June 7, 2022
…and English to serve patients from diverse backgrounds,” Javaheri said. “While my identity as an Afghan woman immigrant fuels my passion for becoming a physician, I know I can make a huge impact in my community when I combine it with my diverse skill sets in research and patient-care settings.”…
August 9, 2018
More than $312 million was raised during fiscal year 2017-2018—a record-breaking amount for any San Diego institution of higher education in a single year. The funds go toward the university’s $2 billion goal as part of the Campaign for UC San Diego. Since the campaign was launched in 2012, $1.6…
February 6, 2020
Researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine have defined the most detailed list of genetic fingerprints of DNA-damaging processes that drive cancer development to date.
August 18, 2021
In fiscal year 2021 (July 1-June 30), UC San Diego earned $1.54 billion in sponsored research funding, a 6% increase over the previous year. This is the largest number ever for the university and marks the 12th consecutive year the campus has earned more than $1 billion in funding to…
April 12, 2018
…the first to offer patients a treatment that would cure the disease, and better yet, without harsh side effects. Combining his experience in drug development with his longstanding skills in IT and computer programming, Caspi then started his own company, Element TwentySix. The firm specializes in niche Mac app development…
September 22, 2022
With a $126 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, a multi-institution team of researchers at UC San Diego, Salk Institute and elsewhere has launched a new Center for Multiomic Human Brain Cell Atlas to describe human brain cells in unprecedented detail over a lifetime.
April 14, 2022
…way, and let the patients and the community teach you what they need.” Patrick Ledden ’89 Physics | Muir College Founder & CEO, Nova Medical, Inc. A pioneer in the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology, Patrick Ledden ’89 earned an MD from Harvard University before founding Nova Medical,…
May 23, 2017
The Institute for the Global Entrepreneur (IGE) at UC San Diego has announced team selections for its new technology accelerator. Five UC San Diego research teams, with innovations ranging from advanced healthcare diagnostics and medical device technologies to next generation LIDAR for autonomous-vehicle navigation, have been selected to join the…
March 27, 2014
Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine have demonstrated for the first time that veterans of the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War who suffer from “Gulf War illness” have impaired function of mitochondria – the energy powerhouses of cells.
June 1, 2017
…Academic Support and Instructional Services as a discussion facilitator, and plans to find work as a medical scribe or assistant to gain experience. His favorite place on campus is RIMAC, where he often plays basketball to unwind after classes. Rene Garcia, M.D.: Helping Underserved Communities Get Access to Health Care…
