The National Cancer Institute awarded Yuan Chen, PhD, nearly $2 million over three years to identify chemicals that could lead to the development of a treatment for severe, uncontrolled muscle loss in cancer, called cachexia.
Researchers at UC San Diego have been awarded a DARPA contract to redesign red blood cells to temporarily boost human performance.
Surgery rotations, also known as clerkships, are mandatory for medical students in the United States. Ava Armani, MD, associate professor of surgery, is providing hands-on surgical mentorship throughout medical school, to help medical students see surgery as an exciting and rewarding field.
Academic medicine can lead the next era of innovation and artificial intelligence in health care.
Toward lab tests and medical delivery, on the same microneedle patch.
Doctor-in-training jumps to the top.
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