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Mitochondrial DNA Mutations Linked to Heart Disease Risk

August 4, 2022

UC San Diego and Salk Institute researchers report a surprising link between mitochondria, inflammation and gene mutations that may increase risk of atherosclerosis.

Engineering the Microbiome to Potentially Cure Disease

August 4, 2022

UC San Diego researchers report using native bacteria in mice as the chassis for delivering transgenes capable of inducing persistent and potentially even curative therapeutic changes in the gut and reversing disease pathologies.

Surfing for Science

August 4, 2022

It’s a summer morning at La Jolla Shores and Robert O’Brien, a junior at Princeton University who is spending his summer at UC San Diego, is surfing—for science. He is participating in the Smartfin research project, which aims to improve the collection of oceanographic data near the shore.

UC San Diego Research Funding Reaches Record-Breaking $1.64B

August 4, 2022

From deep sea to deep space, research awards this year provide a window into the tremendous scope of discovery conducted by UC San Diego researchers. In fiscal year 2022, the university earned $1.64 billion in research funding, up from $1.54 billion the previous year—a more than 6 percent increase.

Health Risks of COVID-19 Spurred More Smokers to Quit

August 4, 2022

New UC San Diego Rady School of Management study is first to track smoking behavior at the individual level during the pandemic.

Successful Women Make the Best Advocates to Help Other Women Rise up in the Ranks

August 4, 2022

New research utilizing data from U.S. Supreme Court law clerk hiring decisions finds that female job applicants with recommendations from other highly tenured women have the strongest chance of getting a job offer.

Illumina Supports Enhanced Genomics-Enabled Discovery and Training Programs at UC San Diego

August 4, 2022

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego announced today that Illumina has provided researchers at the Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine at Scripps new scientific equipment to build genomics and laboratory automation-enabled discovery and training programs.

A Father Advocates for the HPV Vaccine After Advanced Throat Cancer

August 4, 2022

It was a typical morning for Mike West, one that usually started with a quick shave before getting ready for work. However, this specific morning, he felt something unusual: a small, but hard lump just under his skin on his throat. West decided to call his doctor’s office.

Giant Viruses Build a Cell Nucleus Surprisingly Like Our Own

August 3, 2022

Scientists are using new technologies to obtain unprecedented looks inside viruses and their unique abilities to infect and destroy bacteria. Using cryo-EM and other technologies, they found that jumbo phage cells feature a compartment that is surprisingly similar to the nucleus of human cells.

Setting the Stage for Solid-State Battery Success

August 2, 2022

Battery researchers and other engineers from UC San Diego, with collaboration from the LG Energy Solution, outline three categories of engineering challenges that must be solved in order to transition all-solid-state batteries from the laboratory toward large-scale industrial manufacturing.
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