Researcher Information

An individual's profile page shows data drawn from external sources, and may also display custom content added by the researcher. See an example of an enhanced profile page.

Name, degrees and contact information are imported from campus systems. Profile owners may add: Photo Education and Training Awards and Honors Research Overview Interests Featured Publications Faculty Mentoring Student Projects Twitter and other feeds Videos Websites News Links Research Activities and Funding come from NIH ExPORTER. Other grants may be added. Published articles available in PubMed are listed automatically. Other publications may be added.

Networks are generated from research available in PubMed. Research concepts/topics based on PubMed MeSH terms Co-authors from the same institution Co-authors from external institutions Researchers working on the same topics

Many researchers also have Clinical Trials information based on trials listed in clinicaltrials.gov.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Who is listed in UCSF Profiles?
• Who can view UCSF Profiles?
• How do I sign in to UCSF Profiles?
• Why are there missing or incorrect publications in my profile? How can I correct this?
• Can I import information from my Advance CV into my UCSF Profiles page?
• Can someone manage my profile page for me?
• Who manages UCSF Profiles?
• What are the banners on UCSF Profiles? Who picks the groups and people shown?

Who is listed in UCSF Profiles?

• UCSF Profiles was created for research networking so we initially focused on adding UCSF faculty members, researchers with academic leadership appointments, and non-faculty academic researchers.
• We are happy to include research staff and other individuals in the UCSF community, on request and if possible. Send requests, with full name and employee ID, to profiles@ucsf.edu.

Who can view UCSF Profiles?

• UCSF Profiles is searchable on the web and can be viewed by the general public as well as the UCSF community.

How do I sign in to UCSF Profiles?

• Click the Sign in link on any UCSF Profiles page. Then enter your MyAccess username and password.
• If you have never used your MyAccess account, or for password support, go to https://myaccess.ucsf.edu/ or contact your Home Departmental Administrator.

Why are there missing or incorrect publications in my profile? How can I correct this?

• UCSF Profiles uses a complex mix of names, institution, and publication information to find your publications in PubMed's repository. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to match all articles in PubMed to Profiles authors with complete precision and accuracy.
• People who have common names, who published under multiple names or whose articles were written while at other institutions are most likely to have incomplete publication lists.
• You can make corrections by searching PubMed from within Profiles to add, edit or delete publications. By curating publications manually, you are helping UCSF Profiles to identify which concepts and co-authors are correctly associated with your profile, thereby increasing the likelihood of finding the right publications on subsequent attempts.
• NOTE: If you would like to add publications, grants, clinical trials or other examples of your scholarly activity that are not in MEDLINE/PubMed, NIH Reporter, or clinicaltrials.gov, you can add them manually in the appropriate section, or in your Overview.

Can I import information from my Advance CV into my UCSF Profiles page?

• Yes, UCSF faculty who have an Advance CV can import certain sections to their UCSF Profiles page. Login to your UCSF Profiles page. Sections that allow import are tagged with a capital A in the list. Detailed instructions are also available.

Can someone manage my profile page for me?

• Yes. Proxies are people within Profiles who can edit other people's profiles on their behalf. For example, faculty can designate their assistants as proxies to edit their profiles. If you have a profile, then one or more proxies might be assigned to you automatically by your department or institution. You also have the option of designating your own proxies by signing in and going to Manage Proxies in the edit menu. Proxies do not need to have profile pages themselves.

Who manages UCSF Profiles?

• UCSF Profiles is managed by the Research Technology program of UCSF's Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI).

What are the banners on UCSF Profiles? Who picks the groups and people shown?

• This feature celebrates and promotes diversity at UCSF – of both the people who work here and the ongoing research that affects various populations. We do our best to follow the UCSF Office of Diversity’s lead on the groups to feature. We choose people based on available resources and information i.e. We don’t have detailed demographic information on researchers, including sex, race, or other identity elements. Some do choose to self-disclose though, or their research is clearly focused on a certain population. If you have questions or would like to suggest a group/celebratory month associated to research at UCSF, please email us at profiles@ucsf.edu.