UC San Diego and Spin Showcase Strong Bikeshare Pilot Program Results
June 26, 2018
…2017, is part of a university-wide initiative to become carbon-neutral by 2025.
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CAR Trials Drive Leukemia and Lymphoma Treatment in New Direction
February 23, 2016
Cancer immunology is based upon boosting the body’s own immune system to vanquish malignancies. It is among the fastest growing areas of oncology research. Researchers at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center have launched three clinical trials to test the safety and efficacy of a novel cellular-immunotherapy that uses modified…
E-cigarettes Alter Inflammatory State of Brain, Heart, Lungs and Colon
April 12, 2022
UC San Diego study shows chronic JUUL use leads to inflammatory changes across the body, and may affect organs’ response to infection; results depend on e-cigarette flavor.
Andrew Benson: World-Renowned Scripps Plant Biochemist
January 23, 2015
Andrew Alm Benson, a distinguished emeritus professor of biology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, and renowned as one of the world’s leading plant scientists of the twentieth century, died peacefully from natural causes on Jan. 16, 2015, at UC San Diego’s Thornton Hospital. He was 97.
UC San Diego Alumnus Publishes Manifesto on Computing for New Forms of Cultural Expression
October 28, 2013
2013 is turning out to be a banner year for University of California, San Diego alumnus D. Fox Harrell (Ph.D. Computer Science and Cognitive Science, ’07). In July he received tenure at MIT, where he is an associate professor of digital media.
Liquid Biopsy May Be New Way to Detect Liver Cancer Earlier, Easier
October 9, 2017
…diagnostic and prognosis method for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), based on a simple blood sample containing circulating tumor DNA.
Scientists Link Evolved, Mutated Gene Module to Syndromic Autism
January 26, 2012
A team led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports that newly discovered mutations in an evolved assembly of genes cause Joubert syndrome, a form of syndromic autism.
Researchers Discover Specific Tumor Environment That Triggers Cells to Metastasize
November 21, 2017
A team of bioengineers and bioinformaticians at the University of California San Diego have discovered how the environment surrounding a tumor can trigger metastatic behavior in cancer cells. Specifically, when tumor cells are confined in a dense environment, the researchers found that they turn on a specific set of genes…
UC San Diego Researchers Demonstrate Automotive SafeShield with Qualcomm
April 18, 2016
The Laboratory for Intelligent and Safe Automobiles (LISA) at UC San Diego had a presence at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas as part of a Qualcomm automotive pavilion and demo. It was the lab’s second CES-related demo in three years.
Researchers Receive $2.8 Million Grant to Study Hidden Biases in Healthcare
October 25, 2019
UC San Diego researchers are leading a collaborative effort to understand and develop methods to help rectify hidden biases in healthcare.
