August 11, 2026
August 11, 2026 —
New World screwworm flies, highly destructive parasitic insects, have returned to parts of the U.S. and pose a significant danger. Professor Omar Akbari discusses how the insect was eliminated in the past and the ways new genetics technologies could help combat today’s threat.
August 11, 2026
August 11, 2026 —
New World screwworm flies, highly destructive parasitic insects, have returned to parts of the U.S. and pose a significant danger. Professor Omar Akbari of UC San Diego's Department of Cell and Developmental Biology discusses how the insect was eliminated in the past and the ways new genetics technologies could help control today’s threat.
August 5, 2026
August 5, 2026 —
Susumu Tonegawa, who made key contributions to immunology and neurobiology and became UC San Diego’s first alumnus to receive a Nobel Prize, passed away on July 11. His research resolved a long-standing puzzle about how the immune system generates millions of antibodies from a small set of genes.
July 27, 2026
July 27, 2026 —
Uri Manor, inaugural faculty director of the Goeddel Family Technology Sandbox, is using advanced instruments to study Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a debilitating genetic neurological disorder. Such advancements are offering hope for six-year-old Jeremy and others who suffer from the disease.
July 27, 2026
July 27, 2026 —
UC San Diego Adjunct Associate Professor Uri Manor is using advanced research instruments within the university’s Goeddel Family Technology Sandbox to study Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, a genetic neurological disorder that progressively causes muscle weakness in the legs, hands, feet and other critical areas, in novel ways. Unprecedented views of the genetic mutations responsible for the disease, along with AI advancements, are offering new hope for therapeutic solutions for six-year-old Jeremy, his parents and others who suffer from CMT.
July 7, 2026
July 7, 2026 —
Researchers have observed a cell ejection phenomenon in communities of bacteria (biofilms), similar to how jellyfish eject stingers. Biofilms eject cells to ensure the community survives in new colonies. They leveraged the discovery as a possible new way to eliminate antibiotic-tolerant bacteria.
July 1, 2026
July 1, 2026 —
Many details behind Huntington’s disease, a devastating brain disorder, have not been clearly understood. Researchers have now identified neurons involved in the disease’s progression. They used a light-based technique to activate these neurons and improve the debilitating deficits of the condition.
July 1, 2026
July 1, 2026 —
Researchers have revealed the structures underlying a family of debilitating genetic disorders. They discovered how genetic mutations disrupt communication links between nerves and muscles. The findings open pathways for developing customized medicines tailored to each patient’s genetic mutations.
June 16, 2026
June 16, 2026 —
UC San Diego biologists have uncovered new details about barrier-forming cells that protect and nourish the brain. Their findings focused on senescent cells, which traditionally have been labelled as “zombie” cells, and their formative role in the developing brain and beyond.
