February 24, 2022
…effective dosage of new therapies in development. Most recently, Boras was part of the team at Pfizer that developed the Paxlovid COVID-19 antiviral pill, the first oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19 to receive FDA emergency use authorization. Boras shared what led him to UC San Diego, how his graduate degree…
July 30, 2020
…disease. Thanks to the generous donations raised through the Luau, we can continue to provide our patients with the latest individualized treatment and excellence in patient care that is only available at an academic medical center like ours.” Sandra Dillon and Casey Turk. Photo Courtesy of Sandra Dillon. The beloved…
December 1, 2016
…hospital a reality. Their generous gifts have created a new world-class hospital for the San Diego region. Jacobs Medical Center will serve patients locally, nationally and globally. – UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla By the end of opening day, more than 100 patients—from neonates in incubators to adults…
November 6, 2014
…global society, and future generations to come,” said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. With new and fresh topics, Founders Symposium will illuminate the collaborative approach used to understand and address complex issues in two broadly focused areas of research and discovery: enriching human life and society, and understanding and protecting the…
June 10, 2021
…waves as the next generation of changemakers. Rachel Cage Biochemistry and cell biology, minor in psychology, Marshall College One of the top experiences Rachel Cage looked forward to in college is Greek Life. Yet when she began exploring the options at UC San Diego, she did not find a sorority…
June 19, 2014
…community—from delivering much-needed medical therapies, to supporting our students and future leaders, to establishing the campus as a hub for international research.” Since the Chancellor’s Medal was established in 2000, it has been given to select individuals and couples whose long-standing contributions to and involvement with UC San Diego have…
December 6, 2011
…impacts communities by developing therapies for complex health-care challenges. UC San Diego Health Sciences supplements primary medical care offered by community clinics throughout San Diego County with subspecialty care. “We interact through telemedicine and by sending our residents and fellows to these clinics. Our students benefit from the opportunity to…
September 26, 2011
…does very well in generating patent disclosures, but we have to improve our licensing portfolio and our industry partnerships so that we fulfill the promise of translating basic research into useful products and therapies — and ultimately help create new jobs — for the communities we serve. While these are…
June 13, 2019
…use in 5G—the next generation of wireless technology. The advances were created by a team of engineers from the Jacobs School of Engineering co-led by Alexander Vardy, a professor of electrical and computer engineering. The work is already being implemented in millions of 5G chipsets, and it holds potential for…
May 5, 2022
…with the diagnostic tool generating information on the exact type and location of the injury, to inform what specific therapeutics would work best and where they need to be delivered. “Our big dream is to create a precision medicine approach,” said Kwon. “Which is basically to understand the molecular basis…
