September 30, 2021
…in the Department of Neurological Surgery at UC San Diego, with Michele Pease-Downey. In 1980, Michele Pease-Downey’s dream was to qualify for the U.S. Olympic swimming team. At 60, her dream was to continue walking. The lifelong swimmer needed a cane and, by 2018, the occasional wheelchair, due to increasing…
December 9, 2021
…and address misconceptions about neurological diseases. Atnafu received support through the PATHways to STEM through Enhanced Access and Mentorship Program, which this year received nearly $500,000 in donations. Also growing is the Institute of Arts and Humanities, which recently announced the university’s very first major in Black Diaspora and African…
February 17, 2022
…investigate the mechanisms underlying neurological and psychiatric diseases. And, of course, she plans to continue advocating for STEM diversification and program development. Rochelle McFee, Ethnic Studies Feminist and social justice activist Rochelle A. McFee is a force to be reckoned with. A Ph.D. candidate in ethnic studies, her career working…
June 9, 2022
…on research into the neurological basis of compassion, with application toward developing compassion and empathy-focused training for future generations of medical professionals. Supporting the next generation A key priority of the Campaign for UC San Diego is supporting undergraduate and graduate students. Since the beginning of the Campaign, the campus…
September 1, 2011
In a paper published today in the journal Scientific Reports, a pair of researchers at the University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences report that inhibiting the ability of immune cells to use fatty acids as fuel measurably slows disease progression in a mouse model…
September 15, 2011
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered a previously unknown fail-safe (compensatory) pathway that potentially protects the brain and other organs from genetic and environmental threats.
September 19, 2011
Five bioengineering Ph.D. students from the University of California, San Diego whose research is aimed at improving human health are among the 2012 recipients of the annual Siebel Scholars awards.
October 21, 2011
President Barack Obama will present University of California, San Diego bioengineering Professor Shu Chien with the National Medal of Science in a White House ceremony Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. EST (11 a.m. PST). The ceremony will be carried live by satellite feed and webcast on the White House website…
November 1, 2011
Human memory has historically defied precise scientific description, its biological functions broadly but imperfectly defined in psychological terms.
November 16, 2011
A new study using magnetic resonance imaging data of 406 adult human twins affirms the long-standing idea that the genetic basis of human cortical regionalization – the organization of the outer brain into specific functional areas – is similar to and consistent with patterns found in other mammals, indicating a…
