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    Feb 27

    GREAT NEWS! UCSF won more biomedical research grants and contracts in 2018 than any other public institution, a 12-year streak!

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  2. 18 minutes ago

    Beware of companies hawking as a cure for aging, says Saul Villeda, whose work aims to ID anti-aging molecules in the blood: “The research we are doing can be sensationalized. In order to avoid hoax studies we need appropriate clinical trials.”

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  3. Retweeted
    Feb 17

    Excited for this opportunity to enhance our engineering community! Initiative Will Bring Together Engineers at UCSF to Tackle Challenges in Health

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  4. 5 hours ago

    “Then men students ought to have their testicles removed." - Lucy Field Wanzer, UCSF's first female grad (1876), when an instructor said she should have her ovaries removed to study medicine. Join us in saluting trailblazing in health and science throughout !

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  5. 8 hours ago

    Easy at-home stool test for is inexpensive, as effective as colonoscopy, says / researcher James Allison in editorial.

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  6. 21 hours ago

    Using new tools to measure entire strands of RNA, and his lab at UCSF were able to see how RNA behavior changes throughout the development of a cell. This study was made possible by a 2018 grant.

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  7. Retweeted
    Feb 28

    Our hospital is the birthplace of fetal surgery! Help us continue to advance treatments that heal babies before they're born:

    Elianna's Story: A Life-Saving Transplant Before Birth
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  8. Retweeted
    Feb 28

    WOW: terminates its subscription with Elsevier! "Despite months of contract negotiations, Elsevier was unwilling to meet UC’s key goal: securing universal open access to UC research while containing the rapidly escalating costs associated with for-profit journals."

    “I fully support our faculty, staff and students in breaking down paywalls that hinder the sharing of groundbreaking research"—UC President Janet Napolitano on publishing.
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    Feb 28

    “I fully support our faculty, staff and students in breaking down paywalls that hinder the sharing of groundbreaking research"—UC President Janet Napolitano on publishing.

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  10. Feb 28

    "My dad has had diabetes for more than 50 years and I have seen what the disease can do to an amazing person. I will do what I can to ensure that at some point is a thing of the past." - Matthias Hebrok

    LIVE NOW: UCSF stem cell scientist Matthias Hebrok is answering questions about his lab's breakthrough diabetes work - producing functional insulin-producing cells in a dish. Head to to join the conversation:
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  11. Feb 28

    LIVE NOW: UCSF stem cell scientist Matthias Hebrok is answering questions about his lab's breakthrough diabetes work - producing functional insulin-producing cells in a dish. Head to to join the conversation:

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  12. Feb 28

    Hebrok is taking public questions today via , join the conversation here ➡️ 

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  13. Feb 28

    “As a public institution, UCSF is dedicated to serving the wider world through our research, education and clinical enterprises.” We’re to be the #1 public recipient of research grants and contracts for 12 straight years!

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  14. Feb 27

    “This is a critical step towards our goal of creating cells that could be transplanted into patients with diabetes,” said UCSF’s Matthias Hebrok, on successfully growing insulin-producing cells that mimic mature pancreatic beta cells.

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  15. Feb 27

    Science is transforming how doctors talk to patients about diet. ’s work showed that heart attack patients could reverse heart blockages through lifestyles changes, including diet and exercise.

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  16. Retweeted
    Feb 27

    So proud that was the top public recipient of funding in 2018, taking in more than $647.8 million! Here are some of the top projects that earned funding: 🎉

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    Feb 27

    So glad to be part of a #1 PUBLIC university

    GREAT NEWS! UCSF won more biomedical research grants and contracts in 2018 than any other public institution, a 12-year streak!
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  18. Retweeted
    Feb 27

    Heartening to see pediatric residents deeply committed to improving health of child immigrants. Props to and for creating FUERTE, a intervention group to help Latino migrant youth who have experienced trauma.

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    Feb 27

    Gonna curl up & read this report led by Dr. Braveman's team . Report says solutions include "living wage, job training, rental and homebuyer assistance, microloans, and adult financial education and coaching." I think we may need to go a little further...

    Wealth inequality in the United States is at an all-time high, but this brief offers promising solutions to help close this growing gap.
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    Feb 27

    WOW! is again the top public school recipient of funds, 12th year in a row! 2018 competitive grants/contracts totaled $647.8 million, 9.1% increase over 2017!

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  21. Feb 27

    “We will spend an incredible amount on a new heart drug. But if we increased wages by $1, we’d save more lives.” UCSF researcher talks with .

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