What could you accomplish in three minutes? School of Medicine postdoctoral researchers Natasha Anita, Ph.D., and Aalok Varma, Ph.D. were the first- and second-place winners in the inaugural Torrey Pines Training Consortium (TPTC) Postdoc Pitch competition.
UC San Diego has once again been recognized among the top institutions in the world on the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list compiled by Clarivate. UC San Diego tied for 18th in the world this year with UCLA. Both schools have 50 recognitions on the Highly Cited Researchers listing.
UC San Diego researchers have developed a new targeted therapy for triple-negative breast cancer, the most difficult-to-treat subtype of the disease.
A UC San Diego study suggests that the depiction of lorazepam use on Season 3 of The White Lotus TV series sparked 1.6 million extra Google searches for information about the benzodiazepine drug, including how to acquire it online.
The University of California San Diego has announced that Amir Zarrinpar, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed as the inaugural holder of the Stuart and Barbara L. Brody Endowed Chair in Circadian Biology and Medicine.
UC San Diego has appointed Rohit Loomba, M.D., as inaugural holder of the John C. Martin Endowed Chair in Liver Disease, which was created to support innovative research and treatment in liver disease.
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