UCSF Receives $824M in NIH Funding, Driving Medical Breakthroughs
March 13, 2026
The grants enable UCSF researchers to develop better therapies for cancer, diabetes, and dementia, pursue new technologies with AI, and fight infectious diseases.
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) received $824 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2025 to drive groundbreaking research in medicine and science. The funding enables UCSF researchers to develop new treatments for diseases like cancer, diabetes, and dementia, as well as pursue innovative technologies using AI to combat infectious diseases like tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria.