December 6, 2011
Stem Cell ‘Collaboratory’ Opens on UC San Diego Campus New facility allows researchers from five institutions to work under one roof Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Stem cells are tiny things, microscopic in fact. It’s the power of their pluripotency, their ability to become any kind of cell…
April 26, 2018
…disorder or ASD. The clinical trial—which is expected to involve 30 children, ages 8 to 12 years, each diagnosed with autism and severe symptoms—is funded by a $4.7 million gift from the Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation, in partnership with the Wholistic Research and Education Foundation. It represents the largest…
June 15, 2021
The Center for Perinatal Discovery at UC San Diego brings doctors and researchers together for clinical, translational and basic research to better understand maternal health, environmental exposures, fertility, pregnancy and the health of children.
October 13, 2022
The University of California San Diego today announced the 2022 recipients of the Revelle Medal, which recognizes current and former faculty members for sustained, distinguished and extraordinary service to the university.
July 17, 2017
With the goal of accelerating research to prevent blindness, the Downtown San Diego Lions Club Welfare Foundation has made a $400,000 gift to support the UC San Diego Shiley Eye Institute’s BioBank—the largest gift the local organization has made to a single project.
November 20, 2014
…commitment to being a student-centered, research-focused, service-oriented public institution that provides opportunity for all. “As a public university, UC San Diego owes it to society to give back, to educate our next-generation leaders, to discover new knowledge, create new technologies and drive economic development,” said UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep…
December 8, 2020
UC San Diego researchers used brain organoids to identify two drug candidates that counteract the genetic deficiencies that cause Rett syndrome, a rare form of autism spectrum disorder.
January 26, 2023
Recognizing exceptional support to the campus, UC San Diego announced Karen and Jeff Silberman; the Step Family; and Sandra Timmons ’81 and Richard Sandstrom ’72, PhD ’79, as recipients of the 2022 Chancellor’s Medal. T. Denny Sanford is being recognized with the second-ever Lifetime Legacy Award.
June 19, 2014
…Steve Hart, T. Denny Sanford, Shu Chien and Peter Gourevitch among the most prestigious given by UC San Diego The University of California, San Diego today announced that UC San Diego alumni Sue and Steve Hart, and businessman and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford, will receive the 2014 Chancellor’s Medals—one of…
December 15, 2021
Following more than 15 years of exceptional service as vice chancellor for Health Sciences (VCHS), David A. Brenner, MD, will step down on June 30, 2022 to focus on teaching and research as a member of the School of Medicine’s faculty.
