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Q&A with Steffanie Strathdee

April 18, 2011

…close friends to the disease, Steffanie Strathdee has dedicated herself to HIV-prevention and research. Now the Associate Dean of Global Health Sciences and Director of the Global Health Initiative at UC San Diego, she is focused on enhancing collaboration and communication among global health researchers on campus. She remains engaged…

Closing the U.S./Mexico Border During COVID-19 Increased HIV Transmission

April 30, 2024

Rates of HIV transmission increased when the U.S./Mexico border was closed for COVID-19, according to a new study from University of California San Diego and Irvine.

UC San Diego Health is Home to San Diego’s Top Docs

October 1, 2024

UC San Diego Health physicians are named “Top Docs” in annual survey.

A smart ring shows it’s possible to detect fever before you feel it

December 14, 2020

Temperature data collected by wearable devices worn on the finger can be reliably used to detect the onset of fevers, a leading symptom of both COVID-19 and the flu, according to a team of researchers from the University of California San Diego, UC San Francisco and MIT Lincoln Lab.

UC San Diego Research Collaborations Prompt Selection of South Africa for Lactation Conference

April 16, 2015

…country burdened by myriad infectious diseases and widespread poverty, the value of breastfeeding to improve infant health cannot be overstated. Such is the feeling of Lars Bode, an associate professor of pediatrics at UC San Diego whose research collaborations and leadership led to the selection of South Africa as the…

Pair of Discoveries Illuminate New Paths to Flu and Anthrax Treatments

October 17, 2017

Two recent studies led by UC San Diego biologists have set the research groundwork for new avenues to treat influenza and anthrax poisoning. Published in PLOS Pathogens, the studies from Professor Ethan Bier’s laboratory used a series of experiments to identify key pathways and mechanisms previously unknown or overlooked in…

eCOVID Platform Provides Remote Patient Monitoring

May 19, 2020

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a remote monitoring platform for patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 but aren’t in need of hospitalization. The system is being tested by patients in a clinical trial at UC San Diego Health.

Human Lung and Brain Organoids Respond Differently to SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Lab Tests

February 24, 2021

UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers are using stem cell-derived organoids to study how SARS-CoV-2 interacts with various organ systems. Their findings may help explain the wide variety in COVID-19 symptoms and aid the search for therapies.

Organoids Derived From Gut Stem Cells Reveal Two Distinct Molecular Subtypes of Crohn’s Disease

September 26, 2024

UC San Diego researchers discover two distinct molecular subtypes of Crohn’s disease using patient-derived organoids, opening the door to personalized treatment for the chronic inflammatory bowel disease.

Possible Cause and Source of Kawasaki Disease Found

May 19, 2014

An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of California, San Diego, report that the likely causative agent of Kawasaki disease (KD) in Japan is a windborne agent originating from a source in northeast China. KD is a mysterious childhood ailment that can permanently damage coronary arteries.

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