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Update on Financial Planning and Sustainable Operations

April 2, 2025

In a message to campus, Chancellor Khosla provides updates and shares measures that UC San Diego is taking to prepare in the midst of state and federal funding uncertainty.

Leaders and Advocates in Inclusive Academic Excellence

April 2, 2025

Five graduate scholars have been inducted into the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society for exemplifying academic and personal excellence, fostering environments of support and serving as examples of scholarship, leadership, character, service and advocacy for students in academia.

Virus Infects Cells with a Protective Cloaking Mechanism

April 2, 2025

Viruses known as “jumbo phage” are a new hope against the rising antibacterial infection crisis. Researchers have discovered how jumbo phage are able to infect bacteria so efficiently. They found a compartment that protects and hides valuable DNA material from the bacteria’s immune defense system.

Sending Microbes to Space Could Improve Astronaut Health

April 1, 2025

UC San Diego researchers have created a map of the microbes aboard the International Space Station; results could improve astronaut safety.

Breakthroughs in Surgery & Pain Management: Meet the 2025 Chancellor’s Innovation Award Winners

March 31, 2025

From redefining precision surgery to advancing non-opioid pain treatments, this year’s winners of the Chancellor’s Innovation Awards embody UC San Diego’s relentless pursuit of transformative breakthroughs.

A Passion for Mental Health - Oleksandr Sharlai

March 31, 2025

After leaving Ukraine following the Russian invasion, Oleksandr Sharlai was determined to continue his dream of becoming an MD/Ph.D. studying the human brain. During his CADRE internship, he worked in the lab of Christine Smith, Ph.D., investigating amnesia in patients with traumatic brain injuries.

Career Anatomy – Alec Guerra

March 31, 2025

After discovering a love of anatomy in high school, Alec Guerra was inspired to become a doctor. Through his CADRE internship in the lab of Sara Gianella, MD, he participated in several autopsies as part of ongoing research investigating how HIV persists in tissues throughout the human body.

The Language of Numbers - Luna Glenn Reyes

March 31, 2025

Luna Glenn Reyes has always excelled at math. As a CADRE intern in the lab of Lindsey Burnett, M.D., Ph.D., she used the tools of biostatistics to investigate women’s pelvic floor disorders.

San Diego Mesa College Research Interns Spread Their Wings in UC San Diego Labs

March 31, 2025

To expand the health sciences workforce, the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute's CADRE program provides research internships for Mesa College students in UC San Diego laboratories and clinics.

UC San Diego Bioengineer Inducted Into 2025 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows

March 31, 2025

Bioengineering professor Daniela Valdez-Jasso was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). She was recognized for her research exploring the roles of biomechanical forces in the progression of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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