August 24, 2020
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that fructose only adversely affects the liver after it reaches the intestines, where the sugar disrupts the epithelial barrier protecting internal organs from bacterial toxins in the gut.
November 8, 2012
…things, that might be drugs, it might be bio-plastics and it might be multicolored algae. What is exciting about your work? There is nothing more exciting than making a discovery that can change the world! Why does your work matter? We have been living a pretty lavish lifestyle for the…
April 4, 2023
A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a biodegradable polymer system to treat rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune and inflammatory disease, by working in concert with the power of the human immune system.
April 5, 2024
Some people have genes that protect them from alcohol abuse. An examination of databases at 23andMe reveal that those same alcohol-protective variants have associations with conditions and behaviors that may have nothing to do with alcohol.
April 6, 2020
UC San Diego Health makes measurable progress addressing COVID-19 testing shortage through multiple partnerships and rapidly growing in-house testing. Success has meant more testing for more patients, first responders and other health systems.
April 30, 2024
Five University of California San Diego researchers have been elected 2023 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world’s largest general scientific organizations.
February 7, 2023
UC San Diego Health’s Center for Transplantation is among the nation’s best in lung, heart, kidney and liver programs, powered by long experience and deep expertise.
April 3, 2023
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has awarded a five-year, $15.45 million grant to the San Diego Center for AIDS Research at UC San Diego, renewing support that extends back to an original establishing grant in 1994 at the height of the AIDS epidemic.
June 14, 2018
The Pew Charitable Trusts has announced that UC San Diego Biological Sciences Assistant Professors Matthew Daugherty and Enfu Hui have been selected to the 2018 class of Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. Pew also announced that Diego Alvarez and Grisel Cruz Becerra, Biological Sciences postdoctoral researchers, have been named…
January 29, 2015
…Center for Translational Computer-Aided Drug Discovery & Project Management Led by Rommie Amaro, James McKerrow Research Area: Enriching Human Life and Society UC San Diego Center for Compound Resources Led by William Gerwick, Dionicio Siegel Research Area: Enriching Human Life and Society William Gerwick, distinguished professor of oceanography and pharmaceutical…
