May 9, 2013
A panel of distinguished experts will discuss the role of computation and data analytics in supporting discovery throughout the biological sciences when XSEDE13 – the annual conference focusing on computer science, education, outreach, software, and technology – is held July 22-25 in San Diego.
April 20, 2022
Scientists at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Institute of Genomic Medicine describe novel methods for inferring the movement of human brain cells during fetal development by studying healthy adult individuals who have recently passed away from natural causes.
March 20, 2012
The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, has in the last three years undergone a major reboot, remaking itself into a center of expertise on all aspects of “big data” research including genomics, one of the fastest growing areas of scientific study.
September 22, 2015
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $13 million grant over five years to develop and disseminate new stem cell-based technologies and assays for studying autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other mental health diseases to a consortium of researchers at the University of California, San Diego and the Salk…
January 29, 2015
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and University of California, San Francisco, with support from a diverse team of collaborators, have launched an ambitious new project – dubbed the Cancer Cell Map Initiative or CCMI – to determine how all of the components of a…
June 15, 2022
The science behind predicting your viewing habits on Netflix could one day be used to guide doctors in managing some of the hardest-to-treat cancers, shows a study led by the University of California San Diego and University College London.
April 17, 2012
…has published in Science, Genomics, American Journal of Human Genetics, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. More… Ming Tsuang Ming Tsuang is a distinguished professor of psychiatry and director of the Center for Behavioral Genomics with the Department of Psychiatry at UC San Diego. He is also…
May 8, 2024
Spina bifida is the most common structural disorder of the human nervous system. The causes are largely unknown, but University of California San Diego researchers led a study that points to a link involving a chromosomal microdeletion — and also underscores the value of folic acid as a preventive measure.
September 19, 2011
A large international research consortium has identified several new genes associated with both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Their study, co-authored by psychiatric researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, reveals that common genetic variants contribute to a person’s risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
February 18, 2016
…and CEO of Cypher Genomics, a San Diego-based company revolutionizing human health through genome interpretation, where she played a critical role in the initial commercialization of its technology. Van Zeeland is now leading the Pediatrics Business at Human Longevity, Inc. (HLI), after HLI acquired the Cypher Genomics technology and team…
