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UCSF Epidemiologists and Biostatisticians to Lead NIH Project Focused on Dementia Prevention

Top-row, from left to right: Jacqueline Torres, PhD, MA, MPH; Yulin Hswen, ScD, MPH; Tom Hoffman, PhD, MA; and Chiung-Yu Huang, PhD, MS Bottom-row, from left to right: Rebecca Graff, ScD; Fei Jiang, PhD, MS; Suzanna Martinez, PhD, MS; and Fan Xia, PhD

Biostatistics Grant for UCSF Aims to Catch Aneurysms Before They Rupture

A new UCSF study will take data gathered from a new machine and crunch it using modern machine learning to help predict which cerebral aneurysms are likely to rupture. The machine, known as a 4D Flow MRI, can create an image of an aneurysm in three physical dimensions and in the fourth dimension...

Pesticide Exposure Linked to Heart Risks in New UCSF Study

From left-to-right: Jacqueline Torres, PhD, MA, MPH, and Lucia Calderon, MPH, MCP

UCSF Health Atlas Expands Its Reach with Nationwide Mapping Tool

UCSF Health Atlas, an interactive mapping tool for measuring health inequities that debuted just as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, is relaunching this month with data from all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, along with new climate and other data.

Cancer Misinformation Dominates Social Media. Here’s How Doctors Can Fight Back.

Health misinformation is prolific online, particularly on social media platforms like TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. Search for any health term and you’re bound to find videos, articles and blogs promoting fake cures, detoxes and all-natural remedies. While some of these claims are harmless, in the...

How Newly Identified Biomarkers Could Reveal Risk Factors for SIDS

Researchers at UC San Francisco are getting closer to being able to predict sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Welcomes New Faculty Member Janne Boone-Heinonen

Janne Boone-Heinonen, PhD, MPH

COVID Disrupted Hep C Elimination in San Francisco, But Housing and Services May Help Get It Back on Track

From left to right: Meghan Morris, PhD, MPH; Sheena Patel; Erin Wilson, DrPH, MPH; and Willi McFarland, MD, PhD, MPH

Loic Yengo, PhD, Named UCSF Presidential Chair, Beginning in 2025

Loic Yengo, PhD, has been named a recipient of the 2024-2025 UCSF Presidential Chair Award and will be appointed as a distinguished visiting associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics from January 1–March 31, 2025.

Address Mauakowa Malata, FAAN, PhD, MSc, BSc, Named UCSF Presidential Chair Through June 30, 2025

Address Mauakowa Malata, FAAN, PhD, MSc, BSc, has been named a recipient of the 2024-2025 UCSF Presidential Chair Award and will be appointed as a distinguished visiting professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics through June 30, 2025.