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One of nine campuses of the University of California, UCSF is a world- class health and biomedical sciences campus for graduate and professional students only. It includes four professional schools, Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, and Dentistry, that host a variety of graduate programs in basic sciences. iPQB is located on the new Mission Bay campus, near the San Francisco waterfront, an easy walk from San Francisco's new ballpark and Embarcadero. Three research buildings, new housing for students, postdocs and junior faculty as well as a spectacular student recreation and fitness center equipped with basketball courts and two swimming pools (one on the roof) have transformed the southeast quadrant of San Francisco into a dynamic neighborhood. A new cancer center is on the drawing board. San Francisco is rich in cultural and ethnic diversity, with excellent museums, theaters, musical offerings and outstanding restaurants. California's famous wine country and skiing and camping in the Sierra Nevada are within easy reach. Sailing and windsurfing on the San Francisco Bay are appealing pastimes. Especially interesting to biophysics students, a new Institute devoted to expansion in Quantitative Biomedical Research (QB3) houses 17 established faculty at Mission Bay opened in 2004, with an additional 15 faculty recruitments underway.
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Looking west toward the Parnassus campus of UCSF, which rests to the right of Sutro Tower above Golden Gate Park. Photo by Majed
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From the roof of Genentech Hall, the lights of downtown San Francisco beckon. To the right, the illuminated Bay Bridge and the flood lights of SBC Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. Photo by Majed
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The interior of the Genetics, Development and Behavioral Sciences building is flooded with natural light from above. Photo by Majed
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An eye-level view of the Genetics, Development and Behavioral Sciences building from the Koret Quad. Photo by Majed
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The barrel-vaulted entrance to Genentech Hall opens onto a bank of elevators and the light-filled atrium. Photo by Majed
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Young scientist at Genentech Hall relaxes amidst an architectural environment that suggests the molecular nature of the research within its laboratories. Photo by Majed
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A 278-seat auditorium on the main floor of Genentech Hall combines intimacy and easy lines of sight for the audience. Photo by Majed
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A campus bookstore occupies space on the main floor of Genentech Hall. Photo by Majed
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Lounge areas at Genentech Hall offer open views of the San Francisco skyline as well as their own shadow show. Photo by Majed
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A dense pattern of rectangles appears on glassy surfaces throughout Genentech Hall. Shown here are those that stamp the glass partitions between one of the interaction spaces and laboratory benches beyond. Photo by Majed
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Students enjoy the sun on the second floor terrace of Genentech Hall Cafe. Photo by Majed
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Inside the Genentech Hall Cafe. Photo by Majed
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Views of downtown San Francisco are a constant reminder of UCSF’s urban origins and history. Photo by Majed
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Through these doors the first wave of UCSF scientists and staff entered Genentech Hall in January 2003, populating one of the most modern laboratory facilities in the world. Photo by Majed
