November 5, 2020
…case of bone marrow transplant patients with immunosuppressed health, to have a safe environment. “Numerous research studies have shown that having family nearby and able to participate in care plans leads to better clinical outcomes as well as overall satisfaction for patients and their loved ones,” said Capozzi. “Our housing…
May 3, 2018
…including a bone marrow transplant, explained to guests at the dedication why his family supports cancer research: “Amy and I decided: let’s make cancer research a passion of ours, let’s see what we can do as lay people. So that to me is how we worked it. It hasn’t been…
September 19, 2018
Five Jacobs School of Engineering graduate students working to improve immunology, cardiac health, blood transfusions and our understanding of the genome have been named 2019 Siebel Scholars. The Siebel Scholars program recognizes the most talented students in the world’s leading graduate schools of business, computer science, bioengineering and energy science.
January 20, 2021
UC San Diego study supports launch of Phase I clinical trial to test a designer DNA agent — an antisense oligonucleotide that targets a gene called IRF4 — in patients with multiple myeloma.
January 17, 2023
Lives were saved on campus, thanks to fast-acting heroes who were recognized and celebrated.
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.
November 10, 2022
An international symposium November 17-18, 2022 at UC San Diego will discuss current clinical trials using gene therapy, here and abroad.
October 8, 2015
…chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants, most children diagnosed with late-stage neuroblastoma succumb to the disease. “When I was in medical school, the impression was that every child with cancer died,” Yu said. “During my residency training, I witnessed an era of rising survival in leukemia but not neuroblastoma patients. That…
October 20, 2014
UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center is pushing therapeutic stem cell-based science out of the laboratory and closer to real-world medical applications. The unprecedented trials involve potential therapies for spinal cord injuries, Type 1 diabetes and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
September 19, 2012
Five University of California, San Diego graduate students pursuing research at the intersection of bioengineering, medicine and biology are among the 85 recipients of 2013 Siebel Scholars awards, announced by the Siebel Scholars Foundation on September 10, 2012.
