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    Sep 14

    SSEW SYMPOSIUM QUESTION OF THE DAY! How many pounds of chemicals are produced in one year for each person? Post your best guess with hashtags for a chance to win a copy of one of Bruce Blumberg’s book, “The Obesegen Effect” at the upcoming Symposium!

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  2. 8 hours ago

    Exposure to UV rays can cause DNA mutations that lead to . Now, research suggests chronic skin injury, itself, can trigger cancer-causing mutations.

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  3. 15 hours ago

    The new protocol, based on research by UCSF researchers and others, is a mixture of revised evaluations and new treatments to personalize care that, in the case of several patients, spurred quicker recoveries.

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  4. 18 hours ago

    "This was total science fiction up until very recently," says . "But because of your breakthrough, we can now get into source code + fundamentally alter capabilities of not just T cells but any cell type." Via w/ Alex of .

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    Sep 13

    FREE GIVEAWAYS! We are giving away signed copies of “The Telomere Effect” by Dr. Elissa Epel to 4 lucky registered attendees! Share our EventBrite page using the event hashtags and to be entered to win. Winners will be announced 9/21!

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  6. Retweeted
    Jul 20

    CRISPR-based tool maps gene function in human

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  7. 23 hours ago

    GREAT NEWS! This $20 million gift from the Dolby family will help us expand research as well as grow clinical and training programs for mood disorders. to the Dolby family for your continued support!

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  8. Sep 17

    UCSF receives $20 million grant to study new tobacco products and impact of e-cigarettes.

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  9. Sep 17

    Most human cancers involve runaway cell growth caused by a defect in a common cell signaling pathway. So far all drugs have failed to block this pathway, but now UCSF researchers have a new strategy.

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    Sep 14

    ImmunoX, an initiative bringing radical collaboration to catalyze in the system, co-founded by Dr Qizhi Tang, Director of the Lab , is launching today!

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    Sep 14

    It’s a BIG DAY! We’re launching the Bakar Initiative 🚀 Read the Press Release:

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  12. Sep 14

    “These injuries were believed to be irreversible, that if the spinal cord was injured, it was not coming back. We’ve been able to disprove that notion."

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    Sep 14

    Thrilled to see today's announcement of the new Bakar Initiative! New ways to measure human immune system and environmental influences for health and disease, with analytics and discoveries!

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    Sep 14

    "The entire biomedical community stands to benefit from this innovative model." - on the launch of the Bakar @immunoxInitiative, which seeks to harness UCSF’s strengths in to drive new strategies for treating diseases.

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    Sep 4

    Come join us for the first workshop in a our science advocacy series leading up to the . will be teaching us all about .

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  16. Sep 14

    We're proud to announce the launch of the Bakar Initiative, seeking to "harness UCSF’s strengths in to drive new strategies for treating diseases."

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    Sep 14

    When your 98 yr-old grandma moves into a nursing home, the doctor there finds a lump in her breast and urges a biopsy. New findings on the most common cancer surgery in nursing home residents and why it may not be a good idea.

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  18. Sep 13

    Researchers have cracked a secret of "immortality" seen in one in three human cancers, suggesting a powerful new target for precision therapies.

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  19. Sep 13

    We were honored to host to speak at the Global Climate & Health Forum. She urged all to “Know your power, think globally, act locally, and take responsibility” for addressing as a public health issue.

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    Sep 12

    Very excited to host to speak at our inaugural WILD-GME event for women residents & fellows across GME! Thx to mentors & cofounders Drs. Keenan & Gilbreth for making this happen. Hope to see you there!

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