November 4, 2021
…an environmental engineer and postdoctoral researcher who works in the lab of Rob Knight at UC San Diego School of Medicine. Researchers in Knight’s lab are used to getting their hands dirty. The team has long been known for their studies of the gut microbiome—the unique communities of microbes that…
January 16, 2020
Anders Torstensson, a postdoctoral scholar from the University of Washington, gazes toward the horizon at a training base near Pt. Barrow, Alaska where many MOSAiC scientists practiced their skills before boarding the research vessel in the Arctic. Photo by Jeff Bowman/Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Tethered for Months to Floating Sea…
July 31, 2024
An artificial intelligence method to detect biomarkers in tumor biopsies promises to cut weeks and thousands of dollars from cancer detection, extending the benefits of precision oncology to underserved and under-resourced patients.
June 28, 2017
Using a novel molecular dynamics method capable of capturing the motion of gyrating proteins at time intervals up to one thousand times greater than previous efforts, a team led by UC San Diego researchers has identified, for the first time, the myriad structural changes that activate and drive CRISPR-Cas9, the…
May 31, 2023
According to new research, the amount of oxygen in one of 10 breaths was made possible thanks to a newly identified cellular mechanism that promotes photosynthesis in marine phytoplankton. The study, led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, was published May 31 in Current Biology.
October 17, 2023
UC San Diego honors four remarkable individuals as recipients of the 2023 Revelle Medal, which recognizes retired or emeriti faculty members for sustained, distinguished and extraordinary service to the university.
February 21, 2013
An expert in bioinformatics and computational mass spectrometry at the University of California, San Diego is among the 2013 crop of young faculty members identified by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as “rising stars, the next generation of scientific leaders.”
February 25, 2020
Scientists work to understand circadian rhythms at the molecular level to help develop innovative therapies for fixing biological clock dysfunctions caused by inherited conditions, modern habits, shift working or aging.
March 22, 2018
A team of researchers has developed a wearable, non-invasive system to monitor electrical activity in the stomach over 24 hours—essentially an electrocardiogram but for the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract. Applications include monitoring GI activity for patients outside of a clinical setting, which cuts down costs. Monitoring for longer periods of time…
May 14, 2020
…Helen Hay Whitney Foundation postdoctoral fellow. Herzik employed high-resolution cryo-EM to elucidate the structures of various macromolecular complexes implicated in the progression of neurodegenerative diseases or chronic pain to reveal new potential targets for therapeutics and avenues for structure-aided drug design. In addition, Herzik pioneered the development of novel strategies…
