UCSF-led team receives $15 million to study genetics of epilepsy
... ... The project is led by Daniel Lowenstein, MD, professor and vice chairman of the Department of Neurology at the University of California, San Fr...UCSF stem cell study reveals cells' capability in mouse brain tissue repair
... ... The study, reported in the December 15 issue of Cell, was led by Chay...Rush and UCSF found gene therapy appeared to reduce symptoms of Parkinson's by 40 percent
Ceregene, Inc., announced today that CERE-120, a gene therapy product in development for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, was well tolerated and appeared to reduce symptoms by approximately 40% (p<0.001), as measured by the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) motor "off" score, in an open-label Phase 1 study in 12 patients with advanced disease. Initial results of the study we...Three UCSF faculty elected to Institute of Medicine
... The new UCSF members are:... ... Kathleen Giacomini, PhD, professor and chair of biopharmaceutical sciences.... James Marks, MD, PhD, professor of anesthesia and pharmaceutical chemistry at UCSF and chief of anesthesia at San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center.... John L.R. Rubenstein, MD, PhD, the Nina Ireland Distinguished Professor in Child Psychiatry and a basic science resea...UCSF set to transform itself into engine of translational research
Signaling a watershed moment in the evolution of UCSF, the National Insitutes of Health today announced that the University has received funding for a major new venture designed to accelerate the pace at which scientific discovery is translated into patient care.... The highly competitive funding mechanism, known as the Clinical and Translational Science Award, is being issued under the "NIH Roa...UCSF study shows suppression of telomerase enzyme can inhibit spread of melanoma
... ... "Identification of this relationship has great significance in understanding the role of telomerase and glycolysis together," said Mohammed Kashani-Sabet, MD, UCSF associate professor of dermatology...UCSF Institute for Regeneration Medicine receives gift from Dolbys
Ray and Dagmar Dolby have donated $16 million to the University of California, San Francisco, in support of the construction of a proposed research building. With the donation, the UCSF Institute for Stem Cell and Tissue Biology will be renamed the UCSF Institute for Regeneration Medicine....... "The donation for this new building is intended to help accelerate the whole research program," said R...UCSF receives funding for training grant from stem cell institute
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine today announced that UCSF and 15 other California non-profit institutions have received the first year of funding for a three-year program designed to train the next generation of stem cell scientists. These are the first grants awarded by the California stem cell agency....... The Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee (ICOC) approved the tra...UCSF study finds nerve regeneration is possible in spinal cord injuries
A team of scientists at UCSF has made a critical discovery that may help in the development of techniques to promote functional recovery after a spinal cord injury. ...... By stimulating nerve cells in laboratory rats at the time of the injury and then again one week later, the scientists were able to increase the growth capacity of nerve cells and to sustain that capacity. Both factors are cri...Tobacco industry weakened pesticide regulations, UCSF study shows
The tobacco industry coordinated cross-industry campaigns to delay and weaken federal and international regulations on pesticide use, according to new findings by UCSF researchers.... ...The findings are reported in a study and commentary posted online at the pre-publication website of Environmental Health Perspectives, the journal of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The...UCSF study points to link to neurodegenerative disease target
A UCSF study has found that a specific signaling link between neurons and muscles in the fruit fly is essential for keeping the insect's nervous system stable. ......The findings are relevant for ongoing research in identifying causes and developing treatments for neuromuscular neurodegenerative diseases in humans, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease,...Two UCSF scientists receive top funding honor from medical institute
Two UCSF professors were named today (March 21) as Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators, a highly prized honor that carries significant, long-term research support....... The investigators are Joseph DeRisi, PhD, UCSF associate professor of biochemistry, and Kevan Shokat, PhD, UCSF professor of cellular and molecular pharmacology....... They are among 43 scientists from 31 institutions n...Psychological stress and disease: UCSF-led study suggests connection
Increasing scientific evidence suggests that prolonged psychological stress takes its toll on the body, but the exact mechanisms by which stress influences disease processes have remained elusive. Now, scientists report that psychological stress may exact its toll, at least in part, by affecting molecules believed to play a key role in cellular aging and, possibly, disease development....... , th...