April 26, 2016
…Diego Fermentation Festival as a test case for a novel rapid response system. In the study, published in mSystems, the team collected samples, analyzed data and reported conclusions in an unprecedented 48 hours.
January 19, 2022
A new array of sensors can record electrical signals directly from the surface of the human brain in record-breaking detail: 100 times higher resolution than today’s clinical tools. This could improve neurosurgeons’ ability to remove brain tumors safely and surgically treat drug-resistant epilepsy.
July 12, 2021
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine describe a new approach that uses machine learning to hunt for disease targets and then predicts whether a drug is likely to receive FDA approval.
April 30, 2018
By stretching the amount of time proteins can be simulated in their natural state of wiggling and gyrating, a team of researchers at Colorado State University— using supercomputers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego and the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center—has identified a critical protein structure that could…
July 25, 2024
An experimental cancer drug could ease cognition for individuals with Rett syndrome, a rare disorder linked to autism, according to new research from the Muotri Lab at the University of California San Diego — a discovery that could lead to therapies for patients with other neurologic conditions.
September 23, 2022
The University of California San Diego announces establishing a new oneAPI Center of Excellence at its San Diego Supercomputer Center. The oneAPI Center will focus on enabling high-performance molecular dynamics simulations in Amber—a biomolecular simulations software package used by thousands.
November 30, 2017
…The result of this novel approach to studying human disorders, scientists say, will not only lead to new ways of treating disturbances in sleep, jet lag and winter depression, but diseases such as cancer, obesity and cardiovascular and reproductive problems that result when the internal machinery of our biological clocks…
March 11, 2020
From a simple blood draw, microbial DNA may reveal who has cancer and which type, even at early stages.
October 24, 2013
Bioengineers from the University of California, San Diego have created a new method for analyzing RNA transcripts from samples of 50 to 100 cells. The approach could be used to develop inexpensive and rapid methods for diagnosing cancers at early stages, as well as better tools for forensics, drug discovery…
February 2, 2017
…health and innovative cancer treatment, to harnessing big data science, creating socially relevant photographic images or crafting award-winning satire, the Alumni Celebration honorees are in a league of their own.” The 2017 Alumni Celebration will mark the 39th year that UC San Diego Alumni has honored outstanding alumni who have…
