June 8, 2023
Working with live squid hatchlings at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego scientists find the animals can tune their proteome on the fly in response to changes in ocean temperature via the unique process of RNA recoding. The findings inspire new questions about basic protein function.
January 23, 2020
…Door’ 20-year-old born with rare disease arrives at crossroads: continue toward future most likely leading to early death or become first patient to undergo new gene-and-stem cell therapy developed by School of Medicine researchers Stephanie Cherqui, (right) developed a unique stem cell-based therapy for cystinosis over years of research at…
September 26, 2024
Patient undergoes 5,000th innovative surgery by a multidisciplinary team at UC San Diego Health to remove blood clots from the lung’s paper-thin arteries.
March 11, 2021
…others in preventing mild disease but is very effective in preventing severe disease or death. The studies of this vaccine were carried out in the U.S., Africa and Brazil where the new variant strains are circulating. Although some people became mildly ill, no one was hospitalized and there were no…
June 28, 2024
UC San Diego Health offers the only program in San Diego for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), a condition that causes excessive bleeding.
December 6, 2011
…are suffering from degenerative diseases such as cancer, spinal cord injury and type 1 diabetes. “We don’t just give money away,” said T. Denny Sanford, the South Dakota businessman and philanthropist who pledged $30 million to the consortium that now bears his name. “People like Malin Burnham, Irwin Jacobs, John…
September 6, 2024
Enthusiasm, hard work and talent were on display at the end-of-summer Neurodiversity in Tech internship showcase at UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute’s Atkinson Hall.
October 15, 2020
…of how COVID-19 causes disease and conducting randomized clinical trials of treatments and vaccines to discover the best therapeutic and prevention strategies. Spector: UC San Diego is a major research university, one of the best in the nation, and we’re proving it. We have resources like the Altman Clinical and…
April 21, 2023
UC San Diego researchers describe a key player in the defense mechanism that safeguards against excessive insulin in the body, which can be as harmful as too little.
July 30, 2020
…treatments for this life-threatening disease. Thanks to the generous donations raised through the Luau, we can continue to provide our patients with the latest individualized treatment and excellence in patient care that is only available at an academic medical center like ours.” Sandra Dillon and Casey Turk. Photo Courtesy of…
