September 17, 2020
…thinking about designing a drug, you really need to understand all the details of the parts in order to engineer therapeutics.” Project co-principal investigator Andres Leschziner. Project co-principal investigator Andres Leschziner and his colleagues have used the growing cryo-EM facility at UC San Diego to produce atomic-level visualizations of LRRK2…
April 12, 2018
…a squirrel, which she uses to save the world from villains including Doctor Doom and Galactus. In real life, Vayntrub, who graduated from UC San Diego in 2008 with a degree in communication, is a hero of another sort. While on vacation in Greece, she found an unexpected calling to…
August 12, 2024
Researchers at UC San Diego have shed new light on how the brain processes and synthesizes information. Findings help solve a longstanding mystery in neuroscience.
December 13, 2022
UC San Diego scientists identify a new molecular model and potential therapeutic target for gout, the most common form of inflammatory arthritis.
October 9, 2024
El Centro Mayor, Sylvia Marroquin, shares her journey with kidney cancer and how a clinical trial at UC San Diego Health saved her life.
February 14, 2011
…of firms developing angiogenesis-related drug therapies. More… Robert Engle Robert Engle is a Professor Emeritus in Economics at UC San Diego and former Chair of the Department of Economics from 1990-1994. He is the recipient of the 2003 Nobel Laureate in Economics. He is also the Michael Armellino Professor of…
November 4, 2013
…speed discoveries to new drugs and treatments for patients In a bold and singular step toward delivering the therapeutic promise of human stem cells, businessman and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford has committed $100 million to the creation of the Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center at the University of California, San…
February 28, 2024
Individuals with Williams syndrome have a gregarious “cocktail party” personality, while those with the opposite genetic alteration, in contrast, tend to have autistic traits and are prone to struggle socially. Research from UC San Diego sheds new light on the gene responsible.
October 17, 2023
UC San Diego honors four remarkable individuals as recipients of the 2023 Revelle Medal, which recognizes retired or emeriti faculty members for sustained, distinguished and extraordinary service to the university.
September 28, 2023
UC San Diego-powered startups, incubators and accelerator programs took center stage during the second annual Innovation Day at Petco Park, highlighting the university’s world-class, dynamic innovation ecosystem.
