July 8, 2019
UC San Diego will launch a payload of stem cell-derived human brain organoids to the International Space Station. Researchers will document how these “mini brains” organize into the beginnings of a functional brain with implications for the future of human life in space.
August 10, 2017
An international team of scientists, led by University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers, has created a human stem cell-based model of a rare, but devastating, inherited neurological autoimmune condition called Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome (AGS). In doing so, the team was able to identify unusual and surprising underlying genetic…
November 10, 2022
Eight researchers from UC San Diego are listed in the first-ever ranking of the “1,000 Best Female Scientists in the World” by research.com, an analytics platform that advocates for improved research quality and also ranks universities, scholarly journals and academic conferences.
May 1, 2023
UC San Diego is a hub for rare disease research. Although each rare disease impacts a small number of people, the research findings sometimes apply to more prevalent conditions.
November 10, 2022
An international symposium November 17-18, 2022 at UC San Diego will discuss current clinical trials using gene therapy, here and abroad.
May 26, 2017
In a small, randomized Phase I/II clinical trial (SAT1), researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine say a 100-year-old drug called suramin, originally developed to treat African sleeping sickness, was safely administered to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who subsequently displayed measurable, but transient, improvement in…
November 1, 2024
Throughout the day-long event, participants exchanged views on current issues in health and medicine, from addiction to hospital cybersecurity.
December 6, 2011
…basic mechanisms that underlie neurodevelopment disorders such as autism and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. “Patients suffering from most neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders face a limited range of treatment options, due in part to a limited understanding of the fundamental biology underlying these diseases,” she said. “We are using advanced…
April 13, 2017
…a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder. “Our first goal is simply to encourage face-to-face conversations between scientists and the public,” Cooper said. “We want scientists to come show who they are and what they do, and for all San Diegans to come show what science means to them. We believe…
April 27, 2017
…a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder, spoke about his path to a career in science and why his family was marching. A large part of his passion for science began with the birth of his first daughter, who was born blind. He later got involved in research for blinding eye…
