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UC San Diego Physician-Scientist Elected to National Academy of Medicine

October 18, 2022

Victor Nizet, MD, Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Pharmacy at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

Alexander Khalessi Named President-Elect of Congress of Neurological Surgeons

October 12, 2022

Alexander A. Khalessi, MD, MBA, chair of neurosurgery at UC San Diego Health, has been chosen as 2023 president-elect of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Phage Trial to Treat CF Patients With Multi-Drug Resistant Bacterial Infections

October 11, 2022

UC San Diego scientists are leading a national early-stage clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of using bacteriophages to treat drug-resistant bacterial infections in cystic fibrosis patients.

UC San Diego Health Physicians Named ‘Top Docs’ in San Diego County

October 10, 2022

More than 100 UC San Diego Health physicians have been named “Top Docs” in the 2022 San Diego Magazine “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” survey.

Patient First in Region to Receive New Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer

October 5, 2022

UC San Diego Health is the first hospital system in the region to offer a novel treatment option for patients with prostate cancer that has spread throughout the body and has not responded to other therapeutics.

Survival Is a Mixed Matter for Deadliest of Pancreatic Cancers

October 5, 2022

UC San Diego researchers discover that quality and mix of protein in a type of pancreatic cancer is the determinant of whether the prognosis is poor or very poor.

Two UC San Diego Health Sciences Schools Named Apple Distinguished Schools

October 4, 2022

The School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences earned the designation for the innovative use of iPad in the curriculum.

Study: Time-Restricted Eating Improves Cardiovascular Health for Firefighters

October 4, 2022

In a recent collaborative effort, physicians with UC San Diego Health and scientists at the Salk Institute reported a form of intermittent fasting, called time-restricted eating, improved the health of study participants who had been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome.

‘Leaky’ Activity of Mutated Enzyme Underlies Neurodegenerative Disease

October 3, 2022

UC San Diego study finds enhanced PKCγ activity drives spinocerebellar ataxia type 14; suggests inhibiting the enzyme may have therapeutic potential

First Winner of ITA Sally Ride STEM Award Shares Astronaut’s UC San Diego Connection

September 29, 2022

The winner of the inaugural Intercollegiate Tennis Association Sally Ride STEM award is Anna Tifrea, who begins the joint MD/PhD program at UC San Diego this fall.
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