Avocado Genome is at the Center of New Study
September 7, 2023
Researchers turned to a descendant variety of Hass—the world’s most popular avocado—to explore the fruit’s evolutionary history through its genome.
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Identified Genetic Interaction Offers Possible New Target for Glaucoma Therapy
September 10, 2015
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have elucidated a genetic interaction that may prove key to the development and progression of glaucoma, a blinding neurodegenerative disease that affects tens of millions of people worldwide and is a leading cause of irreversible blindness.
Two UC San Diego Researchers Elected to Institute of Medicine
October 21, 2013
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers Joseph G. Gleeson, MD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and professor of neurosciences and pediatrics, and Richard D. Kolodner, PhD, professor of medicine and Ludwig Cancer Research scientist, have been named new members of the Institute of Medicine, considered among the…
Active Genetics Goes Global
October 27, 2016
…San Diego Publications Active Genetics Goes Global Tata Trusts & University of California San Diego partner to establish Tata Institute for Active Genetics and Society (TIAGS) UC San Diego has received a $70 million commitment from the India-based philanthropic Tata Trusts, which includes the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, the Sir…
Large International Study Supports Common Genetic Contributions to Mental Illness
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.
AI Harnesses Tumor Genetics to Predict Treatment Response
January 18, 2024
Cancer resists treatment in a multitude of ways, but a new algorithm developed by scientists at UC San Diego can decode them all simultaneously.
Do These Genes Make Me Lonely? Study Finds Loneliness is a Heritable Trait
September 20, 2016
…that risk for feeling lonely is partially due to genetics, but environment plays a bigger role.
New Resource Makes Gene Editing Technology Even More User-Friendly
July 17, 2015
…to facilitate new discoveries in gene therapies and basic genetics research. The research was published in the July 13 issue of Nature Methods.
Alumni Gift Supports Stem Cell Research to Restore Eyesight
November 29, 2011
…professor of ophthalmology and genetics at UC San Diego. Zhang is internationally renowned for his work in genetic and stem cell research. Zhang’s work focuses on understanding the genetics of blindness, specifically, using molecular genetic techniques to identify genes that predispose patients to retinal diseases and developing drug therapies to…
“Wildly Heterogeneous Genes”
September 16, 2013
…share the exact same genetic mutations, a fact that has confounded scientific efforts to better categorize cancer types and develop more targeted, effective treatments. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego propose a new approach called network-based stratification, which identifies cancer subtypes not by the singular mutations of individual…
