UC San Diego Health Physicians Top the List in San Diego County
More than 100 UC San Diego Health physicians in 48 specialties have been named “Top Docs” in the 2021 San Diego Magazine “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” survey.
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Scientists Assemble a Biological Clock in a Test Tube to Study How it Works
As reported in Science, researchers from three UC campuses reconstituted the circadian clock of cyanobacteria in a test tube, enabling them to study rhythmic interactions of clock proteins in real time and understand how these interactions enable the clock to exert control over gene expression.
From Landscaping to the Lab: David Gonzalez’s Academic Journey
As students poured out of the classrooms at MiraCosta Community College, 20-year-old David Gonzalez looked on from his truck across the street. He had just finished a day of mowing lawns for his landscaping job. Down the road was the hospital where his wife would soon give birth to their first son.
A Celebration of Latinx Heritage and Hope
La esperanza es lo último que se pierde—there is always hope. This month, we recognize the history, culture and contributions of Latinx people, focusing on the national theme of esperanza, or hope. It is a reminder that celebrating the achievements and contributions of the Latinx community will inspire action and continued advancement.
Neurobiologists Identify Widely Used Assembling and Stabilizing Forces behind Brain Synapses
UC San Diego scientists have provided promising new evidence that the “planar cell polarity,” a powerful signaling pathway, is a widely used mechanism for the formation and maintenance of a large number of synapses.
Hidden Mangrove Forest in the Yucatan Peninsula Reveals Ancient Sea Levels
A new study led by researchers across the University of California system in the United States and researchers in Mexico focuses on an ancient mangrove forest that is thriving in the Yucatan Peninsula—more than 124 miles from the coast.
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