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Of Mice, Not Men

November 19, 2014

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Ludwig Cancer Research, with colleagues across the country and world, have discovered that a significant number of mouse genes do not in fact behave like their human counterparts, suggesting science will need to rethink at least some roles of the lab mouse as a model organism.

SDSC/UC San Diego Achieves a Hat Trick with 2014 HPCwire Awards

November 19, 2014

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, has achieved a hat trick in garnering three awards for its university-wide WIFIRE project as part of the annual HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards presented at the 2014 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC14), in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Dirty Side of Soap

November 17, 2014

Triclosan is an antimicrobial commonly found in soaps, shampoos, toothpastes and many other household items. Despite its widespread use, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report potentially serious consequences of long-term exposure to the chemical.

Anti-Leukemia Drug May Also Work Against Ovarian Cancer

November 17, 2014

An antibody therapy already in clinical trials to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) may also prove effective against ovarian cancer – and likely other cancers as well, report researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.

Chemical Disguise Transforms RNAi Drug Delivery

November 17, 2014

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have developed a way to chemically disguise RNAi drugs so that they are able to enter cells. Once inside, cellular machinery converts these disguised drug precursors — called siRNNs — into active RNAi drugs.

Bess Marcus, PhD, Appointed Senior Associate Dean for Public Health at UC San Diego

November 13, 2014

Bess Marcus, PhD, has been appointed senior associate dean for Public Health with the UC San Diego School of Medicine.

New Dean of Clinical Affairs and CEO for Faculty Practice at UC San Diego

November 13, 2014

Thomas Moore, MD has been named dean of Clinical Affairs and CEO for Faculty Practice at UC San Diego Health Sciences.

SDSC to Start Loading the Nodes for its New “Comet” Supercomputer

November 13, 2014

Comet, a new petascale supercomputer designed to transform advanced scientific computing by expanding access and capacity among traditional as well as non-traditional research domains, will soon be taking shape at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego.

Rady School Ranked 1st in Intellectual Capital

November 13, 2014

The Rady School of Management at UC San Diego entered the Bloomberg Businessweek rankings at 51st overall in its first ranking by the publication. Even more impressive, the school ranked 1st in the United States in Intellectual Capital, which is a quality measure of faculty research. The Rady School’s Full-time MBA program was the only MBA program in San Diego to be ranked by Businessweek.

Graduate Student and Veteran Aimee Chabot Honored at NSF Headquarters

November 13, 2014

Aimee Chabot was one of 11 veterans and National Science Foundation graduate research fellows honored at NSF headquarters in Arlington, Va. last week. The UC San Diego graduate student was recognized for her military service and contributions to science at the Nov. 5 ceremony.
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