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4 UCSF Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2021
By Nina Bai Four UC San Francisco faculty members are among the 100 new national and international members elected this year to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine...
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Healthcare
Treating Severe Depression with On-Demand Brain Stimulation
UCSF Team Provides Immediate, Long-Term Relief for Patient’s Symptoms By Robin Marks UCSF Health physicians have successfully treated a patient with severe depression by tapping into the specific brain circuit involved in depressive brain...
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Research
Exposure to Abuse, Violence Leaves an Immune Signature
Exposure to Abuse, Violence Leaves an Immune Signature By Lindzi Wessel Cancer and diabetes cause biological changes that doctors can detect on tests, but assessing the presence of trauma has always been up to the judgment of clinicians...
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Leadership
Jennifer Arnett to Lead Fundraising at Mayo Clinic
By Kristen Bole Jennifer Arnett, vice chancellor of University Development and Alumni Relations, has been named chief development officer of the Mayo Clinic, effective Dec. 1, 2021. Her last day with UC San Francisco will be Oct. 22, 2021...
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Healthcare
Precision Medicine and the Pandemic: Discoveries, Challenges, Insights
pmwcpreviewbanner_0.jpg pmwcpreviewbanner_0.jpg By Sarah Paris At the recent June Precision Medicine World Conference , scientists and health experts from academia, government, and industry discussed how a precision medicine approached has...
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Community
Capturing a Pandemic Moment
By Barbara Ries UCSF Magazine Summer 2021 Photo: Barbara Ries In April 2020, I was assigned to document the 40 UCSF physician and nurse volunteers who traveled to the Navajo Nation when it suffered one of the country’s highest infection...
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Healthcare
Uniting the Black Community to Defeat COVID
Q&A with Kim Rhoads, founder of Umoja Health Partners By Ann Brody Guy UCSF Magazine Summer 2021 “Our agenda isn’t necessarily the academic agenda; it’s the public health agenda – for the African American community,” says Kim Rhoads,...
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Leadership
UCSF Welcomes Erin Gore as New Senior Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration
Oakland Native has Range of Experience, From Higher Education to Consumer Banking By Jess Berthold Erin Gore, MPA, is joining UCSF as senior vice chancellor of Finance and Administration. Photo by Barbara Ries Erin Gore, MPA, a seasoned...
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Healthcare
Prenatal Mindfulness Program Improves Stress Response in Infants
UCSF Study Adds Support for Two-Generation Treatment Approach By Jess Berthold Infants whose mothers participated in a mindfulness-based program during pregnancy had healthier stress responses at 6 months old, a new UC San Francisco study...
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Research
Timing of Brain Injury in Pregnancy, Birth May Impact Motor and Language Outcomes
Findings May Pave Way to Earlier Interventions For Children with Oxygen Deprivation in Utero A new UC San Francisco study that mapped the neural connections of newborns with two different kinds of brain injuries found the maps looked very...