Surfing for a Cure
July 26, 2019
The Luau and Legends of Surfing Invitational brings together over 500 surfers, doctors and cancer survivors at Scripps Pier to catch a few waves, enjoy food and drink and raise money for cancer research.
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2019: A Space Organoid
July 8, 2019
UC San Diego will launch a payload of stem cell-derived human brain organoids to the International Space Station. Researchers will document how these “mini brains” organize into the beginnings of a functional brain with implications for the future of human life in space.
Gulf War Illness Caused by Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Not Inflammation
July 12, 2023
UC San Diego scientists contest longstanding hypothesis about mysterious illness affecting Gulf War veterans, providing first direct evidence that symptoms are driven by impaired mitochondria.
UC San Diego Alumni Announces 2017 Honorees
February 2, 2017
…the development of the drug, Gleevec. His work inspired a new era of cancer research and led to the discovery of novel medications and therapies. He is currently a professor of medicine and physician-scientist at Oregon Health & Science University, as well as the JELD-WEN chair of Leukemia Research and…
Vinculin protein boosts function in the aging heart
June 17, 2015
A team of researchers led by bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego provide new insights on how hearts “stay young” and keep functioning over a lifetime despite the fact that most organisms generate few new heart cells. Identifying key gene expression changes that promote heart function as organisms…
Common RNA Pathway Found in ALS and Dementia
October 1, 2012
Two proteins previously found to contribute to ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, have divergent roles. But a new study, led by researchers at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, shows that a common pathway links them.
UC San Diego Faculty Receive New EDI Award from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
November 3, 2022
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have selected UC San Diego Assistant Professors Brian Aguado and Sonya Neal as grant recipients in a new program launched to promote equity, diversity and inclusion in science.
UC San Diego Announces Recipients of Chancellor’s and Revelle Medals
October 13, 2016
…sparking meaningful research and discoveries in areas ranging from health care to global policy, and from climate change to the arts.” The Chancellor’s Medal is given annually to select community leaders and philanthropists whose longstanding contributions and involvement have supported promising students, furthered meaningful research, and helped the campus and…
UC President Makes First Visit to UC San Diego
November 4, 2021
…This has enabled important discoveries, such as the drug Marizomib. It was developed from a marine cyanobacteria discovered by Scripps scientists, and is now in the final phase of clinical trials to treat the brain cancer glioblastoma. To conclude the visit, President Drake visited the Hydraulics Laboratory for a preview…
On a New Path to STEM Success
April 11, 2019
…mixed with gang violence, drug trafficking and other struggles. “I can’t imagine going to college without this (PATHS) scholarship, especially on the financial side of it,” said Moreno. “For the first time my brother and I have a place we call home—our first bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchens.” Such stability is…
