advisory board

Advisory Board

T he role of medical devices, such as bronchoscopes, in the transmission of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has long been recognized, however, the evidence that environmental and medical equipment surfaces play a role in the transmission of HAIs has been weak. Studies have demonstrated that pathogens can be transmitted from surfaces to personnel and patients, and that these pathogens ar...

Independent Scientific Advisory Board

Independent Scientific Advisory Board

Introduction At the request of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and the Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership (PNAMP), the ISAB reviewed the design and proposed statistical analyses in a study comparing stream habitat monitoring protocols, which will be carried out by PNAMP. The study objectives are as follows:

Research Advisory Board (RAB)

The Research Advisory Board (RAB) was initiated in 2005 by Eugene Washington, then Provost at UCSF. The charge to the RAB is to identify research-related issues that are important to investigators at UCSF and to work with the office of the Executive ViceChancellor/Provost (EVCP) on improving operations that affect research. The RAB includes members of the faculty, administrative staff from depa...

International Advisory Board

Academic Advisory Board

Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) are model research organisms and are frequently reared in research institutions. Research specimens domesticated in a laboratory-reared setting may have different behavioral phenotypes as compared to their wild counterpart. Additionally, it has been determined that the absence of “key” stimuli in the physical environment of captive animals may result in alt...