Hearts and Stripes: A Tiny Fish Offers Clues to Regenerating Damaged Cardiac Tissue
June 25, 2019
Zebrafish, a pet shop staple, may hold the clue for how hearts can heal from damage.
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Researchers Create Model of Anorexia Nervosa Using Stem Cells
March 14, 2017
An international research team, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, has created the first cellular model of anorexia nervosa (AN), reprogramming induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from adolescent females with the eating disorder.
Pathways Leading to Beta Cell Division Identified, May Aid Diabetes Treatment
May 2, 2017
…of Medicine have, for the first time, mapped out pathways that regulate beta cell growth that could be exploited to trick them to regenerate.
Mitochondrial DNA Mutations Linked to Heart Disease Risk
August 4, 2022
UC San Diego and Salk Institute researchers report a surprising link between mitochondria, inflammation and gene mutations that may increase risk of atherosclerosis.
Biomaterials Get Stem Cells to Commit to a Bony Future
January 6, 2014
With the help of biomimetic matrices, a research team led by bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego has discovered exactly how calcium phosphate can coax stem cells to become bone-building cells. This work is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the week of Jan.…
Yishi Jin Named to Junior Seau Endowed Faculty Chair in Traumatic Brain Injury
March 8, 2018
The inaugural chair holder of the Junior Seau Foundation Endowed Chair in Traumatic Brain Injury at the University of California San Diego is Yishi Jin, Professor and Chair of the Section of Neurobiology in the Division of Biological Sciences. Jin’s research focuses on molecular genetic mechanisms underlying the development of…
Second ‘Inside Innovation’ Presentation at UC San Diego Features Expert ‘Cellular Sleuth’
October 11, 2016
Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine Pradipta Ghosh, second guest in the series, will address “The Herculean Task of Killing Cancer Cells: Spare the Heads of Hydra; Strike the Heart,” at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 18, in the Roth Auditorium at the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine.
CIRM Funds Six UC San Diego Stem Cell Researchers
September 6, 2012
The governing board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has announced that six investigators from the University of California, San Diego Stem Cell Research program have received a total of more than $7 million in the latest round of CIRM funding. This brings UC San Diego’s total to…
Targeting Molecular Pathway that Causes Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
May 6, 2022
UC San Diego researchers describe the underlying signaling pathway that results in pulmonary arterial hypertension and a novel monoclonal antibody therapy that blocks the abnormal blood vessel formation characterizing the disease.
UC San Diego Chemists Develop Reversible Method of Tagging Proteins
September 16, 2012
Chemists at UC San Diego have developed a method that for the first time provides scientists the ability to attach chemical probes onto proteins and subsequently remove them in a repeatable cycle.
