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How Gene Therapy May Hold Key to Treating Life-Threatening Cardiac Disease

New study finds gene therapy improved cardiac, muscle and liver function in Danon disease mouse models.

UC San Diego’s Doctoral Programs Lauded by U.S. News and World Report

U.S. News & World Report today released its 2021 guidebook that ranks the nation’s top graduate programs and professional schools, giving praise to the University of California San Diego’s innovative programs, including the campus’ Jacobs School of Engineering and School of Medicine.

Making Cell Modeling More Realistic

UC San Diego researchers have developed a computational tool that makes modeling and simulation of complex cellular processes more true to life. The tool, dubbed GAMer 2, simplifies the process of using realistic cell geometries in mathematical models.

How Sperm Unpack Dad’s Genome so it Can Merge with Mom’s

UC San Diego researchers discover the enzyme SPRK1’s role in reorganizing the paternal genome during the first moments of fertilization — a finding that might help explain infertility cases of unknown cause.

Pathways Toward Realizing the Promise of All-Solid-State Batteries

UC San Diego nanoengineers offer a research roadmap describing four challenges that need to be addressed in order to advance a promising class of batteries, all-solid-state batteries, to commercialization. The researchers describe their work to tackle these challenges over the past three years.

How Brain Biology Promotes Starvation in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered differences in brain circuitry that contribute to starvation and weight loss in people with anorexia nervosa.