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Student-Run Free Clinic Project: ‘Like Family’

February 10, 2025

The Student-Run Free Clinic project provides critically needed medical, dental and mental health services to its patients and practical, hands-on experience to medical, dental and pharmacy students who are there to participate in the clinics’ whole-person approach to care.

From UC San Diego to Capitol Hill

February 9, 2025

Mayra Mendiola’s story starts with her identity. She is a proud daughter of Mexican immigrants. She is a first-generation, low-income, Latina college student interested in a career in STEMM. She shared her story with key policy advisors in Washington D.C. as a means to spotlight UC San Diego

UC San Diego Physician-Scientist to Lead New Lancet Commission on U.S. Societal Resilience

February 3, 2025

“We need to refocus on strengthening our society by understanding what makes communities resilient,” says UC San Diego faculty member Eliah Aronoff-Spencer, chair of the new Lancet Commission.

Guided Self-Help Makes Treating Children With Obesity Easier and More Affordable

January 29, 2025

According to a new study from researchers at the University of California San Diego’s Center for Healthy Eating and Activity Research (CHEAR), self-guided family therapy for obesity could work just as well as traditional approaches at a fraction of the cost.

New Research Reveals How Location Influences How Our Immune System Fights Disease

January 22, 2025

A new study led by a team of scientists reveals how cells known as tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells play unique and specialized roles based on where they are located. The discovery sheds light on how such cells adapt to their location and could lead to improved immunotherapy and vaccines.

New Paper Creates Roadmap for the Next Generation of Bioelectronic Medicine

January 21, 2025

A new paper led by Professor Imanuel Lerman of UC San Diego provides a review of the field of bioelectronic medicine and the most promising opportunities for life-changing new therapies and diagnostics.

Rob Knight Named 2025 Scientist of the Year by ARCS San Diego

January 21, 2025

An international leader in the scientific study of microbes, Rob Knight, Ph.D., has been named the 2025 Scientist of the Year by the Achievement Rewards for College Students (ARCS) Foundation San Diego chapter.

Why Our Biological Clock Ticks: Research Reconciles Major Theories of Aging

January 21, 2025

Two major theories of aging both involve DNA, but in very different ways. Researchers at UC San Diego have revealed that these theories may not be so different after all.

Itay Budin and Christopher Obara Named Allen Distinguished Investigators

January 14, 2025

UC San Diego Assistant Professors Itay Budin and Christopher Obara have been named Allen Distinguished Investigators by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. The pair will receive $1.5 million over three years to develop visualization and tracking techniques to observe key cellular functions in unprecedented detail.

UC San Diego Health First to Offer Novel Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B

January 8, 2025

UC San Diego Health one of a few health care systems on West Coast to offer new gene therapy for hemophilia B.
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