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$55M NIH Grant Advances Clinical and Translational Research at UC San Diego
Campus NewsThe Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute at University of California San Diego has received a five-year, $54.7 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS), part of the National Institutes of Health.
UC San Diego Health Offers Virtual Appointments to Patients with COVID-19
Campus NewsUC San Diego Health now offers a telemedicine clinic to help patients with COVID-19 recover at home.
Exercise Boosts Motor Skill Learning Via Changes in Brain’s Transmitters
Campus NewsComparing the brains of mice that exercised with those that did not, UC San Diego researchers found that specific neurons switched their chemical signals, called neurotransmitters, following exercise, leading to improved learning for motor-skill acquisition.
They Remember: Communities of Microbes Found to Have Working Memory
Campus NewsBiologists studying bacterial communities have discovered that these simple organisms feature a robust memory capacity. Using light, they were able to encode memory patterns and visualize cells with memory. The discovery reveals parallels between low-level organisms and sophisticated neurons.
Four from UC San Diego Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Campus NewsThree faculty members and one vice chancellor are among the Academy’s 2020 class of 276 members, recognized for their outstanding accomplishments, expertise and insights toward the common good.
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