A New Phase
January 31, 2023
The evolution of clinical trials is accelerating, driven by emerging technologies, social imperatives and the next public health crisis.
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Five from UC San Diego Elected to National Academy of Sciences
May 14, 2024
Five UC San Diego professors have joined the National Academy of Sciences as members.
The Class of 2023: Dedicated to Their Dreams
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.
University of California Health and UC San Diego Launch Only Accredited Milk Bank in Southwest
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…
CARTA Maps Humanity’s Distinctive Evolution
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…
Putting ‘Super’ in Natural Killer Cells
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.
The Show Must Go On(line)
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,…
$39 Million Grant to Better Integrate Renewables into Power Grid
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…
Awash in Potential: Wastewater Provides Early Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Virus
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.
Repurposed Drug Found to be Effective against Zika Virus
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…
