Lynna Vong, an SF native, is now a journeyperson carpenter after taking part in a UCSF jobs program. Our new hospital at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights will create 1,000 union jobs for construction workers like Lyna. Learn more » http://tiny.ucsf.edu/3PcIhi | UCSF

Philanthropy can play a unique role in backing rapid-turnaround science at UCSF, especially in times of heightened need. In the last year, the newly renamed Sandler Program for Breakthrough Biomedical Research, or PBBR, has helped UCSF researchers launch COVID-19 testing and public health initiatives in hard-hit San Francisco neighborhoods, now a national model for pandemic response. Funds have also helped uncover potential drug targets to fight SARS-CoV-2 infection, and driven the development,

"This year has tested our resolve and we'll likely be tested further. From battling a global pandemic to enduring the deep political divisions across our country... In the face of all this you shine." UCSF leadership wanted to share a message of gratitude to the UCSF community as we near the end of an especially difficult year. | UCSF