April 12, 2018
…to offer patients a treatment that would cure the disease, and better yet, without harsh side effects. Combining his experience in drug development with his longstanding skills in IT and computer programming, Caspi then started his own company, Element TwentySix. The firm specializes in niche Mac app development and in…
October 25, 2012
…Opella’s group has developed novel ways of slicing, sorting and reassembling clusters of data piece-by-piece to generate precise images of the arrangement of atoms. Photo UCSD-TV The team mapped the arrangement of atoms in a protein called CXCR1, which detects the inflammatory signal interleukin 8 and, through another protein located…
May 21, 2015
…and early detection and treatment of preeclampsia. The most premature and critically ill newborns will be cared for at a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the new specialty center, equipped with innovations for monitoring infants’ health status non-invasively. Vital sign data will also be processed through a…
June 2, 2022
…new book makes a novel argument: Protests by marginalized groups are more likely to spur change, despite the obstacles and backlash they often face when voicing grievances. Protests have played a central role in the American story since the chaotic and colorful Boston Tea Party in 1773. Now, a new…
May 21, 2024
A $21M gift from Aiiso Yufeng Li (Jeff) and his wife, DongDong Li (Doreen), honors unique efforts at UC San Diego to link chemical and nano engineering more strongly. In recognition of this gift, the department will be named the Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering.
July 18, 2024
With 5G network connectivity now a reality, wireless industry and academic research leaders met at the San Diego Wireless Summit hosted by UC San Diego and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., to assess the state of 5G, and focus on how artificial intelligence could impact the capabilities of next-generation wireless systems in…
January 17, 2019
…colleagues will use these novel methods to capture marine microbes and screen them to provide critical information about molecules that could be useful in cancer-treatment research. This research will provide new insight into the types of microbes that can be targeted for drug discovery. Materials generated will become available for…
May 21, 2020
…necessary surgery and radiation treatments, made the 24-mile round-trips from her home to Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health daunting and exhausting. With the help of her husband, Corey Nigrelli, Lovette endured the lifesaving treks, but then the novel coronavirus changed everything, including how Lovette attends speech therapy.…
August 20, 2020
…point where the only treatment option to save her life was a kidney transplant. “At the point when a transplant was dire, my kidney function dropped from 13 percent to 10 percent,” she said. “I could barely walk 50 feet.” Gallas was a candidate for UC San Diego Health’s Living…
April 17, 2014
…moment of infection, a novel insight that could help lead to more-effective, longer-lasting vaccines. “I really enjoy sharing my research,” said Metz. Though he has experience talking about his work with his lab group and others in his field, the Grad SLAM was the largest and most academically diverse audience…
