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Closing the RNA Loop Holds Promise for More Stable, Effective RNA Therapies

August 26, 2024

New methods to shape RNA molecules into circles could lead to more effective and long-lasting therapies, shows a study by UC San Diego researchers. The advance holds promise for a range of diseases, offering a more enduring alternative to existing RNA therapies, which often suffer from short-lived effectiveness in the…

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…

Fighting COVID-19 With a Cancer Drug

July 3, 2024

Researchers at University of California San Diego show that a molecule which shuttles damaging inflammatory cells into cancer tumors also shuttles inflammatory cells into lung tissue infected with COVID-19 — and that the molecule can be suppressed with a repurposed cancer drug. The work represents a new approach to preventing…

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…

Prominent Neurologist Named Director of Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion at UC San Diego

February 29, 2024

William Mobley, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Neurosciences at UC San Diego School of Medicine, to lead unique institute focused on empathy and compassion research and medical education

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…

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.

The Acute Problem of Chronic Disease

May 10, 2023

UC San Diego physician-scientist explains why all chronic diseases are linked by the underlying failure of cells and the body to heal completely.

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