New Look at an Ancient Disease: Study Finds Novel Treatment Targets for Gout
December 13, 2022
UC San Diego scientists identify a new molecular model and potential therapeutic target for gout, the most common form of inflammatory arthritis.
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New Faculty Reshape the Meaning of Inclusive Research, Teaching and Service
November 28, 2023
Over the past three years, 20 faculty members have been hired at UC San Diego who are committed to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion using social justice frameworks. This fall, an additional $175,000 grant was received to support faculty retention and success.
UC San Diego School of Medicine Receives $2.6M for Health Equity Programs
September 2, 2021
UC San Diego School of Medicine receives $2.6M to fund their PRIME-Health Equity program and launch a new program on Native American health. These medical education programs provide financial support to medical students interested in addressing health disparities and serving local communities.
UC San Diego Alumna Takes the Lead in Providing Care to the Underserved
November 15, 2022
A social justice warrior who loves biology, nature and teaching, alumna Kristin Brownell MD/MPH is a core faculty member at the Family Health Centers of San Diego. She is dedicated to improving primary care for refugees, immigrants and other underserved groups.
Volunteers Partner with Father Joe’s Villages for Day of Service
January 21, 2016
…offers housing, rental assistance, healthcare, food, clothing, education, job training, mental health services, addiction treatment and more in a “one-stop shop” approach. In 2014, the nonprofit served nearly 15,000 homeless adults and children. Volunteers take a photo with Father Joe. “I applaud the students, staff, faculty and alumni of UC…
Autism Rates Continue to Rise in California
March 23, 2023
Autism rates are on the rise in the United States, and especially in California. UC San Diego researchers link changing rates and demographics to increased early-detection.
Titans of Industry, Academia Team Up to Advance Engineering in Medicine
June 10, 2021
…make technological advancements in healthcare that would improve human lives. To do so, he had to find an engineer to collaborate with, since physicians and engineers were largely siloed professions at the time. Peter Farrell, founder of sleep-disordered breathing medical device company ResMed, experienced something similar when completing his bioengineering…
California Medicine Scholars Program Encourages Community College Students to Pursue Medicine
August 22, 2023
Among the many new faces on University of California San Diego’s campus this fall will be 17 eager community college graduates with the goal of becoming doctors someday. These students are all participants in the state-funded California Medicine Scholars Program (CMSP).
Study Continues Assessment of Cognition and Decline in Aging Latinos
June 1, 2022
Researchers at UC San Diego have received a $25.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and National Institute on Aging to continue the Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging, a 12-year assessment of cognitive and brain aging and impairment among aging Latinos.
Gene Therapy Approach Shows Promise in Treating ALS
August 2, 2022
Researchers report that a gene therapy approach, developed at UC San Diego measurably delayed disease onset in humanized mouse and rat models of familial ALS, an inherited form of the disease that runs in families.
