Transplant, Cancer Patients Among First to Get Evusheld at UC San Diego Health
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego Health is now administering Evusheld to eligible, immunocompromised patients to protect against the COVID-19 virus.
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Scientists Discover How Molecule Becomes Anticancer Weapon
Health & BehaviorYears of toil in the laboratory have revealed how a marine bacterium makes a potent anti-cancer molecule. Researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography found that an enzyme called SalC assembles what the team calls the salinosporamide anti-cancer “warhead.”
Excess Neuropeptides Disrupt Lung Function in Infant Disease and COVID-19
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego study shows neuroendocrine cells in the lungs drive a developmental lung disease, and a similar brain-lung interaction may contribute to COVID-19 symptoms. The findings suggest neuropeptides may be a promising therapeutic target for conditions with excess lung fluid.
Landmark Precision Medicine Research Effort Releases its First Genomic Dataset
Health & BehaviorThe All of Us Research Program, a nationwide effort to gather information from 1 million or more people living in the United States, then use that data to accelerate health research and medical breakthroughs, has published its first genomic dataset.
UC San Diego Bioengineers Inducted Into Prestigious Biomedical Institution
Science & EnvironmentTwo bioengineers at the University of California San Diego will be inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Professors Stephanie Fraley and Prashant Mali are among the 153 new AIMBE Fellows of 2022.
UC San Diego Women Scientists Featured in Statue Exhibit at the Smithsonian
Health & BehaviorA few steps away from the delicate pink and white blooms of the Japanese cherry trees in Washington D.C, a striking collection of 120 bright orange statues of women, including the statues of two UC San Diego scientists, are currently on exhibit in the National Mall.
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