December 15, 2015
Shu Chien, Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering and Medicine, and Michael Sailor, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, were among 168 new fellows announced by the academy today.
July 22, 2013
A team of University of California, San Diego researchers has designed new compounds that mimic those naturally used by the body to regulate blood pressure. The most promising of them may literally be the key to controlling hypertension, switching off the signaling pathways that lead to the deadly condition.
April 3, 2012
…be doing free glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol screenings, as well as handing out information on heart health. UC San Diego Sports Medicine/Physical Therapy will be performing sports injury screenings and providing advice and demonstrations on physical fitness and injury prevention. In addition, the Moores Cancer Center will provide information…
October 10, 2011
…the study of how blood flow and pressure affect blood vessels. Chien is a university professor of bioengineering and medicine at UC San Diego and director of the UC San Diego Institute of Engineering in Medicine. “Professor Shu Chien is truly remarkable. He is one of only 11 renowned scholars…
November 20, 2024
Edward Wang and co-investigators Byron Fergerson and Rodney Gabriel receive NIH Trailblazer award for using technology to transform healthcare; their smartphone app prototype gauges grip strength to help avoid surgery complications.
April 1, 2021
…in tribal health care, blood pressure testing in barbershops and health screenings at Pacific Islander festivals. “But there is clearly more work to do and additional resources make a significant impact,” Dr. Garfin said. “This year, in addition to lowering financial barriers, our work includes re-examining our curricula to further…
September 1, 2021
UC San Diego is collaborating with San Ysidro Health on an NIH-funded outreach program to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Latinx and African American communities. The team runs pop-up vaccination sites across San Diego, and goes door-to-door to homes and local businesses to spread awareness.
November 1, 2021
Researchers at UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute, the Human-centered eXtended Intelligence Research Lab and other programs in the Computer Science and Engineering Department and Department of Medicine are taking a hard look at whether older adults are using (or not using) voice assistant technology.
April 17, 2020
The National Institutes of Health has renewed its commitment to the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, the largest long-term study of brain development and child health ever conducted in the United States. The awards to UC San Diego total just over $60 million.
April 24, 2012
Carolyn Schutt, a Ph.D student in bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego is developing a new imaging technique that could lead to highly-sensitive light imaging deeper inside the body, improving the way we diagnose breast cancer.
