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Twist on CRISPR Gene Editing Treats Adult-Onset Muscular Dystrophy in Mice

UC San Diego researchers demonstrate that one dose of their version of CRISR gene editing can chew up toxic RNA and almost completely reverse symptoms in a mouse model of myotonic dystrophy, a type of adult-onset muscular dystrophy.

The Unequal Spread of COVID-19

…of Medicine. “Achieving health equity requires access to care, decent housing, running water, healthy food, green outdoor spaces and economic and educational equality.” Research and service conducted by UC San Diego faculty, students and staff are pinpointing where these inequities are most prevalent in San Diego. Interventions have been developed…

Decade of Leadership

Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla discusses the Campaign for UC San Diego and shares what’s next for this visionary leader.

David A. Brenner, MD, to Step Down as Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences

Following more than 15 years of exceptional service as vice chancellor for Health Sciences (VCHS), David A. Brenner, MD, will step down on June 30, 2022 to focus on teaching and research as a member of the School of Medicine’s faculty.

Alexander Khalessi Named President-Elect of Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Alexander A. Khalessi, MD, MBA, chair of neurosurgery at UC San Diego Health, has been chosen as 2023 president-elect of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Untangling Tau: Researchers Find a “Druggable Target” for Treating Alzheimer’s Disease

Using induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons from Alzheimer’s patients, UC San Diego researchers say cholesteryl esters — the storage product for excess cholesterol within cells — act as regulators of the protein tau, providing a new druggable target for the disease.

UC San Diego Cancer Scientists Identify New Drug Target for Multiple Tumor Types

A dysfunctional enzyme involved in building cancer cell membranes helps fuel tumor growth; when it’s disabled or depleted in mouse models, tumors shrank significantly.

Nanoparticle Vaccine Could Curb Cancer Metastasis to Lungs by Targeting a Protein

UC San Diego engineers have developed an experimental vaccine that could prevent the spread of metastatic cancers to the lungs. Its success lies in targeting a protein known to play a central role in cancer growth and spread, rather than targeting the primary tumor itself.

First-Ever Mycobiome Atlas Describes Associations between Cancers and Fungi

An international team of scientists, co-led by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, has created the first pan-cancer mycobiome atlas—a survey of 35 types of cancer and their associated fungi.

Joan Klein Jacobs, Beloved Philanthropist and Community Leader, Has Died

Joan Klein Jacobs, a dedicated and visionary philanthropist, civic leader and patron of the arts died on May 6. She was 91.