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Rare Science

UC San Diego is a hub for rare disease research. Although each rare disease impacts a small number of people, the research findings sometimes apply to more prevalent conditions.

Researchers Film Bacteria Using “Hand-to-Hand” Combat to Steal Antibiotic

…its ability to acquire drug resistance via horizontal gene transfer (HGT),” said Jeff Hasty, professor of biology and bioengineering at UC San Diego and principal investigator on the paper. HGT is the process by which bacteria exchange genetic material. Acinetobacter species do this at a remarkably high rate, which makes…

Can Ancient Botanical Therapies Help Treat COVID-19?

…Two are Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved Phase 1 clinical safety trials for investigational compounds to treat acute COVID-19. Turkey tail is one of the medicinal mushrooms the MACH-19 trial will evaluate for its possible benefit in treating acute COVID-19 infection. “Mushroom-Based Product for COVID-19,” which started December 2020 and…

The Psychedelic Science of Pain

…done to demonstrate their uses for the treatment of chronic pain conditions. A recently published review paper by UC San Diego PHRI members Timothy Furnish, associate clinical professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine; Joel Castellanos, pain physician for UC San Diego Health and Adam Halberstadt, associate professor of psychiatry, among…

Advanced AI-Based Techniques Scale-up Solving Complex Combinatorial Optimization Problems

A framework based on advanced AI techniques can solve complex, computationally intensive problems faster and in a more more scalable way than state-of-the-art methods, according to a study led by engineers at the University of California San Diego.

Schmidt Futures Fellows Seek to Expand Promise of AI in STEM Fields

Ten UC San Diego postdoctoral scholars are applying artificial intelligence (AI) methods to their research in a range of fields thanks to support from the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, a program of Schmidt Futures.

Pre-med Student Melds Matrix and Medicine

…Diego. “I wanted to use computational techniques to better understand medicine and biology as it could provide greater implications than working one on one with each person,” said Ye. “I reached out to Dr. Zisook and Dr. Davidson because I wanted to help with their research on depression and suicide…

Unique Technology Hub Set to Revolutionize Science, Education and Innovation

UC San Diego and its partners officially opened the Goeddel Family Technology Sandbox, a hub that brings together cutting-edge instruments for science and education. The facility is one of the world’s most pioneering centers for technology across the biological, physical and health sciences.

Survival Is a Mixed Matter for Deadliest of Pancreatic Cancers

UC San Diego researchers discover that quality and mix of protein in a type of pancreatic cancer is the determinant of whether the prognosis is poor or very poor.

Campus Leaders Describe Plans to “Flash Forward from 50” in Research and Discovery

…of biological organisms for useful purposes,” including biofuels, bioremediation, personalized medicine and rational drug design. The concept of design was also at the heart of the next presentation, “The Design Initiative and Policy Labs” by Peter Cowhey, dean of the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies. “What is design?”…

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