May 6, 2021
…and test them in animals and see how well they actually work, revise the devices, and then subsequently take them into the operating room. This is really something special because it represents true translational medicine. There’s a pipeline directly from devices to diagnostic and therapeutic advances," said Cleary. Dayeh underscored…
May 13, 2016
On May 13, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced a new National Microbiome Initiative, a coordinated effort to better understand microbiomes and to develop tools to protect and restore healthy microbiome function. OSTP is launching the initiative with a combined federal agency investment of more…
January 31, 2023
The evolution of clinical trials is accelerating, driven by emerging technologies, social imperatives and the next public health crisis.
December 5, 2022
A new perspective published today recognizes the critical link between island and marine ecosystems and identifies island and near-shore marine environmental characteristics that promote strong linkages in these ecosystems around the world.
July 2, 2020
…live in a global community, a global village. So, the infections that I might run into are not any more important than the infections that someone living in poverty in Peru, for example, might run into. Yet there is not as much funding that goes toward those infections and diseases…
February 8, 2024
The UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering has doubled the size of its Accelerating Interdisciplinary Research Collaborations for Early-Career Faculty program. The program helps faculty build interdisciplinary research to the point that it is competitive for multi-year research funding.
March 20, 2012
…how climate change affects animal and plant life in California. They shared research that could expand our understanding of how human languages are structured, how media shapes our worldview and the way we use reading and writing of literature to construct an understanding of ourselves. Part of the goal of…
November 4, 2013
…shown encouraging results in animal models and human clinical trials. Mark H. Tuszynski, MD, PhD, professor in the UC San Diego Department of Neurosciences and director of the UC San Diego Translational Neuroscience Institute, investigates both the slowly evolving neurological damage of Alzheimer’s disease and the sudden, catastrophic consequences of…
December 6, 2011
…further a sense of community and shared mission. The labs, however, are connected by large, open spaces that encourage passing scientists to stop, talk and share. Whiteboard walls are there to jot down details and inspirations. There are special meeting rooms for formal conferences and for simply reading or writing.…
December 2, 2021
…in Biomedical Engineering (LatinXinBME) community to support diversity within the scientific community. “In academic spaces, I feel like a lot of folks are encouraged to assimilate—to adopt the current average,” said Aguado. “I think it’s super important to bring your whole self to the workplace, and hope that my lab…
