1:30pm
Years after CAMBRA was developed at UCSF, it is starting to make inroads among dental professionals nationwide, and researchers are leading the first large study of the protocol in community dental practices.
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Electronic Records Help Link Genes to Age-Related Hearing Loss

October 20, 2016 - 11:01am
A study of patient electronic medical records and genome sequences from adults with age-related hearing impairment, identified two genetic variations linked to the hearing disorder.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSF Experts to Address Several Health Topics During Pediatricians’ Conference

October 19, 2016 - 4:55pm
The nation’s top pediatric specialists from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco will present new clinical findings and fresh perspectives at the annual conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Science in Focus­­: Self-Sorting Cells Disrupt Development

October 19, 2016 - 8:30am
Postdoctoral scholar Audrey O’Neill captured 16 hours of video as part of her work that aims to understand what molecular steps cause cells to self-segregate.
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UCSF Provides Tools, Activities for Compliance Week

October 18, 2016 - 3:36pm
To help all faculty, staff and students at UCSF understand their role in compliance ­– and the best practices to maintain compliance – several departments across the University are holding events and activities for Compliance Week.
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Diversity Champions Honored with 2016 Chancellor Diversity Awards

October 17, 2016 - 2:15pm
UCSF honored 10 individuals who are leaders, activist and pioneers in the fields and communities that they serve for their work in advancing equity and inclusion.
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3 UCSF Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2016

October 17, 2016 - 7:00am
Three UCSF faculty members are among the 70 new members and nine international members elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
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NIMH Funds UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention

October 14, 2016 - 10:48am

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded $8.5 million over five years to UC San Francisco’s Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) to continue conducting cutting-edge prevention research to help achieve local, national and global goals to end the AIDS epidemic.

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Robert Wachter Appointed as New Chair of Department of Medicine

October 13, 2016 - 5:29pm
Dean Talmadge E. King Jr. announced the appointment of Robert Wachter as the new chair of the UCSF Department of Medicine.
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UCSF to Showcase Film Series to Raise Awareness of People with Disabilities

October 13, 2016 - 12:30pm
UCSF is launching a new film series to raise awareness of disabilities as part of the University’s efforts to foster equity, inclusion and appreciation of diversity of all kinds.
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Ophir Klein Awarded $8M NIDCR Grant for Dental Stem Cell Research

October 13, 2016 - 9:50am
Ophir Klein has been awarded one of two inaugural grants from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research that are meant to encourage long-term ambitious and innovative research.
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UCSF Helps Launch NIH Precision Medicine Cohort Program

October 13, 2016 - 3:00am
UCSF is helping to launch a landmark effort by the NIH to engage 1 million U.S. participants in research aimed at preventing and treating disease based on individual differences in lifestyle, environment and genetics.
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Polina Ilieva: UCSF Archivist is Preserving University’s Storied Past for a Dynamic Future

October 12, 2016 - 3:30pm
Polina Ilieva, who oversees UCSF Archives and Special Collections, is working to preserve the items in the collection, to make them accessible to internal and external audiences, and to move toward digitizing the entire collection of artifacts.
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UCSF at Dreamforce 2016: Watch the Highlights

October 12, 2016 - 12:15pm
Watch the highlights from some of UCSF's foremost scientists who participated in the Dreamforce conference this year.
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UCSF Joins Partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs to Open College Doors for California Teens

October 12, 2016 - 9:00am
UCSF is part of a University of California partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to bring an Early Academic Outreach Program to several cities around the state.
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Melvin Malcolm Grumbach, Renowned Pediatric Endocrinologist, Dies at 90

October 7, 2016 - 2:51pm
Melvin Malcolm Grumbach, a leading figure in the field of pediatric endocrinology who is credited with making the UCSF Department of Pediatrics one of the top programs in the world, died Oct. 4 at the age of 90.
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Human Neurons Continue to Migrate After Birth, Research Finds

October 6, 2016 - 11:01am
Researchers at UC San Francisco have discovered a previously unknown mass migration of inhibitory neurons into the brain’s frontal cortex during the first few months after birth
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How a School of Dentistry Lab Joined Fight Against Zika

October 6, 2016 - 9:45am
Lenore Pereira, a virologist and professor in School of Dentistry’s Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, is in the middle of crucial research to understand how the mosquito-borne Zika virus harms the babies of women infected during pregnancy.
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Replacing Myelin Protects Nerve Cells, Restores Function in Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis

October 5, 2016 - 10:21am
Using a mouse model of multiple sclerosis, UCSF scientists demonstrated that regenerating myelin can both protect neurons from damage and restore lost function.
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Undoing the Harm of Childhood Trauma and Adversity

October 5, 2016 - 9:30am
Years of research have shown that trauma and adverse events in childhood can put a person at an elevated risk for a wide range of physical and mental health problems across their life span. But the scope and significance of that impact ­– and how to reverse it – is just beginning to come into focus.
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