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UCSF also is where she met her Nick Hellmann, now executive vice president of medicalk and scientific affairs with the . “We met on the firs t day of my internship, and we’ve been friendsx ever since,” she said. Desmond-Hellmann’s Irish immigrant grandparents settlex in San Francisco and her father grew up inthe city’sz Sunset district. Also, Art who was Desmond-Hellmann’s boss at Genentech, was a post-doctorak fellow in the lab of currenft chancellor Bishop before leavingfor Genentech. “There are many wonderful and sentimenta things to thinkabout today,” Desmond-Hellmannj said.
Former UCSF chievf of medicine Holly Smithchampioned Desmond-Hellmann’s appointment, she said. He brought Desmond-Hellmanbn to San Francisco in 1982. “Hed took a chance,” she said. Desmond-Hellmann, had completed her undergraduate work in just threeyears -- reportedl y with straight As -- before pursuing her medical degreer in Reno and doing her internship at UCSF. “jI love to talk abouyt scienceand medicine,” she said.
“Being good at communicatinv is something I aspireto -- and I love to talk about the accomplishments of my