November 20, 2017
UC San Diego professors Michael Burkart, Catherine Constable, Richard Gallo, William Gerwick, Miroslav Krstic and Lorraine Pillus have been awarded the distinction of fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest general science organization in the United States and publisher of the journal Science.
February 14, 2019
…reduce the spread of nuclear weapons, pursue peace in the Middle East and Africa, as well as champion of human rights and democracy worldwide. From classrooms to the world’s stage, a beacon of wisdom to generations of students In addition to the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Albright has received countless…
October 3, 2013
…San Diego School of Medicine, as well as with scientists at The Scripps Research Institute. Drawing on the power of the San Diego Super Computer Center at UC San Diego and gaining technical advice from professors and postdoctoral students provided Chen a unique opportunity to advance his work far beyond…
August 3, 2022
Scientists are using new technologies to obtain unprecedented looks inside viruses and their unique abilities to infect and destroy bacteria. Using cryo-EM and other technologies, they found that jumbo phage cells feature a compartment that is surprisingly similar to the nucleus of human cells.
December 6, 2011
…including biofuels, bioremediation, personalized medicine and rational drug design. The concept of design was also at the heart of the next presentation, “The Design Initiative and Policy Labs” by Peter Cowhey, dean of the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies. “What is design?” he asked, then defined it as…
February 9, 2012
Three faculty members in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Peter C. Farrell, founder, chairman and CEO of ResMed, and a member of the Council of Advisors of the…
May 5, 2015
Dr. John Wooley, the long-time associate vice chancellor for research and professor of pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego, passed away in April after a long battle with cancer.
February 17, 2022
…development, molecular biology, evolutionary medicine and climate change. “In short, anthropogeny is concerned with what made us such a strange ape,” said Pascal Gagneux, Ph.D., CARTA associate director and professor of pathology and anthropology at UC San Diego. “It’s both fascinating and humbling that we don’t have answers to some…
January 7, 2016
…his subsequent life to nuclear deterrence; San Diego is an ideal place where scientists, historians, stem cell researchers, geneticists, ethicists, social scientists and others can meet and solve emerging problems together.” To this end, Callender is working to develop the Institute for Practical Ethics, where great research creates good science,…
June 7, 2022
…interventional radiation therapy or nuclear medicine technology; and be a role model for women whose countries limit their educational and professional opportunities. Growing up in Afghanistan, Javaheri is unfortunately all too familiar with gender discrimination. She wants to be part of the movement to recognize the talent and potential of…
