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Private Support to UC San Diego Tops $130 Million for 2011-12 Fiscal Year

October 25, 2012

…for the Future of Surgery; The Leila Y. Mathers Charitable Foundation funded nearly $4 million in grants for the Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny; Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Birch Aquarium received $3.5 million in unrestricted funds from the estate of the late David DeLaCour; Biological Sciences…

Debashis Sahoo: From Computers to Cancer Genomes

September 23, 2016

Prof. Sahoo – whose journey into the world of cancer genomics was borne from his background in computer science – has been selected as a participating member of the Cancer Genomes and Networks program at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center.

Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants UC San Diego $4.7M to Study Crohn’s Disease

May 9, 2019

…need to do during surgery for Crohn’s disease patients. Our approach may well be applicable to other diseases in the future,” said Schulze. The Campaign for UC San Diego is a $2 billion comprehensive fundraising effort to transform the student experience, the campus, and ultimately the world. Helmsley’s grants contribute…

Personalizing Precision Medicine with Combination Therapies Improves Outcomes in Cancer

April 22, 2019

University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers found that treating patients with personalized precision medicine that combined therapies to target multiple alterations improved outcomes in patients with therapy resistant cancers.

Virtual Celebration Honors Senior Successes at The Preuss School

June 8, 2020

A virtual celebration will be held on June 18 to honor the accomplishments of 106 graduating seniors from The Preuss School UC San Diego, a charter middle and high school for low-income, first generation scholars.

UC San Diego School of Medicine Welcomes its 55th Class of Medical Students

September 1, 2023

UC San Diego School of Medicine welcomes 141 new medical students at the 2023 White Coat Ceremony. The annual ceremony marks the beginning of the medical education journey for these future physicians.

UC San Diego Alumni Power San Diego Robotics Ecosystem


November 14, 2019

…new tool for robotic surgery could be used. Girard works with mechanical engineering professor Tania Morimoto. The San Diego Robotics Club has 1,600 members, making it the fourth largest robotics club in the nation. It is led by UC San Diego alumnus Hansol Hong, who is also the CEO of…

Stroke Drug Boosts Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury in Rats

December 17, 2019

In a UC San Diego study, rats with spinal cord injuries experienced a three-fold increase in motor activity when treated with neural progenitor cells that had been pre-conditioned with a modified form of tPA, a drug commonly used to treat non-hemorrhagic stroke.

UC San Diego Faculty Inducted Into Prestigious Biomedical Institution

April 3, 2023

Three faculty members at the University of California San Diego were inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Professors Victor Nizet, Karsten Zengler and Sameer Shah are among the 140 new AIMBE Fellows in the class of 2023. In ad

Vinculin protein boosts function in the aging heart

June 17, 2015

A team of researchers led by bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego provide new insights on how hearts “stay young” and keep functioning over a lifetime despite the fact that most organisms generate few new heart cells. Identifying key gene expression changes that promote heart function as organisms…

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