January 23, 2020
…them back from entering STEM and pursuing advanced degrees. For example, there is a common fear to try new things and enter uncharted territory, he noted. Vazquez-Mena hosting a science demo at Dool Elementary School in Calexico “There’s a difference in how effort is valued in Mexican culture versus in…
October 26, 2017
…think sparking interests in STEM fields when students are young is so important. Students need to know that careers like mine are even an option! Advice every UC San Diego student should know… Step out of your comfort zone. Find a way to participate in any research or project that…
March 16, 2017
…Diego has more female STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) graduates than any other college in the U.S. with one in three women graduating from the university with a degree in these fields. Yet, physics remains a male-dominated field. The proportion of women at the graduate and postgraduate level is…
October 12, 2016
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have confirmed that mutation-caused dysfunction in a process cells use to transport molecules within the cell plays a previously suspected but underappreciated role in promoting the heritable form of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but also one that might be remedied with…
May 12, 2016
…to create futures in STEM education for women and people of color Being of service to the community is not only a theme, but a way of life for Vasquez. He transferred to UC San Diego from San Diego City College and, after earning his bachelor’s degree in biology at…
November 8, 2024
Researchers at UC San Diego identify a key pathway leading to neurodegeneration in early stages of ALS, hinting at the potential for short-circuiting the progression of the fatal disease if diagnosed early.
January 28, 2020
University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers created a new type of brain cancer model for glioblastoma using stem cells, CRISPR and gene sequencing.
March 4, 2014
Using technologies and computational modeling that trace the destiny of single cells, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine describe for the first time the earliest stages of fate determination among white blood cells called T lymphocytes, providing new insights that may help drug developers create…
September 10, 2018
Macrophages are immune cells that are supposed to protect the body from infection by viruses and bacteria. Yet Zika virus preferentially infects these cells. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have now unraveled how the virus shuts down the genes that make macrophages function as immune…
March 5, 2018
On March 12, 2018, UC San Diego Health will welcome its first patients to the Koman Family Outpatient Pavilion. Located on the La Jolla campus, the new 156,000-square-foot facility represents the most recent addition to the university’s world-class medical campus. In the past five years, UC San Diego Health has…
