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UC San Diego School of Medicine Physician-Scientists Elected to Association of American Physicians

May 8, 2025

Two University of California San Diego School of Medicine physician-scientists have been elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP). Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, M.D., M.S. and Harold (Hal) Hoffman, M.D. were selected for membership to the American Association of Physicians.

Celebrating a Legacy of Leadership and Resilience

May 8, 2025

UC San Diego honors the profound impact of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans this May.

A Battery Breakthrough Inspired by a Can of Compressed Air

May 8, 2025

A UC San Diego engineering alumnus reflects on how a chance curiosity about a can of compressed air, along with support across campus, fueled an innovation in battery technology.

Neuroscientists Pinpoint Where (and How) Brain Circuits Are Reshaped as We Learn New Movements

May 7, 2025

Brain researchers have identified a bridge between the thalamus and the cortex as the key area that is modified during motor learning functions. They found that such learning does much more than adjust activity levels, it sculpts the circuit’s wiring, refining the conversation between brain regions.

Bat Virus Evolution Suggests Wildlife Trade Sparked COVID-19 Virus Emergence in Humans

May 7, 2025

The virus that causes COVID-19 arrived in Wuhan, China from its place of origin too quickly for its horseshoe bat hosts to have carried it there — a dispersal pattern consistent with that of the virus that caused the 2002 SARS pandemic, according to a new study.

UC San Diego Alumna Makes an Impact on the International Stage

May 6, 2025

In recognition of her work on COP28, UC San Diego alumna Soraya Gargash ’22 was presented with the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) highest award in civil service, by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the UAE. Photo courtesy of Soraya Gargash.

Free UC San Diego Program Cuts Participant’s Risk of Developing Diabetes in Half

May 6, 2025

The DPP is a free one-year lifestyle change program that is proven to cut the risk of type 2 diabetes in half, showing promising results to participants across varying backgrounds and challenges.

Shaping the Future Together: Announcing the 2025 Convene and Influence Awardees

May 6, 2025

UC San Diego’s 2025 Strategic Convene and Influence Awards highlight seven groundbreaking initiatives aimed at fostering investigator-led collaborations that advance interdisciplinary thought leadership.

It’s Hard to Get Meds to the Lungs: Breathable Algae Offer a New Path

May 6, 2025

Algae are the new delivery drivers: they are tiny enough to float in inhalable liquid particles and travel deep inside the lungs of mice where they drop off drugs to fight pneumonia.

Engineered Bacterium Could Shield People from Mercury Toxicity

May 6, 2025

Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UCLA announced the creation of an engineered bacterium that has the ability to convert the toxic form of mercury present in seafood — methylmercury — into less toxic forms that are more easily removed from the human body.
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