January 29, 2015
…MD, PhD, director of immunology at the Necker Hospital in Paris, France. Fischer is credited with demonstrating the clinical efficacy of gene therapy by successfully treating children suffering from a severe genetic disorder that renders them extremely vulnerable to infections. The third 2015 Japan Prize laureate is Yutaka Takahasi, PhD,…
June 1, 2017
…Department and Microbiology and Immunology Department. Rubins conducted her undergraduate research on HIV-1 integration in the Infectious Diseases Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Prior to joining NASA, she worked at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research heading 14 researchers studying viral diseases affecting Africa. Total number of…
January 16, 2020
Two different UC San Diego research teams identified the same molecule — αvβ5 integrin — as Zika virus’ key to brain cell entry. They found ways to take advantage of the integrin to both block Zika virus from infecting cells and turn it into something good: a way to shrink…
June 19, 2014
…Institute for Allergy and Immunology. He is also a consistent supporter of The Preuss School UCSD,a charter middle and high school on the UC San Diego campus for motivated, low-income students who strive to become the first in their families to graduate from college. Sanford regularly contributes to support the…
September 22, 2022
With a $126 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, a multi-institution team of researchers at UC San Diego, Salk Institute and elsewhere has launched a new Center for Multiomic Human Brain Cell Atlas to describe human brain cells in unprecedented detail over a lifetime.
April 7, 2020
Experts at UC San Diego are available to discuss the novel coronavirus, the COVID-19 illness and the societal impacts of the pandemic.
February 11, 2021
…infectious diseases, microbiology and immunology. I received my medical training at Stanford University School of Medicine. Over more than two decades at UC San Diego, I have led a large, collaborative and highly interdisciplinary research laboratory developing innovative approaches to prevent or treat difficult infections. Some of our current projects…
June 20, 2013
…molecular and cell biology immunology and anthropology. During his time at UC San Diego, Rodriguez dedicated countless hours to the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) where he served as co-chair and in various other roles. He also worked with others to help the underserved community of Vista Canyons through the…
February 23, 2023
Get to know the rich history and future plans of new vice chancellor for Health Sciences, John M. Carethers.
December 6, 2011
…Institute for Allergy & Immunology – working together under one roof. “Being side-by-side, our laboratories steps apart, means advances can happen more quickly, and we can translate discoveries faster,” said Dr. Catriona Jamieson, director of stem cell research at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, who spoke as a representative…
