Un-junking Junk DNA
November 12, 2013
A study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine shines a new light on molecular tools our cells use to govern regulated gene expression.
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Two UC San Diego Scientists Honored for Schizophrenia Research
October 7, 2014
Two professors of psychiatry at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have been honored by the New York City-based Brain & Behavior Research Foundation for their work studying the genetics, dysfunction and treatment of schizophrenia, a chronic and severe brain disorder affecting roughly 1 percent of the general…
Brain Imaging Explains Reason for Good and Poor Language Outcomes in ASD Toddlers
April 9, 2015
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers say it may be possible to predict future language development outcomes in toddlers with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), even before they’ve been formally diagnosed with the condition.
Underappreciated Protein Plays Critical Role In RNA Regulation and Male Fertility
March 31, 2016
A protein once thought to be of little consequence has been found to be a central player in processes ranging from male fertility to early embryonic development, according to a study published in the March 31 online issue of Cell by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School…
UC San Diego Researchers Join Largest Autism Study Ever in United States
April 21, 2016
…from 50,000 individuals, ages 3 to 100, with the neurodevelopmental disorder.
Neurodevelopmental Model of Williams Syndrome Offers Insight into Human Social Brain
August 10, 2016
…Institute for Biological Studies and elsewhere, have created a neurodevelopmental model of a rare genetic disorder that may provide new insights into the underlying neurobiology of the human social brain.
Model Maps Out Molecular Roots of Learning and Memory Formation
September 6, 2016
A team of researchers has built a mathematical model that describes the molecular events associated with the beginning stage of learning and memory formation in the human brain. The research paves the way for understanding cognitive function and neurodegenerative diseases—at the molecular and cellular levels.
UC San Diego’s Samara Reck-Peterson Awarded Howard Hughes Medical Institute-Simons Grant
September 27, 2016
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), the Simons Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has named Samara Reck-Peterson, PhD, an HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar. Reck-Peterson, a professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Division of Biological Sciences at University of California San Diego, will receive a…
Researchers Create Model of Anorexia Nervosa Using Stem Cells
March 14, 2017
An international research team, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, has created the first cellular model of anorexia nervosa (AN), reprogramming induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from adolescent females with the eating disorder.
New Mouse Model Replicates an Underlying Cause of Intellectual Disability
September 29, 2017
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed the first mice that lack the Upf3b gene, providing a new model for studying its underlying role in intellectual disabilities and neurodevelopmental disorders.
