November 1, 2022
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced $30 million in research awards to support new interdisciplinary, fundamental research projects for the Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program — 20 percent of the funding was awarded to UC San Diego researchers.
June 15, 2023
In her own words, Student Commencement Speaker Letzy Vargas shares her pathway to UC San Diego, what it means to be the first in her family to graduate from college, lessons learned about the importance of mental health and the change she wants to make as a future physician.
May 2, 2019
…allow us to combat infectious disease, cancer and the neurodegenerative diseases associated with an aging population. Thus, it is critical to support the basic sciences, so we can translate basic science discoveries into applications that will have a positive societal impact, at the same time that they are helping us…
May 4, 2017
…studying the spread of infectious diseases as well as malware, cybersecurity, genomic medicine, autonomous vehicles, and the study of the biological brain and neurological disorders. The UC San Diego team – called the UC San Diego Center for Engineered Natural Intelligence Team – is one of only eight university-led teams…
February 2, 2023
From pandemics to health inequities, confronting future crises will look different — and that’s a good thing.
January 31, 2023
The evolution of clinical trials is accelerating, driven by emerging technologies, social imperatives and the next public health crisis.
May 30, 2023
UC San Diego’s Class of 2023 looks forward to diving into their future. Their passions range from international environmental equity to artificial intelligence and from biosustainability to lasers and optics. Read more about some of our stunning graduates here.
November 19, 2020
…is a pediatrician and infectious disease specialist. “A human milk bank is such an important resource for our communities. Human milk is critical for the growth and development of infants, and it protects them from infection. Having human milk is an investment in the long-term health of these very fragile…
February 17, 2022
…as implications for human diseases. Later, when the chimpanzee genome was being sequenced, there was a problem when it came to naming conventions because humans have one fewer chromosome than chimpanzees—two separate ancestral chromosomes fused together at some point in evolution to form the second largest human chromosome. UC San…
June 11, 2020
Using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and deleting a key gene, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have created natural killer cells — a type of immune cell — with measurably stronger activity against a form of leukemia, both in vivo and in vitro.
