Professor Emeritus Herb Boyer's discovery of recombinant DNA changed medicine, ushering in a new era in biological treatments and led to the creation of synthetic insulin. It also changed the way science was done, pioneering new partnerships with funders and industry, and leading to the creation of the biotech industry.
Neurosurgeon Edward Chang, MD, developmental geneticist Thomas Kornberg, PhD, and virologist Raul Andino-Pavlovsky, PhD, have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the highest honors in American science.
Ailene Estalilla is all about uplifting others. The chief of staff at the UCSF Police Department and mother of three does it every day, at work and at home.
MyTime is replacing Symplr and HBS beginning with the May 11 – 24, 2025 pay period.
This spring, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Walnut Creek Outpatient Cetner will become one of the only children's hospital on the West Coast to have an intestinal ultrasound (IUS) machine for children with IBD, making for a much better patient experience.
Three UCSF Health hospitals received “A” ratings in the spring 2025 Hospital Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety.
If you are working at St. Mary's on Floor 8E, find out here which Service Desk to contact for support.
UCSF Health intends to continue regular operations, including emergency care, and expects to be able to maintain the majority of scheduled appointments and surgeries during a one-day strike on May 1.
A study established new neighborhood characteristics that lead to higher death rates in children with leukemia that can serve as intervention opportunities.
A new partnership will allow UC San Francisco employees to ride Uber’s employee shuttle buses to Mission Bay. Uber, which is headquartered in Mission Bay and operates an employee shuttle system that runs throughout the Bay Area, will permit a limited number of UCSF employees to purchase a monthly subscription to ride the Uber shuttles beginning in June. The service will be available to UCSF employees commuting to the Mission Bay campus on weekdays. It will stop at several locations across the Bay Area. “Given UCSF’s limited parking capacity and our sustainability goals to reduce single
