August 13, 2019
UC San Diego researchers discovered that removing a single enzyme in mice dramatically boosts survival from sepsis, an often fatal over-reaction of the immune system to infection. The finding provides a new and unexpected therapeutic target for new drug development.
November 9, 2017
…to the arts and humanities.” More than 200 business, government and community leaders from the region attended the chamber’s International Tribute Dinner, including San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Tijuana Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum. They discussed the role the two cities play in preserving and promoting the region’s economic and…
September 8, 2022
…a National Institutes of Health-funded International Trauma Training Program and leader in the field of traumatic injury and violence prevention. Her innovative research has benefited communities around the world. She joined UC San Diego in January. As Vice Chancellor for Research, Peek-Asa manages UC San Diego’s annual $1.64-billion research enterprise,…
June 22, 2014
Biologists at UC San Diego have found the “missing link” in the chemical system that enables animal cells to produce ribosomes—the thousands of protein “factories” contained within each cell that manufacture all of the proteins needed to build tissue and sustain life.
April 21, 2014
A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego and The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY) is one of only six groups to win one of Twitter’s inaugural #DataGrants. To do so, they beat out more than 1,300 rival proposals from around the world.
November 8, 2018
…the National Institutes of Health. Scientists from the University of California San Diego, Ben Gurion University, Duke University and Laval University, with support from colleagues at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories and the HHMI Janelia Research Center, will conduct the research to explore how mammals sniff, nod, and move their faces…
October 14, 2020
Treatment with a peptide that mimics the naturally occurring protein GIV prevents immune overreaction and supports a mechanism critical for survival in mouse models of sepsis and colitis, according to a UC San Diego study.
September 26, 2024
UC San Diego researchers discover two distinct molecular subtypes of Crohn’s disease using patient-derived organoids, opening the door to personalized treatment for the chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
September 27, 2021
Researchers describe how withdrawal from nicotine, methamphetamine and cocaine alters the functional architecture and patterns in the brains of mice, compared to control animals, a key to developing addiction treatments.
February 18, 2015
…paired with an immune-boosting cocktail suitable for use in humans, generated antibodies in mice that nearly eliminated mosquito infection by the malaria parasite. The method is the newest attempt to develop a vaccine that prevents transmission of the malaria parasite from host to mosquito.
