April 11, 2024
University of California San Diego solidified its status as a national leader in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, as reported by the 2023 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) rankings.
May 19, 2016
…a source for new drugs and potential tool for precision medicine. UC San Diego researchers will also collaborate to advance research on soil, aquatic and other environmental microbiomes, and help other scientists use that information to address global challenges to agricultural sustainability, biofuel development and climate change mitigation. “This ambitious…
November 26, 2024
UC San Diego has the highest number of influential voices in the University of California system and tied for 9th highest among universities and institutes worldwide, according to Clarivate’s 2024 Highly Cited Researchers list.
October 17, 2019
…to overcome stress, gain drug resistance and metastasize thanks to a $4.2 million Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Cancer Institute. Cheresh’s research is one of thousands of projects at UC San Diego funded through contracts, grants and research gifts. In fiscal year 2019 (July 1-June 30), UC San Diego…
December 3, 2024
Engineers at UC San Diego discover how nanoscale bumps and grooves on growing surfaces can influence cellular metabolism, offering new possibilities for medical therapies and tissue engineering.
May 9, 2019
…with the disease and used to reverse-engineer the gut lining. The model will encompass the microbes, immune cells and other complex cell types found in the gut. “This approach will help us to predict an individual’s response to therapeutics and, thus, personalize treatments—reducing the chances he or she will be…
June 4, 2024
Seven formerly unhoused San Diego County residents are contributing their insights and perspectives as co-researchers at UC San Diego’s Homelessness Hub.
July 23, 2020
…tube, and is commonly used to treat decompression sickness resulting from scuba diving or wounds that resist healing, such as those resulting from some types of cancer radiation treatment or from complications of diabetes. Researchers at UC San Diego Health have joined a national research study called Hyperbaric Oxygen Brain…
October 19, 2017
…embedded into objects we use every day, from cars to coffee makers, and into our daily routines, Savage’s research is likely to keep making a lasting positive impact. He says that he hasn’t yet formulated specific plans for how he will use funds from his MacArthur fellowship. But he assumes…
December 15, 2022
As we look forward to the upcoming new year, UC San Diego Today invites readers to take a look back at some milestones from 2022.
