June 11, 2020
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.
May 7, 2020
May 7, 2020 —
…Professor of Medicine and infectious disease specialist Chip Schooley. The event’s successful transition was made possible by innovative teamwork and the power of Zoom, a web conferencing service which has seen its daily users more than quadruple since December (MarketWatch). By utilizing a Zoom webinar instead of a Zoom meeting,…
October 29, 2020
October 29, 2020 —
…reduce the spread of infectious diseases. Researchers plan to conduct experiments to optimize learning conditions for students by changing airflow, temperature, humidity and lighting conditions in classrooms. Similarly, researchers could make changes in the energy prices at EV charging stations and see how this impacts customer willingness to delay charging…
July 7, 2022
July 7, 2022 —
Scientists and physicians at UC San Diego and Scripps Research describe how wastewater sequencing provided dramatic new insights into levels and variants of SARS-CoV-2 on campus and in the broader community — a key step to public health interventions in advance of COVID-19 case surges.
January 25, 2018
January 25, 2018 —
In both cell cultures and mouse models, a drug used to treat Hepatitis C effectively protected and rescued neural cells infected by the Zika virus — and blocked transmission of the virus to mouse fetuses. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in Brazil and…
February 3, 2022
February 3, 2022 —
…Diego Health. As an infectious disease specialist, Pride runs a research laboratory that specializes in viruses and has been in a leader in the university’s development of testing strategies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a recent Q&A in Discoveries Magazine, Pride shares more about the human virome and…
December 15, 2022
December 15, 2022 —
As we look forward to the upcoming new year, UC San Diego Today invites readers to take a look back at some milestones from 2022.