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Spotlight on Faculty Research: Stem Cell

Science & Environment

Dr. Chien and his colleagues have developed an array system (with thousands of combinations) that allows the rapid determination of the optimum physical and chemical conditions that direct the differentiation of stem cells into specific cell types. The ability to control stem cell differentiation to desired cell types is crucial for the use of human embryonic stem cells for regenerative medicine, and hence the results of this study will be valuable for almost all types of stem cell research.

Spotlight on Faculty Research: Stem Cell

New Way to Target – And Kill – Proliferating Tumors

Health & Behavior

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center have identified a new drug discovery approach enabling the destruction of the most highly proliferative tumors. The discovery, published in the November 13 online issue of the journal Nature Medicine, points to an effective, alternative method for killing fast-growing cancer cells without causing some of the negative effects of current therapies.

New Way to Target – And Kill – Proliferating Tumors

SDSC’s Gordon Ranks Among Top 50 Fastest Supercomputers in the World

Science & Environment

Gordon, a unique data-intensive supercomputer using flash-based memory that will enter production in January at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, made its debut as the 48th fastest supercomputer in the world, according to the latest Top500 list.

SDSC’s Gordon Ranks Among Top 50 Fastest Supercomputers in the World

Knocking Out Key Protein in Mice Boosts Insulin Sensitivity

Health & Behavior

By knocking out a key regulatory protein, scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland dramatically boosted insulin sensitivity in lab mice, an achievement that opens a new door for drug development and the treatment of diabetes.

Knocking Out Key Protein in Mice Boosts Insulin Sensitivity

Non-Coding RNA Relocates Genes When It’s Time To Go To Work

Health & Behavior

Cells develop and thrive by turning genes on and off as needed in a precise pattern, a process known as regulated gene transcription. In a paper published in the November 9 issue of the journal Cell, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say this process is even more complex than previously thought, with regulated genes actually relocated to other, more conducive places in the cell nucleus.

Non-Coding RNA Relocates Genes When It’s Time To Go To Work

Philanthropist and UC San Diego Supporter Anne Ratner Dies at 100

Health & Behavior

Local philanthropist, community leader and UC San Diego supporter Anne Ratner has died at the age of 100. For more than six decades, Ratner has been a beloved volunteer and philanthropist in San Diego, actively supporting numerous arts, sciences, service and Jewish organizations.