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Apr 03, 2017

Patient Care
Research
Education
Urologic Subspecialties

UCSF Urology doctors travel to Senegal with IVUMed, a non-profit organization that brings US urologists to low-resource areas around the world...

Mar 23, 2017

Patient Care
Research
Education
Cancer
Urologic Subspecialties
Children

UCSF Urology Again Reaches #1 Position for Research Funding

For the third consecutive year, UCSF Urology is number one in NIH funding for urology programs...

Mar 01, 2017

Research
Education

AACR Most-Cited Research Collection Includes Publication From Lab of Raj Dahiya, PhD

AACR Most-Cited Research Collection Includes Publication From Lab of Raj Dahiya, PhD...

Feb 16, 2017

Research
Urologic Subspecialties

Cells Commonly Found in Mucosal Tissues Affect the Ability of HIV to Infect Immune Cells

Nadia Roan, PhD, et al, demonstrate how stromal fibroblasts potently increase the efficiency by which HIV infects their primary targets: helper T cells ...

Dec 19, 2016

Patient Care
Research
Education
Urologic Subspecialties

Update on Urinary Stone Formation

Flow dynamics that underlie the creation of Randall plaques appear to be key to stone formation ...

Dec 06, 2016

Patient Care
Research
Urologic Subspecialties

NPR & Social Media Reports on UCSF Study Correlating Grooming Habits and Sexually Transmitted Infections

Benjamin Breyer, MD, MAS led research on male and female grooming habits...

Oct 27, 2016

Patient Care
Research
Cancer

Gene Profile Helps Predict Response to Postoperative Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer

For postoperative radiotherapy, refining patient selection could improve outcomes...

Oct 17, 2016

Patient Care
Research
Cancer

Kilted to Kick Cancer

If you noticed a few more kilted men around your town last month, it could have been part of a novel fund-raising program called Kilted to Kick Cancer.