Culture Clash: How Stem Cells Are Grown Affects Their Genetic Stability
February 25, 2015
…the first time that the culture conditions in which stem cells are grown and mass-produced can affect their genetic stability.
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Sally Ride Science Launches at UC San Diego
October 22, 2015
…space. Photo by NASA STEM outreach program to continue legacy of first American woman to fly in space Blasting aboard space shuttle Challenger in 1983 to become the first American woman—and at age 32, the youngest American in space—the late Sally Ride captured the nation’s imagination by breaking barriers. Her…
Engineering Students Gear Up to Compete in National UAV Challenge
June 13, 2013
…students say their confidence stems from a sophisticated computer vision system they have worked on for several years. “We’re one of the few teams that uses autonomous recognition of targets,” Ritoper said. Carrying that sophisticated payload is Falco, a 25-pound autonomous, unmanned aircraft with a 10 ½-foot wingspan that flies…
Human Sperm Stem Cells Grown in Lab, an Early Step Toward Infertility Treatment
July 13, 2020
By inhibiting the molecule AKT, UC San Diego researchers favor the culture of human spermatogonial stem cells in the lab, a first step toward lab-produced sperm as a treatment for male infertility.
Local Students Experience Science at UC San Diego
August 21, 2014
…efforts to encourage K-12 students to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields. The elementary and middle school students were from the Elementary Institute of Science (EIS), a San Diego-based science enrichment program that nurtures students’ intellectual curiosity by providing hands-on experiences.
Researchers Find a New Way to Identify and Target Malignant Aging in Leukemia
August 26, 2016
…identified RNA-based biomarkers that distinguish between normal, aging hematopoietic stem cells and leukemia stem cells associated with secondary acute myeloid leukemia (sAML), a particularly problematic disease that typically afflicts older patients who have often already experienced a bout with cancer.
CIRM Funds Six UC San Diego Stem Cell Researchers
September 6, 2012
…six investigators from the University of California, San Diego Stem Cell Research program have received a total of more than $7 million in the latest round of CIRM funding. This brings UC San Diego’s total to more than $128 million in CIRM funding since the first awards in 2006.
Researchers Find Fertility Genes Required for Sperm Stem Cells
September 27, 2016
…genes and inactivate others — drive the development of stem cells in the testes in mice. The investigators also linked RHOX gene mutations to male infertility in humans.
UC San Diego Women Scientists Featured in Statue Exhibit at the Smithsonian
March 17, 2022
…technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to shape a better world. From March 5 to 27, the Smithsonian will present “#IfThenSheCan - The Exhibit,” a collection of 120 statues of women in STEM—the largest collection of statues of women ever assembled in one location, at one time. Dotting the Smithsonian gardens…
Human Stem Cell Model Reveals Molecular Cues Critical to Neurovascular Unit Formation
May 21, 2015
Using human embryonic stem cells, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center and Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute created a model that allows them to track cellular behavior during the earliest stages of human development in real-time. The model reveals, for the first time,…
