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Triton Entrepreneur Night: Pitch Perfect

May 4, 2017

…Diego. It’s in our DNA. Events like tonight are part of this campus’s dedicated efforts to create a fertile ecosystem for entrepreneurship.” In addition to the showcase, six teams were selected to pitch in front of a panel of alumni entrepreneurs and investors, who then voted for the winners. This…

Bending the Curve

November 5, 2015

…“Sustainability is in our DNA at UC San Diego and in the entire University of California system,” Khosla said. “It is our responsibility and role to pioneer sustainable solutions through education, research and practice, so that we can ensure a better and healthier planet for future generations.” Brown said the…

UC San Diego Revelle Medalists Announced

August 30, 2017

…true pioneers of recombinant DNA technology. He made many fundamental discoveries in the biology of bacterial plasmids and in the early applications of cloning technology that provided the foundation for early successes in genetic engineering and much of the biotech industry today. He has also served as an advocate for…

Therapeutic Potential of Bizarre ‘Jumbo’ Viruses Tapped for $10M HHMI Emerging Pathogens Project

January 26, 2023

UC San Diego and its collaborating partners have been awarded $10 million from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to leverage the biomedical promise of viruses known as bacteriophages as new therapeutic agents in the fight against the rising crisis of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.

Undergraduate Researchers Earn Goldwater Scholarship 

May 13, 2021

…systems. She models how DNA behaves and changes in these high-frequency environments. After graduating in 2022, Casebeer plans to earn a doctorate in biological physics, and continue conducting research in experimental and computational biophysics. At UC San Diego, Casebeer is also a supplemental physics instructor through the Teaching and Learning…

Return to Learn By the Numbers

December 10, 2020

…acids and measuring the DNA through a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) test. 2: Number of research lab team members who process samples each afternoon. Intervention The Return to Learn program strives to ensure that students living on campus with COVID-19 are provided support and a place to isolate, and…

Nobel Laureate Helps Celebrate Launch of Institute for Materials Discovery and Design

October 8, 2020

…world. “Entrepreneurship is our DNA,” Meng said, noting that nearly 800 companies have been spun out of UC San Diego in its 60-year history. One of Meng’s former students, Jungwoo Lee, co-founded South 8 Technologies, a company that develops liquefied gas electrolytes for next-generation lithium batteries. Batteries fitted with this…

Center Explores Ways to Treat Human Disorders Using Biological Clock Genes

November 30, 2017

…or retained, in our DNA during millions of years of evolution, understanding how organisms such as cyanobacteria or fruit flies regulate their internal biological clocks has provided circadian biologists with a greater understanding of the precise genetic and biochemical mechanisms that control our own sleep-wake cycles, metabolism and reproductive cycles.…

Animal Encounters, Augmented Reality and More to be Featured at San Diego Festival of Science

March 6, 2012

…and extract your own DNA? Or get a behind-the-scenes look at how computer chips are made and the future of augmented reality technology? It’s all part of the 2012 San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering, taking place March 17-24. The largest celebration of innovation and education in Southern California,…

Illumina Supports Enhanced Genomics-Enabled Discovery and Training Programs at UC San Diego

August 4, 2022

…observe protein evolutions, analyze DNA isolation for microbiome studies, characterize gene expression patterns during early development, determine the effects of toxicants on developing embryos, and more. High-capacity computing equipment and a new liquid-chromatography mass spectrometry system that enables rapid analysis was also included. The two new laboratories will be operated…

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