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.
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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,…
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…
August 13, 2024
A traumatic brain injury ended Caden Taffe’s ability to play football, yet he has channeled his talents into running hurdles.
February 27, 2020
…circular piece of its DNA (a plasmid) that enables a fluorescence output to “highlight” the activity of a specific gene. When a water contaminant interacts with the inserted gene, the bacteria light up. With their microfluidics setup, the researchers can record which strains light up when. This pattern of blinking…
November 12, 2020
…we can use their DNA to study the diseases in human beings.” Ninth-grader Beatrice Rockson says the science immersion course will provide a foundation for her future studies in the healthcare field. Beatrice Rockson, a 9th-grader, also aspires to a career in health care. “It is my vision to become…
