January 18, 2023
UC San Diego researchers identify mutation that causes excessive folding in human brain’s wrinkly cerebral cortex, resulting in diminished cognitive function.
April 4, 2023
A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a biodegradable polymer system to treat rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune and inflammatory disease, by working in concert with the power of the human immune system.
April 19, 2024
A groundbreaking study has advanced the understanding of the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress syndrome, led by researchers from UC San Diego School of Medicine.
June 17, 2024
A new method for neuroimaging analysis is shown to work with small groups of participants, opening the door for many studies that don’t have access to massive sets of brain images.
October 12, 2017
…Diego Health nurses Misty Andersen, Mandi Bertl, Stephanie Chmielewski, Deanna Scott, Grace Nasi and Danisha Jenkins holding hygiene kits provided by San Diego County. They distribute these kits to their patients at high-risk for hepatitis A infection. “Our patients have been very thankful for the information and the opportunity to…
April 4, 2019
…in Graduate Teaching Jens Lykke-Andersen, Ph.D. Professor of Molecular Biology Fueled by intense dedication, Jens Lykke-Andersen serves as chair of his division’s graduate program, advising and teaching first-year coursework for every student. He is an innovator in building interactive educational environments, “flipping” the classroom away from lecture-based instruction to interactive…
February 4, 2021
…Diego, led by Kristian Andersen, professor of Immunology and Microbiology. Current estimates by Anderson indicate that the prevalence of the B1.1.7 strain presence is approximately 5% in San Diego County. Q. What is unique about this new strain of COVID? Martin: What we have seen in countries where the B1.1.7…
January 20, 2022
…and chief programmer David Andersen led the implementation effort, with leadership and funding support from UC San Diego CIO Vince Kellen and Academic Technology Senior Director Valerie Polichar. The project has already helped the campus avoid well over $1 million dollars in cloud-computing spend, according to Kellen. At the same…
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…
October 20, 2016
Although only 10 percent of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases are hereditary, a significant number of them are caused by mutations that affect proteins that bind RNA, a type of genetic material. University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers studied several ALS cases with a mutation in a…
