July 2, 2020
…the institution, with the students and with the academic environment at UC San Diego. I couldn’t be any more happy with the way my research has been playing out in terms of the academic environment here. Madigan earned her Ph.D. in microbiology and molecular genetics at Harvard Medical School and…
May 21, 2015
…great interest for faculty, students and industry partners. Under the leadership of dean Albert P. Pisano, the Jacobs School has launched agile centers around the topics of wearable sensors, extreme events research, visual computing and sustainable power and energy. Additional centers are currently under development, including one focused on the…
September 1, 2016
Todd Hylton, a well-known San Diego scientist and entrepreneur, is joining the University of California San Diego to become the executive director of the UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute. Since 2012, Hylton served as executive vice president of strategy and research at Brain Corporation, a San Diego-based robotics startup.…
October 9, 2020
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awardee and Distinguished Professor Mario Molina will be remembered for dedicating his life to research and working to protect our environment.
February 21, 2024
A new analysis method can detect pathogens in blood samples faster and more accurately than blood cultures, which are the current state of the art for infection diagnosis. The new method, called digital DNA melting analysis, can produce results in under six hours.
November 15, 2011
…the brightest faculty and students are more challenging in a tough economic environment. But Haymet believes that UC San Diego’s oceanfront location is a formidable competitive advantage. And, with around 50 research institutes almost within walking distance on the Torrey Pines Mesa and 600 biotechnology companies in Greater San Diego,…
October 8, 2015
…50 doctoral and medical students. “Our encouraging results led to a multicenter phase II trial. But after the initial drug supply was exhausted, we could not find a pharmaceutical company willing to make it.” Though neuroblastoma is the most common cancer afflicting infants less than a year old, it is…
April 6, 2020
UC San Diego Health makes measurable progress addressing COVID-19 testing shortage through multiple partnerships and rapidly growing in-house testing. Success has meant more testing for more patients, first responders and other health systems.
November 10, 2022
Eight researchers from UC San Diego are listed in the first-ever ranking of the “1,000 Best Female Scientists in the World” by research.com, an analytics platform that advocates for improved research quality and also ranks universities, scholarly journals and academic conferences.
November 4, 2013
…of its scholars and students, and the quality of research. UC San Diego is a leader in this emerging field, and the campus has helped the San Diego community gain an international reputation as a regional hub for stem cell science. “This gift is a tremendous act of generosity, kindness,…
