April 18, 2011
…of new anti-cancer, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory or neurotoxic compounds from marine algae, with a special emphasis on blue-green algae. More… Theodore Groves Theodore Groves is a professor of economics. He is also director of the Center for Environmental Economics which promotes research in environmental economics and provides a community for scholars,…
October 25, 2012
…CXCR1, which detects the inflammatory signal interleukin 8 and, through another protein located inside the cell, triggers a cascade of events that can mobilize immune cells, for example. Their strategy has revealed a new view of this class of receptors. Previous reports have all noted seven helices weaving through the…
November 1, 2012
…fighting infections, cancer and inflammatory diseases. The evening with Bruce Beutler will begin at 6 p.m., Nov. 8 in Beyster Auditorium. To attend the free talk, please register online. As Beutler returns to campus to share his thoughts on the prize, five other Nobel laureates are currently counted among UC…
November 20, 2012
…as in response to inflammatory conditions associated with cancer and heart disease. Her work also involves near infrared, a wavelength of light that that physicians can use as a tool to see inside the body. A riveting portion of the talk—at least for many women in the room—is the project…
October 29, 2015
…been linked to allergies, inflammatory bowel disease, obesity and many other conditions. To advance studies of microbiomes found in the gut and everywhere else on earth, Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla today unveiled the UC San Diego Microbiome and Microbial Sciences Initiative, a concerted research and education effort that will leverage…
October 29, 2015
…associated with things like inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, even autism. To participate, go to americangut.org. What can we learn from the human microbiome? So far, the American Gut Project team is finding that, in general, a healthy gut microbiome is one with a diverse number of bacterial species in it.…
January 7, 2016
…skin microbiome, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory microbial metabolites, and prebiotic compounds that can correct the dysbiosis, treat disease symptoms and prevent disease recurrence. Dermala’s rational design of microbiome-based therapies will fundamentally transform the way chronic skin diseases are treated and prevented. Dermala’s product pipeline includes acne, atopic dermatitis, chronic wound infections,…
March 10, 2016
…cancer and early stage Inflammatory Bowel Disease. It provides researchers and institutions with services such as trial design, data analysis and training, with doctoral and community outreach programs in bioinformatics, clinical psychology, communicative disorders and more. The new building exemplifies growth of clinical and translational science at UC San Diego,…
May 19, 2016
…microbiomes of people with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as Crohn’s disease, and comparing them to healthy gut microbiomes. The team aims to use this information to subtype Crohn’s disease patients into distinct populations, going beyond classifications based on disease site such as ileal and colonic Crohn’s. Here, the goal…
February 1, 2018
…low-cost therapeutic platform for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Ullah became committed to conducting cost-effective biodesign and biomedical research that aims to improve the health of populations in low-resource settings. “When I moved from the Bay Area to attend UC San Diego, I quickly realized the breadth and complexity of health-related…
