Research Overview

The Department of Radiology is actively engaged in research that ranges from basic science to clinical applications to new technologies. The department houses and supports 14 defined laboratory and research groups. In 2005, the department (including VA Medical Center and UCSF laboratories) ranked 4th in total NIH funding for diagnostic radiology departments.

In the past several years the department has added three important state-of-the art research facilities: The Center for Functional and Molecular Imaging at China Basin Landing, a Program in Bioengineering located at QB3: California Institute for Biomedical Research and the Center for Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

With the increase of space and equipment and the continuing interdisciplinary culture of UCSF, the Department continues to attract academicians of the highest caliber.