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Personality Traits and Psychiatric Disorders Linked to Specific Genomic Locations

December 8, 2016

…Diego School of Medicine in this week’s advance online publication of Nature Genetics. The findings also show correlations with psychiatric disorders.

New Frontiers of Cognitive Networking

September 25, 2015

Researchers at the Qualcomm Institute are exploring ways to improve cognitive networking so that device-to-device communication is more efficient and effective.

20th Annual Diversity Awards Honor Commitment to Outreach, Inclusion and Community Building

March 5, 2015

…Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications 20th Annual Diversity Awards Honor Commitment to Outreach, Inclusion and Community Building Twice a week during lunch, a group of UC San Diego undergraduate and graduate students lead English language workshops with Spanish-speaking maintenance and janitorial staff at the Raza Resource Centro. More than tutors…

UC San Diego’s Sexual Assault Resource Center Turns 30

January 25, 2018

…Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications UC San Diego’s Sexual Assault Resource Center Turns 30 Campus to commemorate its leadership in taking proactive measures to ensure health and safety of students The subject of sexual violence and sexual assault prevention is a matter of national importance, and it has been at…

The Rising Price of Medicare Part D’s 10 Most Costly Medications

July 5, 2018

Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego have found that the cost for the 10 “highest spend” medications in Medicare Part D — the U.S. federal government’s primary prescription drug benefit for older citizens — rose almost one-third between 2011 and 2015,…

Two Professors Receive Awards for Outstanding Faculty Leadership in Presidential Initiatives

December 3, 2015

…Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications UC San Diego professors Gentry Patrick and Keith Pezzoli were among 10 University of California faculty winners announced by UC President Janet Napolitano as recipients of the Award for Outstanding Faculty Leadership in Presidential Initiatives. Napolitano made the announcement during her remarks at the UC…

UC San Diego Announces Recipients of Chancellor’s Medals and Lifetime Legacy Award

January 26, 2023

Recognizing exceptional support to the campus, UC San Diego announced Karen and Jeff Silberman; the Step Family; and Sandra Timmons ’81 and Richard Sandstrom ’72, PhD ’79, as recipients of the 2022 Chancellor’s Medal. T. Denny Sanford is being recognized with the second-ever Lifetime Legacy Award.

Graduate Students Honored as Siebel Scholars

September 23, 2021

Five graduate students working at the interface of engineering and medicine have been honored as 2022 Siebel Scholars. They are pursuing graduate degrees in bioengineering, electrical engineering, nanoengineering, and bioinformatics, all with a focus on advancing human health. Five graduate student

Researchers Characterize “Mutational Burden” of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

July 24, 2018

In a new study, published in this week’s issue of Cell Reports, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine scrutinized the whole genome sequences of 18 induced pluripotent stem cell lines derived from skin cells that they had reprogrammed to identify and characterize somatic mutations.

Cancer Drug and Antidepressants Provide Clues for Treating Fatal Brain-Eating Amoeba Infections

September 13, 2018

Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego have now identified three new molecular drug targets in Naegleria fowleri and a number of drugs that are able to inhibit the amoeba’s growth in a laboratory dish. Several of these drugs are already approved…

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