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UC San Diego Receives $6.7M to Develop Whole-Body Inflammation Imaging

Researchers at UC San Diego have received new grants that will help develop full-body imaging techniques to detect inflammation, which is currently very difficult to visualize in the clinic.

Computational Tools Fuel Reconstruction of New and Improved Bird Family Tree

Using computational methods and supercomputing infrastructure at UC San Diego, researchers have built the largest and most detailed bird family tree to date—an intricate chart delineating 93 million years of evolutionary relationships between 363 bird species, representing 92% of all bird families.

Community College Students Explore Health Care Careers with the California Medicine Scholars Program

School of Medicine welcomed 51 community college students to the second cohort of the California Medicine Scholars Program, a premedical pathway in which community college students receive mentorship, skills development and community building to facilitate health care-related opportunities.

Cell Division Quality Control ‘Stopwatch’ Uncovered

UC San Diego biologists have uncovered a quality control timing mechanism tied to cell division. The “stopwatch” function keeps track of mitosis and acts as a protective measure when the process takes too long, preventing the formation of cancerous cells.

Global Warming Is Influencing Global Timekeeping

A problem is coming for global timekeeping, according to a new paper in the journal Nature by Scripps Institution of Oceanography geophysicist Duncan Agnew, and global warming is influencing when that problem might arrive.

Book Honors Archaeologist’s Storied Career

A peer-reviewed, two-volume book celebrates the career of archaeologist Thomas Levy, a UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute affiliate and recently retired distinguished professor with the Department of Anthropology and Jewish Studies Program.

UC San Diego Roboticists Shine at Human Robot Interaction 2024 Conference

UC San Diego robotics research-- from supporting patient home care and stroke rehabilitation to facilitating mission critical teamwork among first responders-- was on display during the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI).

New Genetic Analysis Tool Tracks Risks Tied to CRISPR Edits

While CRISPR has shown immense promise as a next-generation therapeutic tool, the gene editing technology’s edits are still imperfect. Researchers have developed a new genetic system to test and analyze CRISPR-based DNA repair and related risks from unintended but harmful “bystander” edits.

UC San Diego Engineers Inducted Into 2024 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows

Engineering professors Ludmil Alexandrov and Sheng Xu were inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), one of the highest distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers.

UC San Diego Health First in Region to Implant Dual Chamber, Leadless Pacemaker

UC San Diego Health is the first in San Diego to implant the world’s first dual chamber, leadless pacemaker system to help treat abnormal heart rhythms.