October 12, 2017
…employee receives a flu vaccination at the flu and hepatitis A drive. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications At the Front Lines of San Diego’s Hepatitis A Outbreak San Diego County is in the midst of an outbreak of hepatitis A, a viral infection spread person-to-person and through contact…
August 5, 2020
The National Institutes of Health will soon launch a Phase II clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of potential new therapeutics for COVID-19, including the use of investigational synthetic monoclonal antibodies. Davey Smith of UC San Diego is the protocol chair and answers questions.
February 11, 2021
…change to the COVID-19 vaccine. Since its founding in 1960, UC San Diego’s forward-thinking vision has helped cultivate a history of being among the most innovative, pioneering universities in the world. Today, it is this same forward-thinking vision that empowers its outstanding faculty, students, staff and alumni to drive positive…
October 20, 2016
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that Zika virus infection leads to modifications of both viral and human genetic material. These modifications — chemical tags known as methyl groups — influence viral replication and the human immune response.
January 28, 2021
…San Diego Health’s COVID-19 Vaccination Super Station at Petco Park. Give Volunteering a Shot Help is needed at UC San Diego Health’s COVID-19 Vaccination Super Station at Petco Park Volunteer Heather Buschman braves the rain to help observe people post-vaccination and answer questions. You can’t tell, but she is smiling.…
April 9, 2013
As part of a multicenter clinical trial, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine are evaluating Pexa-Vec (JX-594) to slow the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or liver cancer. Pexa-Vec is a genetically engineered virus that is used in the smallpox vaccine.
May 19, 2016
Immunology – and the idea that many diseases can best be addressed by boosting the body’s own immune response – is one of the hottest areas in medical research and clinical treatment. University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Chiba University School of Medicine in Japan have announced…
January 13, 2016
…will test the safety and tolerability of an immunotherapy vaccine that targets Alzheimer’s disease-like characteristics in adults with Down syndrome.
November 27, 2018
Researchers find that specific complex breast milk sugars sometimes inhibit, sometimes promote gastrointestinal infections and response.
May 29, 2020
A $1 million gift from the John and Mary Tu Foundation is helping to increase the number of people tested for COVID-19, as well as develop new ways to track and treat the virus.
