Diane M. Simeone, MD, was recently invited to speak at a local Rotary Club meeting — a fitting venue, as the Rotary Club has long been a valued partner and supporter of Moores Cancer Center.
Base editing is still a new technology. Alexis Komor is working to improve its efficiency, while lowering unwanted bystander edits. This occurs when a base editor not only edits the desired nucleobase, but edits surrounding bases as well. Komor’s lab has developed a way to minimize bystander edits.
The future of cancer research doesn’t always begin in a lab or clinic. It can start much earlier — when a student first looks into a microscope or meets a mentor who helps them see a future in science.
A new discovery from UC San Diego researchers could enable easier treatment of high-grade serous ovarian cancer, the most common and aggressive form of ovarian cancer.
This UC San Diego chemical biologist is developing next-generation therapeutic platforms for diseases where conventional treatments have failed.
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."
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