September 5, 2017
In developing fetuses, infection by the Zika virus can result in devastating neurological damage, most notably microcephaly and other brain malformations. In a new study, published today in The Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Washington University School of Medicine…
August 9, 2017
Microbiome researchers Rob Knight, PhD, University of California San Diego, Jeffrey Gordon, MD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and Norman Pace, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder, will share this year’s Massry Prize, splitting the $200,000 honorarium. These researchers lead a field that works to produce a detailed…
June 14, 2018
…the American Society for Microbiology’s open-access journal, mSystems. “We know that gut microbes can contribute to cardiovascular diseases like hypertension and Type II diabetes, so we hypothesized that the intermittent exposure to low oxygen and high carbon dioxide conditions that occurs in sleep apnea alters the gut microbiome and metabolome,…
November 7, 2013
…ranging from communication to microbiology and history. The program supports postdocs who have overcome economic, social and educational barriers as well as scholars whose research, teaching and service demonstrate a commitment to addressing issues of equality and access. Each year, 15 scholars are chosen as President’s Fellows; those who are…
April 18, 2011
…As an undergraduate and Microbiology major, I remember when Rock Hudson died of AIDS, and captured the world's attention. Soon afterwards, one of my professors handed out our exams and, by the next week, he had died of AIDS complications. Another professor came to teach my class about a new…
September 23, 2020
Five Jacobs School of Engineering graduate students conducting pioneering biomedical research have been named Siebel Scholars.
February 5, 2024
Researchers from University of California San Diego have developed a new search tool to that can match microbes to the metabolites they produce with no prior knowledge, an innovation that could transform our understanding of both human health and the environment.
October 11, 2022
UC San Diego scientists are leading a national early-stage clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of using bacteriophages to treat drug-resistant bacterial infections in cystic fibrosis patients.
January 7, 2016
The 2015-16 Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW) series continues this January with six compelling authors, films, and other events highlighting the diverse “Holocaust Journeys” of survivors and others recounting their personal stories. Co-sponsored by the University of California, San Diego Library and the UC San Diego Jewish Studies Program, the…
July 25, 2018
…as “percolation” is helping microbiologists at UC San Diego explain how communities of bacteria can effectively relay signals across long distances. Once regarded as simple clusters of microorganisms, communities of bacteria have been found to employ a strategy we use to brew coffee and extract oil from the sea. Percolation…
