The Fall 2016 HeadsUp Newsletter is now available! Also, please review our past volumes of HeadsUp here.
HeadsUp Fall 2016 (PDF)
Posted December 09, 2016
Professor Mriganka Sur, PhD, FRS, delivered the 2016 Departmental Michael M. Merzenich Discovery Lecture on October 14th. Dr. Sur is a world-renowned brain scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is the Paul E. and Lilah Newton...
Posted November 08, 2016
Patricia Loftus, MD is originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania and graduated Summa Cum Laude for the University of Scranton with a BS in Biology and a BA in Philosophy. She earned her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College and accomplished her...
Posted October 03, 2016
Video of Redefining Possible: Separating Kids from Viruses
Joe DeRisi, PhD, professor, chair of biochemistry and biophysics at UCSF, and his team invent a new genetic test that detects various bacterial infections and viruses.
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Posted September 29, 2016
September, 2016: Mike Merzenich receives The Kavli Prize in Oslo, Norway September, 2016 for his lifelong contributions to the understanding of the principles underlying neuroplasticity.
Posted September 29, 2016
2016 Roger Boles, MD, lecture
Bevan Yueh, MD
Professor and Chair
University of Minnesota
September 15, 2016: For the annual 2016 Boles Endowed Lecture, we were honored to host Dr. Bevan Yueh, who is Professor and the George L Adams Chair for...
Posted September 16, 2016
U.S. News & World Report ranks UCSF Medical Center #7 among the top hospitals in the nation! According to U.S. News, eight UCSF adult specialties ranked in the nation's top 10 for clinical specialties; cancer, diabetes & endocrinology,...
Posted August 03, 2016
Congratulations to our Fellows and Chief Residents!
Drs. Joseph DePietro & Dr. Daniel Flis
Dr. Murr and Chief Residents Drs. Shethal Bearelly,
Daniel Faden & Jeffrey Markey
Posted June 23, 2016
On June 17 and 18, Katherine C.Y. Sie, MD, Professor from the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital was our visiting Sooy Professor. Her lectures on velopharyngeal insufficiency in cleft palate and other disorders, and on hearing...
Posted June 23, 2016
Resident Research Symposium
Drs. Matthew Tamplen and Shethal Bearelly were both awarded 1st place.
1st place winner Dr. Matthew Tamplen
1st place winner Dr. Shethal Bearelly
3rd place winner Dr. Elizabeth Cedars...
Posted June 21, 2016