November 14, 2011
…More… Martin Marsala Professor, Anesthesiology Cancer Symptom Control Program Dr. Marsala hopes his research with human embryonic stem cells will one day soon allow people who are suffering from spinal ischemic injury to improve their motor function. Ischemia-induced paraplegia, often combined with spasticity and rigidity of muscles, is a serious…
March 26, 2020
…simulators, in collaboration with anesthesiologists, before potentially applying to patients. “Normally, the production timeline on something like this would be months, or even years,” said Petersen. “By building on existing technology and taking multiple steps at once, we aim to reduce that timeline to weeks.” While grappling with challenges in…
June 13, 2019
…of Medicine's Department of Anesthesiology: Associate Adjunct Professor Brian P. Head, Professor and Vice Chair for Research Hemal H. Patel, Professor Piyush M. Patel and Professor David M. Roth. The company hopes to develop novel gene therapies to treat neurogenerative disease such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. New Partnerships and Programs…
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.
May 22, 2023
A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed the first fully integrated wearable ultrasound system for deep-tissue monitoring, including for subjects on the go. It facilitates potentially life-saving cardiovascular monitoring and marks a major breakthrough for one of t
February 14, 2011
…from the Department of Anesthesiology in the School of Medicine, developed together with numerous engineering and medical students. We will display an instrumented mannequin of the head and neck for training physicians and first responders how to insert a breathing tube using a device called the laryngoscope. As the trainee…
July 18, 2014
The Qualcomm Institute at the University of California, San Diego has given the green light to 35 new projects that are part of the institute’s Calit2 Strategic Research Opportunities (CSRO) program. Each one-year seed grant is worth up to $50,000 in support for researchers in areas of critical interest to…
April 24, 2024
A thin film that combines an electrode grid and LEDs can both track and produce a visual representation of the brain’s activity in real-time during surgery–a huge improvement over the current state of the art. The device is designed to provide neurosurgeons visual information about a patient’s brain to monitor…
December 6, 2011
…in the department of anesthesiology at the UCSD School of Medicine, hopes his research with human embryonic stem cells will one day soon allow people who are suffering from spinal ischemic injury to improve their motor function. Ischemia-induced paraplegia, often combined with spasticity and rigidity of muscles, is a serious…
April 2, 2015
…plans to become an anesthesiologist, was part of the University of California’s PRIME-Health Equity program, designed to train physicians to serve at-risk populations. As part of the program, he extended his education by additionally earning MPH/MBA degrees from Johns Hopkins University between his third and fourth years of medical school.…
