There is an Art to Communicating Scientific Research
May 1, 2024
UC San Diego’s Research Communications Program focuses on practical training to help scientific researchers shine as they share their findings on and off camera.
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Industry, Faculty Find New Opportunities in Qualcomm Institute Innovation Space
May 14, 2015
Representatives from the first seven companies admitted into the Qualcomm Institute Innovation Space wowed the campus community at a press briefing and networking reception to mark the official opening of the new 6,000-square-foot facility inside Atkinson Hall on the UC San Diego campus. The event took place May 7.
Ambitious Project to Understand Cellular Evolution Underway
October 6, 2020
Project focuses on lipids (fat molecules) as the starting point to understand the evolution of eukaryotic cells, carrying implications for human health and disease
Leading the Way to Health Equity
December 6, 2022
Researchers from a broad range of fields at the University of California San Diego are making waves as they push the boundaries of science and medicine to develop groundbreaking, real-world solutions to longstanding health inequities.
A Deep Look into the Biology and Evolution of COVID-19
April 9, 2020
…and facets scientists have learned about the virus’ genome. Coronaviruses, as Troemel noted, feature RNA-based genomes, unlike most of life on the planet, which feature DNA genomes. RNA genomes in coronaviruses are positive-sense, which are similar to the cell’s own messenger RNA and allows these viruses to immediately hijack the…
Novel Phage Therapy Saves Patient with Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infection
April 25, 2017
Scientists and physicians at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, working with colleagues at the U.S. Navy Medical Research Center – Biological Defense Research Directorate (NMRC-BDRD), Texas A&M University, a San Diego-based biotech and elsewhere, have successfully used an experimental therapy involving bacteriophages — viruses that target and…
Enhancing Immune Defenses: Researchers Unveil the Secrets of Specialized T Cells to Conquer Tumors
August 30, 2023
Immunologists have uncovered new approaches to enhance protection from tumors and infections. They have revealed new insights into the metabolism of specialized cells of the immune system known as tissue-resident CD8 T cells and how they could be enhanced as immune defense weapons against tumors.
Mapping the Mind
April 4, 2013
…translates into cognition.” To Learn More: Video of the President’s announcement White House fact sheet on the BRAIN initiative White House infographic Kavli Foundation on BRAIN Salk Institute on Sejnowski and BRAIN In addition to research funding support from three federal agencies—the National Institutes of Health, the Defense Advanced Research…
Kit Pogliano: Q & A with New Dean of Biological Sciences
May 2, 2019
…undergraduates have ample experiential learning opportunities and the opportunity to do bona fide research, both in the classroom and in a research lab. We’re also integrating ethical considerations into our research effort, via the partnership between the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society and the Institute for Practical Ethics, in…
The Explorers: A Passion for Science Leads to New Territory
April 6, 2023
After decades of working in industry and academia, biophysicists Alex Savtchenko and Elena Molokanova still have big dreams.
