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Five UC San Diego Bioengineering Graduate Students Honored as Siebel Scholars

September 25, 2019

Five UC San Diego bioengineering graduate students working at the interface of biology, engineering and health have been honored as 2020 Siebel Scholars.

UC San Diego Researchers Isolate Switch that Kills Inactive HIV

September 24, 2019

University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers have identified a switch controlling HIV reproduction in immune cells which can eliminate dormant HIV reservoirs.

UC San Diego Health Awarded Top Vizient Award for Quality

September 23, 2019

UC San Diego Health has been named a top performer in the 2019 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award category by Vizient, Inc. This award recognizes UC San Diego Health among the nation’s top ten academic medical centers for the highest levels of quality and patient-centered outcomes.

Topping the Medical Charts

September 23, 2019

More than 120 UC San Diego Health physicians have been named “Top Docs” in the 2019 San Diego Magazine “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” survey, an annual opportunity for doctors across the region to vote for much-admired colleagues.

Perturbed Genes Regulating White Blood Cells Linked to Autism Genetics and Severity

September 23, 2019

Researchers at UC San Diego say they are getting closer to identifying the mechanisms of autism spectrum disorder, revealing a critical gene network that is disrupted and which helps predict severity of symptoms.

Strip Steak: Bacterial Enzyme Removes Inflammation-Causing Meat Carbohydrates

September 23, 2019

When we eat red meat, the animal carbohydrate Neu5Gc is incorporated in our tissues, where it generates inflammation. UC San Diego researchers discovered how gut bacteria enzymes strip our cells of Neu5Gc, introducing the possibility of using the enzymes to reduce the risk of inflammatory diseases.

Leukemia Drug Shows Promise for Treating a Childhood Brain Cancer

September 20, 2019

Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego researchers describe new use of leukemia drug, nilotinib, to treat subtype of medulloblastoma, a deadly pediatric brain cancer.

UC San Diego Health Earns 2019 CHIME HealthCare’s Most Wired Recognition

September 20, 2019

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has announced that UC San Diego Health has earned 2019 CHIME HealthCare’s Most Wired recognition and is a recipient of their prestigious Quality Award under the Most Wired program.

UC San Diego Receives $4.4M from NIMH for Brain Imaging Data “Gateway”

September 19, 2019

University of California San Diego has been awarded $4.6 million from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to create the Neuroelectromagnetic Data Archive and Tools Resource (NEMAR).

Biologists Untangle Growth and Defense in Maize, Define Key Antibiotic Pathways

September 18, 2019

Studying natural defenses in maize, a staple of diets around the world, UC San Diego biologists describe how they combined an array of scientific approaches to clearly define six genes that encode enzymes responsible for the production of key maize antibiotics known to control disease resistance.
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