January 22, 2016
A team of biologists and biomedical researchers at UC San Diego has developed a new method to determine if bacteria are susceptible to antibiotics within a few hours, an advance that could slow the appearance of drug resistance and allow doctors to more rapidly identify the appropriate treatment for patients…
May 30, 2024
As part of UC San Diego’s robust innovation ecosystem, the IGE MedTech Accelerator program at UC San Diego has helped launch several successful startups, including LIMBER Prosthetics and Orthotics and Melio, a diagnostics company focusing on pediatric sepsis.
December 7, 2017
…of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institutes of Health (award no. R21EB019698). Paper title: “Re-usable electrochemical glucose sensors integrated into a smartphone platform.” Authors of the study are Amay J. Bandodkar*, Somayeh Imani*, Rogelio Nuñez-Flores*, Rajan Kumar, Chiyi Wang, A.M. Vinu Mohan, Joseph Wang and Patrick P. Mercier.…
August 18, 2020
Inspired by a commitment to ‘paying it forward,’ the Ong Family has made a gift of $2 million to support the educational needs and priorities of UC San Diego’s School of Medicine.
October 11, 2018
…He worked with the Bioengineering Department to build Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, the first privately funded academic building on the general campus. Since his retirement from UC San Diego, he has remained a formidable force at the nexus of research and philanthropy, and currently leads The Kavli Foundation. When Conn first…
February 7, 2013
…San Diego professor of bioengineering and medicine and director of the Institute of Engineering in Medicine, echoed the sentiment: “The strength of our country depends on science and engineering,” he said. Now, Chien is serving as the chief engineer of the 2013 San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering, taking…
September 16, 2015
University selected for its unique strengths in nanobiology, nanophotonics and nanomagnetics research
April 17, 2020
UC San Diego researchers have ported the popular UniFrac microbiome tool to graphic processing units (GPUs) to increase the acceleration and accuracy of scientific discovery including urgently needed COVID-19 research.
November 3, 2016
…students. Mahto, a third-year bioengineering major, recently shared her story with students who are currently enrolled in the First Year Experience course at Muir College, taught by Provost John Moore. “Research has shown that students who complete a First Year Experience course are more positively challenged academically and more likely…
May 6, 2024
Researchers from University of California San Diego have developed a new AI tool to that generate new drug candidates for cancer, which could help streamline the typically laborious drug discovery process.
