October 21, 2020
October 21, 2020 —
San Diego-based Cellics Therapeutics, which was co-founded by UC San Diego nanoengineering Professor Liangfang Zhang, has received an award of up to $15M to develop a macrophage cellular nanosponge—nanoparticles cloaked in the cell membranes of macrophages—designed to treat sepsis.
October 20, 2020
October 20, 2020 —
Scientists set out Oct. 27 to explore the biodiversity of deep sea habitats that are rich in minerals like phosphorus and manganese. The public will be able to see what the scientists see in real time when the researchers guide a remotely operated vehicle as it explores the ocean floor.
October 20, 2020
October 20, 2020 —
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has announced that University of California San Diego Professor Susan Ackerman, a pioneer in the study of homeostasis in developing and aging neurons, has been elected to membership in the prestigious organization.
October 15, 2020
October 15, 2020 —
School of Medicine experts Dr. Susan Little and Dr. Stephen A. Spector share more about how the UC San Diego community can get involved in the latest vaccine trials, when a vaccine may be approved, and how the vaccines are designed to produce antibodies.
October 15, 2020
October 15, 2020 —
The Student Success Center, which opened in February 2020, offers physical sciences students mentoring and internship opportunities in preparation for their careers. It also develops programs and events to continuously deliver on this mission—even amid this pandemic.
October 15, 2020
October 15, 2020 —
The new campuswide initiative, the Changemaker Institute at UC San Diego. will champion, oversee and reinforce changemaking efforts throughout UC San Diego.
October 15, 2020
October 15, 2020 —
The Keeling Curve carbon dioxide measurement–the long-term atmospheric measurement that alerted the world to human-induced climate change–has received $1 million in continuation funding from philanthropists Eric and Wendy Schmidt.
October 14, 2020
October 14, 2020 —
The Mexico Violence Resource Project—a new initiative from the University of California San Diego’s Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies—was recently launched to provide policymakers and journalists analysis and information to better understand the complicated escalation of violence in Mexico.
October 14, 2020
October 14, 2020 —
Treatment with a peptide that mimics the naturally occurring protein GIV prevents immune overreaction and supports a mechanism critical for survival in mouse models of sepsis and colitis, according to a UC San Diego study.
October 13, 2020
October 13, 2020 —
Diverse teams across University of California San Diego, with collaborators elsewhere, have received two 5-year grants totaling $14.3 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund to continue their work as a 4D Nucleome Research Hub and Center.
