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Dr. Nancy Ascher Recipient of Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service to the School of Medicine
UCSF School of Medicine
May 19, 2020
Nancy Ascher, M.D., Ph.D., world-renowned organ transplant surgeon and a former Chair of the Department of Surgery, received the Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service to the School of Medicine for 2020. The award, now in its 21st year, recognizes exceptional service to the School of Medicine. It is the school...
Emergency Blood Drives During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A New Model of Collaboration among UCSF Leadership, Medical Students, and a Community Partner
NEJM Catalyst
May 06, 2020
"The closure of public spaces during the Covid-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of thousands of community blood drives — a major source of blood for hospitals. The United States is at risk for a secondary public health crisis if a continuous pipeline of community donations is not reestablished. At...
Urine Test Can Detect Likelihood of Kidney Transplant Rejection
UCSF News Services
April 06, 2020
Noninvasive Test More Than 95 Percent Accurate, UCSF Researchers Say A simple urine test can diagnose and predict acute rejection in kidney transplants, leading to an opportunity for earlier detection and treatment, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco. A test of 601 urine samples showed...
Dr. Sandy Feng Named Next AJT Editor-in-Chief by ASTS and AST
UCSF Department of Surgery
February 11, 2020
The Department of Surgery congratulates transplant surgeon Sandy Feng, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Surgery and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Surgery, on being named the next Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Transplantation (AJT). The full joint news release from ASTS and AST appears below...
UCSF Transplant Surgeon Ryutaro Hirose, M.D. Instrumental in New Liver Transplant Donation Guidelines
UCSF News Services
February 06, 2020
The Organ Procurement Transplantation Network (OPTN) recently updated the liver distribution policy to provide better efficiency and fairness for transplant patients – regardless where they live, what hospital they choose for care or how sick they must be before being likely to get a transplant – and a UC San...
Rachael Callcut, MD, MSPH and Kalpana Harish, MPH Honored with Selection to Participate in UC Women's Initiative for Professional Development
UCSF Department of Surgery
December 12, 2019
Rachael Callcut, MD, MSPH and Kalpana Harish, MPH have been honored by selection to participate in the 2020 UC Women's Initiative for Professional Development, a platform to support UCSF’s emerging leaders, from among a pool of candidates throughout the UC system. Dr. Callcut is Associate Professor of Surgery...
Dr. Ryutaro Hirose Appointed Surgical Medical Director of the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR)
SRTR News
November 20, 2019
UCSF transplant surgeon Ryutaro Hirose, M.D. has been appointed Surgical Medical Director of the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR). Below is the official announcement: The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Ryutaro (Ryo) Hirose as...
Tang Lab's Dr. Leonardo Ferreira Spearheads Participatory Science Education in Latin America
UCSF Tang Lab
August 22, 2019
Leonardo M.R. Ferreira, Ph.D. , @enhancerleo, postdoctoral scholar in the laboratories of Dr. Qizhi Tang (Department of Surgery) and Dr. Jeffrey Bluestone (Diabetes Center) at UCSF, is changing the way science is taught in Latin America. Accounting for over 10% of the world’s population, Latin America nevertheless...
Sandy Feng, M.D., Ph.D. Named Inaugural Vice Chair for Research by Department of Surgery
UCSF Department of Surgery
July 22, 2019
Sandy Feng, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Surgery at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), has been appointed the inaugural Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Surgery. In her new role, Dr. Feng will serve as a leader in advancing the research mission of the Department, with particular focus on...
James M. Gardner, MD, PhD Awarded Appointment to Prestigious Physician-Scientist Scholar Program
UCSF Division of Transplant Surgery
July 15, 2019
James M. Gardner, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Transplant Surgery, has been awarded an appointment to the prestigious Physician-Scientist Scholar Program (PSSP), part of the UCSF Sandler Fellows Program. All of the Departments in the University are invited to nominate candidates...
Dr. Minnie M. Sarwal Named Co-Principal Investigator on Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, "A Comprehensive Single Cell Atlas of the Human Kidney"
Sarwal Lab
June 24, 2019
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $68 million in funding to support the Human Cell Atlas and its selection of 38 collaborative science teams to launch CZI’s Seed Networks for a Human Cell Atlas projects. These collaborative groups bring together scientists, computational biologists, software...
Joyce Trompeta Ph.D., PNP Awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant from U.S. State Department
UCSF Department of Surgery
June 18, 2019
Joyce A. Trompeta, Ph.D., PNP, Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant from the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs / Japan-United States Educational Commission. Dr. Trompeta will examine the organ donation and transplantation...
Diverse Group of Researchers Help Pioneer Novel Approach to Treating Type 1 Diabetes Using Pancreatic Islets and Parathyroid Gland Co-Transplantation
UCSF News Services
June 13, 2019
Researcher of the Month: Peter Stock, MD, PhD As a pivotal figure in HIV-to-HIV organ transplantation and its legalization through the passage of the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act , transplant surgeon Peter G. Stock, MD., PhD. , continues to strive toward breakthroughs in research. While Stock is mostly known...
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Awards Dr. Peter Stock $11M Grant to Conduct Clinical Trial for Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
Stem Cellar, The Official Blog of CIRM, California's Stem Cell Agency
May 23, 2019
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded $11.08 Million to Dr. Peter Stock at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) to conduct a clinical trial for treatment of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)... The trial will be using parathyroid glands to aid in the success and viability of the...
A Daughter’s Gift to Her Mother Saves Two Lives
Washington Post
May 11, 2019
Just 42 years old, Erosalyn Deveza was drifting toward death. Her kidneys were barely functioning. She was constantly exhausted. She had vertigo and vomited frequently. She was tethered to a home dialysis machine for eight hours each night as she slept. A kidney transplant was the only thing that could save her...
Leonardo Ferreira Receives Future of Science Fund Scholarship from Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology
UCSF Tang Lab
April 25, 2019
UCSF molecular immunologist Leonardo M.R. Ferreira, Ph.D. , @ enhancerleo, a postdoctoral scholar in the laboratories of Dr. Qizhi Tang and Dr. Jeffrey Bluestone at UCSF, received a Future of Science Fund Scholarship from the Keystone Symposia on Molecular Biology to attend one of the organization's meetings in...