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Leading a Behavioral Health Transformation

A landmark new hub, $10 million investment and groundbreaking research and treatments will revolutionize patient care.

Rewriting the Rules of Immunity

A UC San Diego alumnus and his Nobel Prize-winning rule in a game-changing discovery.

A Winding Quest for Neuroplasticity

A researcher’s work spans the globe and encompasses the cosmos to help patients with neurological disease.

Unleashing Project CRASHCART

Expert team at UC San Diego aims to keep hospital systems running when cybercriminals attack.

Study Identifies Previously Missed DNA Mutation Pattern in Colorectal Cancer

Researchers identified a previously overlooked pattern of DNA mutations in colorectal cancer. The pattern had been detected in large cancer-genome datasets before, but researchers had interpreted it as a combination of other, already known mutation patterns.

UC San Diego Receives $12.3 Million Grant to Study the Intersection of HIV and Methamphetamine Use

UC San Diego has launched Brain-FRAMe, an innovative program integrating neuroscience and immunology to improve brain health and clinical care for people living with HIV and methamphetamine use disorder.