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Precision Reprogramming: How AI Tricks Cancer’s Toughest Cells

Tricking cancer cells into self-destructing could reduce risk of recurrence and death in colon cancer by 50%, says new research from UC San Diego scientists.

Combination Therapy Could Expand Treatment Options for AML Patients, Extend Survival

Proteasome inhibitors have proven highly effective in multiple myeloma but not in acute myeloid leukemia. The addition of a drug that inactivates the HSF1 pathway or impairs autophagy could change that.

Christopher K. Glass Appointed Director of Center for Epigenomics

The University of California San Diego School of Medicine is pleased to announce the appointment of Distinguished Professor Christopher K. Glass, M.D., Ph.D., as the new director of the Center for Epigenomics.

The Many FACES of Lipid Research

Scientists have long wanted to get a closer look at the movement of lipids around a cell, but it’s tough to visualize with traditional light microscopy. UC San Diego researchers have unveiled a new technology with the power to see cells in unprecedented detail.

Did Lead Limit Brain and Language Development in Neanderthals and Other Extinct Hominids?

A new study suggests that exposure to lead may have limited brain and language development in Neanderthals, but a gene mutation may have protected modern human brains.