Carrie McDonald, Ph.D., professor of radiation medicine and applied sciences and psychiatry at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, received the American Epilepsy Society’s (AES) 2025 Fritz E. Dreifuss Award.
As 2025 unfolded, UC San Diego School of Medicine navigated a year filled with unexpected challenges. It wasn’t always easy, and at times it required more resilience than we anticipated, but we adapted, retained focus and moved forward together.
A new study has found that the microbial communities making up the gastrointestinal tract of rats are shaped by the genes of their social partners. The findings could have implications for human health.
The Student-Run Free Clinic Project provides opportunities for compassionate and holistic care patient, while also offering growth and learning for students.
A study shows a new approach restores attention, memory and reading skills more effectively than standard therapies.
A young patient’s wish sparks a decades long partnership that leads UC San Diego to pioneer life changing gene therapies, transforming cystinosis care and advancing treatments for many diseases.
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