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Phage Therapy Shows Promise for Alcoholic Liver Disease

November 13, 2019

UC San Diego researchers linked a gut bacteria toxin to worse clinical outcomes in patients with alcoholic liver disease, and discovered that treatment with bacteriophages clears the bacteria and eliminates the disease in mice.

Model Citizen

November 2, 2023

Sculptor Manuelita Brown MA ‘76 is the artist behind the iconic “Triton” and “Sojourner Truth” sculptures on campus. But her relationship with San Diego goes far beyond that. Over the past 50 years, she’s been a student, faculty wife, parent of an alumnus, staff member and board member.

Nanosponges Could Intercept Coronavirus Infection

June 17, 2020

Nanoparticles cloaked in human lung cell membranes and human immune cell membranes can attract and neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus in cell culture, causing the virus to lose its ability to hijack host cells and reproduce.

Researchers Identify Mysterious Life Forms in the Extreme Deep Sea

October 24, 2011

A summer research expedition organized by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has led to the identification of gigantic amoebas at one of the deepest locations on Earth.

Convocation Keynote Encourages Students to Recognize Power They Have to Influence Others

October 2, 2014

…a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from UC San Diego in 1998. He now has a career as a writer and illustrator of children books and animated shows. Santat spoke about the importance of following your passion and doing work that you enjoy. He also shared his personal story and how…

The Impact of Invent the Future

February 14, 2013

…school. Aaron Louie, undergraduate microbiology major Woo Family Scholar Aaron Louie Aaron Louie’s paternal grandmother fled rural Taishan for the United States in 1974. For more than a decade, she worked in Chinatown sweatshops to bring her nine children to the U.S., one by one. That is Louie’s heritage. At…

Strip Steak: Bacterial Enzyme Removes Inflammation-Causing Meat Carbohydrates

September 23, 2019

When we eat red meat, the animal carbohydrate Neu5Gc is incorporated in our tissues, where it generates inflammation. UC San Diego researchers discovered how gut bacteria enzymes strip our cells of Neu5Gc, introducing the possibility of using the enzymes to reduce the risk of inflammatory diseases.

Five UC San Diego Professors Elected to National Academy of Sciences

April 28, 2020

UC San Diego faculty members Dmitri Basov, Lawrence Goldstein, Terence Hwa, Clifford Kubiak, and Kimberly Prather were elected as members of the National Academy of Sciences Monday “in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.”

Building Binational Bridges through STEM

October 10, 2019

…his decision to study microbiology in college. The deeper purpose of building binational friendships wasn’t lost on him, though. Enlace participant Benjamin Velasquez, a student at University City High School, is studying ways to make batteries safer in NanoEngineering Professor Zheng Chen’s lab. “Every other day, I’ve been getting up…

A Will to Ensure Change

April 20, 2017

…a junior majoring in microbiology, is currently a social justice education intern at the LGBT Resource Center. She believes that knowledge is a powerful means to create change. As a social justice educator, she describes her role as teaching others how to foster a society in which all people are…

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