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Caring for a loved one with a brain tumor presents unique challenges. Clinical nurse specialist Margaretta Page’s new program helps people cope with those challenges.

As recognition of the need for palliative care expands, UC San Francisco School of Nursing responds with an innovative new program.

Doctoral student Kate Horton argues that an ongoing sex worker movement is well suited to taking the lead in forging laws and policies that will better protect the health of these workers.

PhD student Ilufredo Tantoy is combining practical experience with research to bring better drugs to patients with cancer.

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Doctoral student Hamza Alduraidi is using his research training to understand and address the drivers of poor health among Palestinians living in refugee camps.

Dementia can take a huge toll on the health and well-being of caregivers. UCSF researchers are looking at ways to help family caregivers cope with the stresses and provide the best possible care to their loved ones.

Kord Kober, a bioinformatics expert and evolutionary biologist, brings “big data” analysis to UC San Francisco School of Nursing’s nationally recognized research efforts on symptom management.

A busy year as a fellow in the office of Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi was an invaluable experience for faculty member Brooke Hollister, who is now applying what she learned to her work at UC San Francisco School of Nursing’s Institute for Health & Aging.

Housed at UC San Francisco School of Nursing’s Institute for Health and Aging, the Center for Transdisciplinary Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research in Translational Genomics brings together top experts to address the ethical, legal and social implications of bringing new genetic technology into health care.

Shirley Sears Chater – former UCSF vice chancellor, head of the Social Security Administration and leader of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows Program – built her career on thoughtfully and graciously forging new paths for women and nurses.

Veronica Ramirez brings both her clinical training and life experience to deliver hope and compassion to patients with HIV/AIDS.