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Cancer Cells Co-opt Immune Response to Escape Destruction

December 18, 2012

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that tumor cells use stress signals to subvert responding immune cells, exploiting them to actually boost conditions beneficial to cancer growth.

Alumnus, Nobel Laureate Bruce Beutler to Speak at UC San Diego Nov. 8

October 15, 2012

University of California, San Diego alumnus Bruce Beutler, M.D., will return to his alma mater Nov. 8 to speak about his experiences as a 2011 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine.

Finding Cures for Devastating Diseases

August 2, 2012

…Institute for Allergy and Immunology. More on Khosla’s First Day Together We Build Sharing Common Bonds Prepping for a Successful Student Experience Changing the World through Renewable Energy Khosla met with Larry Goldstein, a professor of cellular and molecular medicine who serves as director of the UC San Diego Stem…

The Search for Ebola Immune Response Targets

September 9, 2014

The effort to develop therapeutics and a vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD) requires a complex understanding of the microorganism and its relationship within the host, especially the immune response. Adding to the challenge, EVD can be caused by any one of five known species within the genus…

UC San Diego First to Test Cancer Drugs in Space Using Private Astronaut Mission

May 22, 2023

The latest space experiments from UC San Diego and Axiom Space will explore therapies for breast and colorectal cancer aboard the ISS, and monitor astronauts’ stem cell health over time.

UC San Diego Undergraduates Awarded National Goldwater Scholarships

April 22, 2014

Elizabeth Kim, Joshua Young Yang and Maarouf Saad are the University of California, San Diego’s latest undergraduate students to be acknowledged with the national Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program Award for their research in the sciences. Kim and Yang were selected to receive the scholarship—regarded as the…

32 UC San Diego Professors Named Most Influential in Their Fields

December 6, 2017

Thirty two faculty members at the University of California San Diego are among the world’s most influential researchers in their fields, based on their publications over the past decade.

Kids With MIS-C Mount Normal T Cell Response to COVID-19

October 7, 2021

UC San Diego study suggests multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a rare condition associated with COVID-19, is not caused by abnormal T cell response to COVID-19 virus as previously hypothesized.

Reassuring Findings for Mothers Who Have Flu Shot During Pregnancy

September 23, 2013

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Boston University, in collaboration with the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), have found evidence of the H1N1 influenza vaccine’s safety during pregnancy.

We Need a Staph Vaccine: Here’s Why We Don’t Have One

January 16, 2024

A vaccine for Staphylococcus aureus, one of the most common bacterial infections, would be a game changer for public health. No vaccine candidates have succeeded in clinical trials, but nobody knows why. Researchers at UC San Diego may have figured it out.

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