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Prominent Circadian Biologists Gather for Influential Annual Symposium

Some of the most prominent scientists conducting very “timely” research are coming to campus.

UC San Diego Researchers Cited Among “World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds”

Twenty-two University of California, San Diego scientists and physicians are among the 2015 listing of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds,” an annual compendium of “Highly Cited Researchers” by Thomson Reuters, a multinational mass media and information company.

UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Janssen R&D Collaborate to Treat Chagas Disease

Researchers at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego have entered into a research collaboration with Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen R&D), one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, to identify new therapeutic targets for Chagas disease, a parasitic infection that is the leading cause of heart failure in Latin America.

New Class of Anti-infective Drugs May Overcome Antibiotic Resistance

A team of researchers, with the aid of the Gordon supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center based at UC San Diego, has identified a class of possible antibiotics with the potential to disable previously drug-resistant bacteria.

UC San Diego Innovators Gain Guidance from New Entrepreneurs-in-Residence

The renewed emphasis on strengthening the university’s “innovation ecosystem” gets a big boost this week with the launch of the UC San Diego Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program.

UC San Diego Launches CORE Project to Foster Ethical Research Using Personal Health Data

UC San Diego Launches CORE A set of best practices will guide Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and researchers in the design and review of studies that use social media, self-tracking devices and other mobile technologies.to Foster Ethical Research Using Personal Health Data