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My Writing
The Road to a Cure: UCSF, February 2011
In searching for a cure for diabetes, researchers from UCSF and their partners at ViaCyte, a San Diego biotechnology company, have already cleared some large hurdles. ViaCyte has developed a line of human stem cells that have been specially cultured …
Seeking Balance in the Brain: UCSF, February 2011
Some signals in the brain inhibit action, and some spark or excite it. A balance of those two impulses is critical to healthy brain function – and an imbalance lies beneath many of the most common brain problems such as …
Addressing the Data Bottleneck: UCSF, February 2011
In an age of tremendous biological discoveries, where stem cells may ultimately prove useful as therapies for many diseases, a quiet mathematician and physicist is emerging as a key player. Jun Song, PhD, has found himself in demand among the …
Nurturing a Delicate Balance: UCSF’s Industry Partnerships: UCSF, February 2011
When UCSF researcher Charles Chiu, MD, PhD, recently renewed his center’s partnership with Abbott Diagnostics, it marked a milestone in the University’s efforts to keep its industry partnerships alive and well. Abbott’s renewed funding for the Viral Diagnostics and Discovery Center (VDDC), which …
Jason Pomerantz: From Boyhood Dreams to the Scientific Lab: UCSF, January 2011
When he was in kindergarten, Jason Pomerantz, MD, drew a self-portrait depicting a surgeon at work in an operating room. He told his mother, “I want to make people not get old.” Now 38 and a craniofacial plastic surgeon at …
Power in Numbers: San Francisco Magazine, December 2010
What do you do if the fitness club you’re obsessed with is about to go out of business? If you’re Max Levchin, the multimillionaire cofounder of PayPal, you get your similarly fanatical gym buddies to go in with you to …
What Obama Can Learn From the Giants: The Huffington Post, November 2010
In what must have been a happy moment on the eve of a miserable midterm election, President Obama called San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy to congratulate him on the team’s improbable World Series victory. The conversation was no doubt …
Why The Giants Broke Their Curse: Sports Grid, November 2010
If you are like most baseball fans, you watched the San Francisco Giants steamroll the Texas Rangers in the World Series, beating the vaunted Cliff Lee twice and holding the juggernaut offense to a total of one run in three games, and you …
Biz 101 for a Growing Crowd: San Francisco Magazine, November 2010
David Abernathy knows about image problems—he dropped out of high school and college, then burned out as an investment banker before starting his own consulting practice. Perhaps that’s why he’s a perfect fit for his new job: As a director …
Even Rich Folks Need Friends — On Facebook: Forbes, September 2010
Want to know who is hoping to make some new friends on Facebook? Talk to Chuck. Or maybe, given the discount brokerage’s new embrace of social media, that should be Chat with Chuck – or Tweet with Chuck.