May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022 —
…innovative solutions to fight brain damage Sonocharge Energy, Inc., making Li batteries stronger, safer and more efficient Sononeu, pioneering sonogenetics, a noninvasive neuromodulation technique using ultrasound UNIGRID, LLC, making solid-state batteries accessible for consumers to use in their homes VisiCELL Medicinal Inc., providing non-invasive, imaging-based cell tracking solutions, or “GPS…
August 25, 2022
August 25, 2022 —
…for in vitro blood brain barriers. Acoustic tracking of humpback whales and marine robots. Smartphone-based health measurements. Understanding why jerboas have long feet. These are just a handful of the more than 94 different research projects undertaken by high school and college students in the ENLACE binational summer research program…
December 12, 2022
December 12, 2022 —
Using models, researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues elsewhere, describe using RNA-targeting CRISPR/Cas13d technology to develop a new therapeutic strategy that specifically eliminates toxic RNA that causes Huntington’s Disease.
March 21, 2023
March 21, 2023 —
UC San Diego’s vibrant research community wouldn’t be the same without the valuable contributions made by our postdoctoral researchers. Postdocs are scholars who have received their doctoral degree and are hired to help complete research and mentor current graduate students.
March 1, 2016
March 1, 2016 —
Chronic psychosocial and emotional stress has well-documented negative effects upon the human immune system but less is known about the health effects of acute but transitory episodes of stress. Do panic-inducing moments also raise the risk of stress-related conditions? A team of researchers at University of California, San Diego School…
June 13, 2018
June 13, 2018 —
Neglected tropical diseases are a group of chronic and disabling parasitic infections that primarily affect poor and underserved communities. These diseases affect more than 1 billion people globally, yet are rarely the target of new drug discovery efforts. Leveraging its strengths in molecular biology, clinical research and pharmaceutical sciences, the…
March 14, 2019
March 14, 2019 —
A new paper by UC San Diego researchers hypothesizes a possible link between cancer-causing viruses.
December 30, 2022
December 30, 2022 —
UC San Diego alum Albert Yu-Min Lin has explored the world, made a name for himself on National Geographic television and overcome the major obstacle of a life-changing injury. His latest project promises to make life a little bit easier for those who need it most.
November 14, 2011
November 14, 2011 —
…existing neurons in the brain. More… Lawrence S.B. Goldstein Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, UCSD School of Medicine Dr. Goldstein is researching Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive, incurable disease that robs people of their memory and ability to think and reason. Goldstein is studying key…
April 24, 2019
April 24, 2019 —
University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers and collaborators describe a new set of “rules” that predict how the tissue of origin influences critical aspects of the genetic makeup of tumors, with potentially important therapeutic implications.
