Medical Innovator: Farah Sheikh
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego researcher, Farah Sheikh, studies a genetic heart arrhythmia condition that usually strikes people under 40. Her research will be used in clinical trials of a treatment for ARV.
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UC San Diego Receives $6.7M to Develop Whole-Body Inflammation Imaging
Health & BehaviorResearchers at UC San Diego have received new grants that will help develop full-body imaging techniques to detect inflammation, which is currently very difficult to visualize in the clinic.
Computational Tools Fuel Reconstruction of New and Improved Bird Family Tree
Technology & EngineeringUsing computational methods and supercomputing infrastructure at UC San Diego, researchers have built the largest and most detailed bird family tree to date—an intricate chart delineating 93 million years of evolutionary relationships between 363 bird species, representing 92% of all bird families.
Cell Division Quality Control ‘Stopwatch’ Uncovered
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego biologists have uncovered a quality control timing mechanism tied to cell division. The “stopwatch” function keeps track of mitosis and acts as a protective measure when the process takes too long, preventing the formation of cancerous cells.
Global Warming Is Influencing Global Timekeeping
Science & EnvironmentA problem is coming for global timekeeping, according to a new paper in the journal Nature by Scripps Institution of Oceanography geophysicist Duncan Agnew, and global warming is influencing when that problem might arrive.
Book Honors Archaeologist’s Storied Career
HumanitiesA peer-reviewed, two-volume book celebrates the career of archaeologist Thomas Levy, a UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute affiliate and recently retired distinguished professor with the Department of Anthropology and Jewish Studies Program.
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