May 12, 2026
May 12, 2026 —
UC San Diego received a $5 million NIH renewal for its FIRST program, supporting faculty recruitment, mentorship and career development for 12 rising biomedical researchers.
April 30, 2026
April 30, 2026 —
UC San Diego professor Alan R. Saltiel was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, honoring his groundbreaking research, leadership and contributions to metabolic health and medicine.
April 20, 2026
April 20, 2026 —
UC San Diego researchers uncovered why some people stay cognitively healthy despite Alzheimer’s-related brain changes, identifying a key pathway that may guide earlier detection and prevention.
April 15, 2026
April 15, 2026 —
New research from UC San Diego and collaborators reveals hidden insights into the brain development process, showing that certain cells choose their eventual identity much sooner than expected.
April 1, 2026
April 1, 2026 —
A multisite study led by UC San Diego and UC Davis will examine changes in brain imaging, blood biomarkers and cognition over time in Latino and Hispanic people.
March 31, 2026
March 31, 2026 —
UC San Diego researchers reveal new insights into how breast cancer spreads, shedding new light on a common cause of cancer-related deaths.
March 26, 2026
March 26, 2026 —
Eight researchers at the University of California San Diego have been elected 2025 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): Andrew D. Chisholm, Farinaz Koushanfar, Albert P. Pisano, Ravi Ramamoorthi, JoAnn Trejo, Emily Troemel, Meenakshi Wadhwa and Sheng Zhong.
March 10, 2026
March 10, 2026 —
A single receptor in blood vessels can trigger either harmful inflammation or protective healing, but scientists have struggled to understand how this is possible. UC San Diego research has now answered this outstanding question.
