November 15, 2012
…only 10 neonatal neuro-intensive care units in the country. By collaborating with Mary J. Harbert, the director of neonatal neurology at UC San Diego, we gained insight into the importance of baby monitoring and are working on making neonatal brain monitoring more accurate and efficient. We believe this project will…
December 7, 2017
…ceremony, replete with red carpet and movie stars, Cleveland, distinguished professor of cellular and molecular medicine, neurosciences and medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine, McKernan, professor of mathematics at UC San Diego, and Chory, a plant biologist at Salk Institute and an adjunct professor in the Division of…
October 15, 2020
…role goes beyond effectively caring for patients in need. We’re also charged with advancing our understanding of how COVID-19 causes disease and conducting randomized clinical trials of treatments and vaccines to discover the best therapeutic and prevention strategies. Spector: UC San Diego is a major research university, one of the…
October 31, 2013
…the quantitative study of neurological structures with MRI and histology. I received my bachelor’s degree in biology and master’s degree in zoology from the University of Rome. I obtained a master’s degree in neurological sciences at University College London and completed the doctoral program in cognitive neuroscience at Dartmouth College.…
May 4, 2017
…the biological brain and neurological disorders. The UC San Diego team – called the UC San Diego Center for Engineered Natural Intelligence Team – is one of only eight university-led teams in the competition, which includes $5 million in prizes. One hundred forty seven teams will take part in the…
November 4, 2013
…both the slowly evolving neurological damage of Alzheimer’s disease and the sudden, catastrophic consequences of traumatic spinal cord injuries. In the latter work, Tuszynski and colleagues recently reported using introduced neural stem cells to regenerate axon growth at the site of severe spinal cord injuries in rats, restoring some movement.…
December 1, 2016
…provide new insight into neurological disorders, such as autism and schizophrenia. Bloodgood first came to UC San Diego as an undergraduate studying animal physiology and neuroscience. She cites the opportunity to work in a lab as one the most valuable aspects of her college education and is pleased to see…
