How Trauma Gets Under the Skin
April 15, 2024
Traumatic experiences in early childhood can cause metabolic changes that impact muscle function later in life, according to new research co-authored by UC San Diego professor Anthony Molina.
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Five UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Graduate Students Named 2013 Siebel Scholars
September 19, 2012
Five University of California, San Diego graduate students pursuing research at the intersection of bioengineering, medicine and biology are among the 85 recipients of 2013 Siebel Scholars awards, announced by the Siebel Scholars Foundation on September 10, 2012.
UC San Diego and Scripps Research Join National Team to Make Vision-restoring Whole Eye Transplants a Reality
December 3, 2024
A San Diego team is part of a major undertaking that will bring together more than 40 scientists, doctors, and industry experts hand-picked from around the country to make vision-restoring whole eye transplants a reality. At UC San Diego, a research team led by Professor Shadi Dayeh, in the Department…
Bending the Curve
November 5, 2015
…decades as fossil fuel use and other practices contribute to a greenhouse effect in Earth’s atmosphere. The goal of the summit is to mitigate the worst consequences of climate change by disrupting this trend and abating the pace of warming. The University of California is a natural place for innovations…
Materials Science and Engineering at UC San Diego Ranks #10 in the Nation
December 10, 2024
UC San Diego has ranked #10 in the nation for materials science and engineering, according to the 2024 ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS).
Seeing is Understanding
March 8, 2018
…at Columbia University, who used it to illuminate human and other cells. Roger Tsien shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work developing green fluorescent protein (GFP) and its colorful cousins into ubiquitous imaging tools. Prasher also sent the GFP gene to Tsien, who took their work a…
In Conversation with Ramesh Rao: Visualizing the Invisible with MEG (video and transcript)
February 26, 2024
Qualcomm Institute Director Ramesh Rao chats with Roland Lee and Mingxiong Huang, who co-direct QI’s new Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Center on the underpinnings of the advanced brain imaging technique, the making of the new facility, and MEG’s contributions to research and patient care.
Student Awarded Prestigious Fellowships in Both Medicine and Environmental Science
January 18, 2018
…parties so we didn’t use Styrofoam. Environmentalism is in my consciousness and upbringing.” Vashishtha is one of the founding members of the 2015 Hindu Declaration on Climate Change, which is a call to Hindus worldwide to “lead lives in harmony and balances with the natural world.” He is also the…
A Few of Our Favorite Things
December 14, 2023
As 2023 comes to a close, it’s time look back at some of this year’s moments and milestones. And, since a picture is worth a thousand words, what better way to do this than through the lens of campus photographer, Erik Jepsen?
Clinical Trial Tests Tattoo Sensor as Needleless Glucose Monitor for Diabetes Patients
April 19, 2018
…percent of patients who use other drugs to treat their diabetes test just once a month or less. “Adherence to chronic disease management is low—about 50 percent. Diabetes is no exception,” said Chao. “There’s more self-management involved in diabetes, including using needles to test blood glucose, monitoring foot health, managing…
