HUGE NEWS: “For the first time, this study demonstrates that we can generate entire spoken sentences based on an individual’s brain activity." #science
Your lungs make blood too. UCSF scientists just discovered lung stem cells that produce blood, just like bone marrow. This could change how we treat blood and immune disorders. tiny.ucsf.edu/Pwa7qn
PLEASE SHARE: UCSF frontline #covid19 care providers are in urgent need of critical supplies such as masks, disposable gloves & more. You can drop off donations at 3 sites in San Francisco and Oakland starting Monday, 3/23.
More info ➡️ tiny.ucsf.edu/Covid19Supplies#coronavirus
Congratulations to @UCBerkeley 's Jennifer A. Doudna - also a UCSF adjunct professor of cellular and molecular pharmacology - for winning the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry!
BREAKING NEWS:
The 2020 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna “for the development of a method for genome editing.”
Congratulations to Michael V. Drake, MD, UC's next president! Dr. Drake earned his medical degree in ophthalmology at UCSF and was a member of our faculty for more than 20 years. Welcome back to the @UofCalifornia family, Dr. Drake! #UCSFproudbit.ly/2Z86qTF
Behind the scenes! Today was huge for UCSF prof. @DJuliusSF, who won the #NobelPrize in Physiology/Medicine for his work on the neuroscience of pain. Here are some of our favorite moments from today. #UCSFProud
Julius shares the prize with @ardemp of @scrippsresearch. Congrats!
Awaiting FDA approval, the new CRISPR-based #COVID19 test can diagnose in 45 minutes in almost any lab with off-the-shelf reagents and common equipment. #coronavirusbit.ly/3akWBEl
BREAKING NEWS! We’re launching a new homelessness research initiative, thanks to a $30 million gift from Lynne and Marc @Benioff! @ucsfcvp #healthequity#poverty
