UCSF is unique in that it does research almost completely within medical disciplines, and the university is known for
innovation in medical research, public service, and patient care. UCSF's faculty includes three Nobel Prize winners, 21 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 53 members of the Institute of Medicine, and 30 members of the Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1995, the National Research Council ranked UCSF in the top ten for
biochemistry and molecular biology (1st), genetics (2nd), cell and developmental biology (3rd), neurosciences
(4th), physiology (5th), and biomedical engineering (7th). Overall, the campus is fourth in the nation in annual NSF-NIH funding with $420.7 million (2003). UCSF's Schools of
Dentistry, Nursing, and Pharmacy all are first in NIH funding among their peers, with $28 million, $13.4 million and $19.8
million, respectively. Its School of Medicine is fourth with $350.8 million.UCSF's Parnassus campus includes the UCSF Medical Center, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute (one of the state's largest outpatient clinics),
and a number of research labs. UCSF's Mission Bay campus, recently opened in 2003 with construction still ongoing, contains
additional research space and facilities to foster biotechnology and life sciences companies.