Facts About UCSF
How to illustrate the singular accomplishments at UCSF.
- UCSF is an elite health sciences institution
- MissionBay will double current research space
- School of Medicineranked 6th in the nation
- School of Pharmacyranked 1st pharmacy graduate school in the nation
- Discovered re-combinant DNA techniques that led to the biotechnology industry
- Human growth hormone discovery led to production of synthetic hormone
- First to discover techniques that led to Hepatitis B vaccine
- First to establish special care units for AIDS patients
- First to discover prions, the disease agent behind mad cow disease
- 18,000 employees
- 3 Nobel laureates
- UCSF Doctoral program in biological sciences ranked 5th in the nation
- School of Nursing 5 out of 7 specialties ranked first or second
- Gene for insulin isolated leading to mass production of insulin
- First successful surgery on a baby still in the mother’s womb
- First to discover that normal cellular genes can be converted to cancer genes
- Fourth largest recipient of NIH research funds
- Among the first to identify HIV as the causative agent for AIDS
- UCSF Medical Center ranked 7th best hospital in the nation