UCSF
Higher EducationCalifornia, United States10001+ Employees
UCSF is a higher education and medical research institution based in San Francisco, California. It pursues an integrated model that combines research, education, and patient care, relying on collaboration among its professional and graduate schools, the medical center, and its research programs and support services. The university serves students pursuing health-related education, patients seeking care, and the broader scientific and medical communities, with a focus on translating discovery into real-world health outcomes. Recent developments include an expansion of facilities to Oakland, California, that supports a patient navigator for youths transitioning to adult care, establishes an endowed professorship in sickle cell disease, and funds a new hospital building on the UCSF Benioff Oakland campus. It has also engaged in partnerships in cancer care and precision medicine, such as joining the Caris Precision Oncology Alliance with Caris Life Sciences.