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Team Led by UC San Diego Researchers Selected for Prestigious Global Cancer Prize

With up to $25 million from Cancer Grand Challenges, an international team led by UC San Diego professor Ludmil Alexandrov, will unlock the secrets of DNA's "fingerprints."

Six UC San Diego Faculty Elected to National Academy of Inventors for 2026

Six professors from the University of California San Diego have been named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) in recognition of their outstanding achievements in innovation, from controlling populations of disease-spreading insects to turning smartphones into health monitors.

Airborne Toxins Trigger a Unique Form of Chronic Sinus Disease in Veterans

UC San Diego study reveals that toxin‑related chronic rhinosinusitis shows a two‑fold rise in sinus mast cells, pointing to a new therapeutic target for veterans and others exposed to smoke airway risk factor.

Immunity Against Common Virus Leveraged Against Pancreatic Cancer

UC San Diego researchers have harnessed the body's immune response to a common virus to shrink pancreatic tumors, offering hope for a new cancer treatment approach.

Blueprints for Designing T Cells that Kill

By mapping the varied states of our body's immune cells, UC San Diego researchers are working to empower the next generation of cancer immunotherapies.

Mentorship, Empathy, and the Art of Medicine: UC San Diego’s Mentor Clinician Program

Over the last decade, the Mentor Clinician Program Program at the UC San Diego School of Medicine has quietly transformed how tomorrow’s physicians learn, grow and connect with their patients.

New Vulnerability Identified in Aggressive Breast Cancer

By targeting proteins used to splice genes, UC San Diego researchers have unlocked a new approach to treating triple-negative breast cancer, the most aggressive and difficult to treat subtype of the disease.

Pharmacists are at Elevated Risk for Suicide, Study Finds

Researchers from UC San Diego have found that pharmacists and female pharmacy technicians are more likely to die by suicide. Findings emphasize need for more mental health support for health care workers.

From Wish to Reality — The Gene Therapy Initiative at UC San Diego

A young patient’s wish sparks a decades long partnership that leads UC San Diego to pioneer life changing gene therapies, transforming cystinosis care and advancing treatments for many diseases.

Scientists Uncover Key Driver of Treatment-Resistant Cancer

UC San Diego scientists have identified the enzyme that shatters cancer genomes and helps them evolve to resist treatment, solving a longstanding mystery in the molecular biology of cancer.

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