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New Tool Assesses Evolutionary Risks of Antibiotics

January 18, 2022

Countering a rising antibiotic resistance crisis, doctors now prescribe combinations of antibiotics. Yet many risks are involved with such multi-drug combinations. Scientists have developed a way to help doctors evaluate outcomes for different drug pairs and boost the odds of successful treatment.

UC Riverside Joins UC San Diego, UC Irvine in Multidisciplinary Research Institute Calit2

January 18, 2022

The California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, or Calit2, is expanding to include a third University of California campus. UC Riverside will join founding members UC San Diego and UC Irvine in the multidisciplinary research institute.

Holocaust Living History Workshop Series Continues at UC San Diego in 2022

January 18, 2022

The University of California San Diego’s Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW) 2021-2022 series continues with five profound events that underscore this year’s theme, “Beyond the Great Silence: The Holocaust in Art, Memory, and Life.”

Genetic Strategy Reverses Insecticide Resistance

January 14, 2022

Using CRISPR/Cas9 technology, scientists have genetically engineered a method to reverse insecticide resistance. The gene replacement method offers a new way to fight deadly malaria spread and reduce the use of pesticides that protect valuable food crops.

Nuclei-free Cells Prove Utility in Delivering Therapeutics to Diseased Tissues

January 14, 2022

UC San Diego researchers report successfully removing the nucleus from a type of ubiquitous cell, then using the genetically engineered cell as a unique cargo-carrier to deliver therapeutics precisely to diseased tissues.Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores

Biologists Pinpoint Key Factor in Immune System Response to Viral Infection

January 13, 2022

Researchers studying how small worms defend themselves against pathogens have discovered a gene that acts as a first-line response against infection. They identified “ZIP-1” as a centralized hub for immune response, a finding could have implications for understanding human immunity against viruses.

Computers in a Jazz Ensemble? Inventing Improvisational AI

January 13, 2022

Project REACH: Raising Co-creativity in Cyber-Human Musicianship is teaching computers how to improvise, musically.

Computational Models Move Researchers Closer to Tuberculosis Vaccine

January 13, 2022

According to a 2021 World Health Organization report, the global COVID-19 pandemic caused an increase in tuberculosis (TB) deaths – 1.5 million in 2020 versus 1.4 million in 2019 – due to a lack of efficient diagnosis and treatment.

UC San Diego Receives $929,000 Grant to Foster Community Entrepreneurship

January 13, 2022

UC San Diego has been awarded nearly $1 million as part of the U.S. government’s Build To Scale initiative, a federal program promoting the growth of technology entrepreneurship in historically underserved communities.

Welcome in 2022 with UC San Diego’s Changemaker Week

January 13, 2022

​​​​​​​The start of the year offers new opportunities to take action that positively benefits our local communities, region and more. At UC San Diego, students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members are ringing in 2022 with Changemaker Week from Jan. 15–22.
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