UC San Diego to Advance Stem Cell Therapies in New Space Station Lab
April 8, 2020
UC San Diego and Space Tango received a NASA award to develop the first dedicated stem cell research laboratory within the International Space Station.
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Charting Shots
October 7, 2021
…in prevention, and a disease dodged is harder to count, though the World Health Organization estimates 2.5 million deaths are prevented each year due to vaccinations. In the time of COVID, the importance of vaccines has never been more obvious or pressing. The SARS-CoV-2 virus has killed more than 4.5…
Cross Border Effort to Vaccinate 10,000 Maquiladora Workers
May 25, 2021
A coalition of six U.S. subsidiary companies have sponsored a COVID-19 mobile clinic to vaccinate 10,000 maquiladora workers employed in Baja California, Mexico. UC San Diego Health is vaccinating about 1,500 workers daily.
Coronavirus Jumped to Humans at Least Twice at Market in Wuhan, China
July 26, 2022
In a pair of related studies, UC San Diego researchers show that the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic was at a Chinese market and resulted from at least two instances of the SARS-CoV-2 virus jumping from live animal hosts to humans working or shopping there.
UC San Diego Health Joins International Clinical Trial to Test Coronavirus Vaccine
October 1, 2020
UC San Diego Health will be a test site for a third, major Phase III clinical trial to assess a vaccine candidate for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Sponsored by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, the trial will recruit up to 60,000 participants at sites in the United States and worldwide.
Research Growth Tops $1.76B With Tremendous Portfolio of Discovery and Invention
August 8, 2023
University of California San Diego earned $1.76 billion in research funding last fiscal year, a 6 percent increase over the previous year.
Amanda Gosman Changes Face of Plastic Surgery
May 16, 2019
…the global burden of diseases that could be treated through surgery as a tremendous global public health opportunity. The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery estimates that 5 billion people lack access to safe and affordable surgical care and anesthesia. Because of this, many easily treatable conditions become deadly or disabling.…
Nanosponges Could Intercept Coronavirus Infection
June 17, 2020
Nanoparticles cloaked in human lung cell membranes and human immune cell membranes can attract and neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus in cell culture, causing the virus to lose its ability to hijack host cells and reproduce.
Beneficial Skin Bacteria Protect Against Skin Cancer
February 28, 2018
Science continues to peel away layers of the skin microbiome to reveal its protective properties. In a study published in Science Advances on February 28, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers report a potential new role for some bacteria on the skin: protecting against cancer.
UC San Diego Researchers Cited Among “World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds”
February 1, 2016
Twenty-two University of California, San Diego scientists and physicians are among the 2015 listing of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds,” an annual compendium of “Highly Cited Researchers” by Thomson Reuters, a multinational mass media and information company.
