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Illustration depicting that some neutrophils in glioblastoma migrate from the skull bone marrow to the tumor. Art by Ken Probst.

Sep 09, 2024

A New Niche for Glioblastoma Immune Cells

UCSF Brain Tumor Center study finds immune cells from skull bone marrow can mediate an antitumor immune response

Research

UCSF Brain Tumor Center principal investigator Joseph Costello, PhD, stands in between Pete and Mark Meadows. Photo by Marco Sanchez.

Aug 14, 2024

Searching for a Cure for Rare Brain Cancer

The Meadows family are no strangers to fundraising.

What started as a backyard football game on Thanksgiving Day morning in 1989 has since become an annual event – the Meadows Turkey Bowl – that raises money for people in need who are navigating a cancer diagnosis.

Patient Stories, Philanthropy

UCSF Brain Tumor Center director Mitchel Berger, MD, during a glioma resection surgery

Jul 29, 2024

A Paradigm Shift: Dr. Mitchel Berger on the Challenges and Rewards of Neuro-Oncology

President's Cancer Panel Blog

Campus News, Research

UCSF Brain Tumor Center Dr. Mitch Berger getting ready to throw the ceremonial first pitch at the Cleveland Guardians game.

Jul 22, 2024

Dr. Mitch Berger 1st Pitch

Fox 8 News

Philanthropy, Research

Jul 19, 2024

Gene therapy trial tests cancer-killing virus in brain tumors

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)

Campus News, Research

Jul 15, 2024

UCSF Medical Center Ranks Among Nation’s Exceptional Hospitals

UCSF News

Campus News, Patient Care

Jun 17, 2024

UCSF Treats First Patient with Homegrown Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell Therapy

UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center

Campus News, Research

May 31, 2024

UCSF at ASCO

Research

Graphic showing cartoon illustrations of three scientists with text that says Expanding Theories.

May 29, 2024

Expanding Theories Funding Announcement!

The Brain Tumour Charity

Patient Care, Philanthropy, Research

Multiplexed sequential immunofluorescence microscopy image of a primary meningioma.

May 20, 2024

Revealing How Meningiomas Evolve as They Grow and Respond to Therapy

New UCSF study develops a brain tumor organoid model to test potential treatment approaches

Research

May 20, 2024

Pinpointing the origins of treatment resistance in meningioma

Research

Pavithra Viswanath, PhD, associate professor, and Celine Taglang, PhD, associate specialist in the lab.

Apr 30, 2024

Researcher Pavithra Viswanath, PhD, Delivers Science that Makes a Difference

UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging

Campus News, Research

Engineered T-cells designed to attack glioblastoma. Image by Payal Watchmaker.

Apr 18, 2024

Gene Therapy Is Halting Cancer. Can It Work Against Brain Tumors?

UCSF News

Campus News, Patient Care, Research

Apr 16, 2024

Brain Tumor Tests Offer Better Diagnoses and More Precise Treatments

UCSF Health

Patient Stories

Apr 01, 2024

UCSF Scientists Build a Molecular ‘GPS’ to Guide Cell Therapies

UCSF News

Campus News, Research

UCSF postdoc Oscar Campos, PhD, works in the Lim Lab on UCSF’s Mission Bay campus. Photo by Noah Berger, 2023.

Feb 15, 2024

Six Cancer Research Projects Funded in Fall 2023 RAP Cycle

UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center

Campus News, Research

3D representation of individual patient's tumor showing where samples were taken for genomic and epigenomic analyses

Jan 18, 2024

Getting to the roots of glioblastoma

3D representations of individual patients’ brain tumors reveal origins, new potential vulnerabilities

Research

An imaging scan from a person with a meningioma (orange). Credit: National Cancer Institute/NCI-CONNECT.

Dec 21, 2023

Genetic Signature May Help Tailor Treatment for Meningioma

The National Cancer Institute

Research

Graphic showing a panel of five images (L to R) MRI showing a glioma; a microscopy image showing connections between glioblastoma cells and brain cells; MRI scan showing a meningioma; an illustration depicting focused ultrasound waves targeting brain tumor; an illustration depicting gene expression analysis. Text banner says 5 Research Stories of the Year.

Dec 11, 2023