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.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to UC San Diego alumnus Fred Ramsdell, a 1983 bachelor’s degree graduate in biochemistry and cell biology. He is being honored for transformative research on the immune system that has led to possible new treatments for a range of diseases.
The Keck Foundation has awarded $1.2 million to Neurobiology’s Vineet Augustine to study heart attacks as events that combine systems. The research will focus on heart attacks as episodes that cut across neurological and immunological systems, driven by the interaction between the heart and brain.
Growing up in rural Lebanon, tinkering with cars and working the grape harvest gave professor Shadi Dayeh a hands-on foundation that now informs his innovations in brain mapping and potentially vision-restoring whole-eye transplantation.
Researchers have unraveled key functions of TRIM37, a gene that when inactivated leads to a rare disorder known as Mulibrey nanism, which results in growth delays and abnormalities in several organs. TRIM37, they found, is critical in preventing processes tied to abnormal cell division.
After diagnosis with liver disease, patient Rosa Tellez-Moore opts to participate in clinical trials, which change the trajectory of her treatment.
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