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Big Data Sharing for Better Health

October 10, 2014

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have been awarded a $9.2 million grant to help modernize and transform how researchers share, use, find and cite biomedical datasets.

Vital Protein Complex and Therapeutic Possibilities Revealed

September 28, 2011

Three international teams of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California San Diego, University of Michigan and Stanford University, have published a trio of papers describing in unprecedented detail the structure and workings of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), a large family of human proteins that are the target…

Novel Antisense Drug Shows Promise in Slowing Fatty Liver Disease

June 16, 2020

A first-in-class clinical trial suggests a novel treatment measurably slowed progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease to its more progressive and deadly form.

AI Predicts How Patients with Viral Infections, Including COVID-19, Will Fare

June 11, 2021

UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers discovered gene expression patterns associated with pandemic viral infections, providing a map to help define patients’ immune responses, measure disease severity, predict outcomes and test therapies — for current and future pandemics.

Students Meet Their Match

March 15, 2024

On Friday, fourth-year medical school students nationwide learned where they matched for residency training. At UC San Diego, 141 medical students matched, with 77% of them remaining in California for their graduate medical training.

Sedentary Behavior Increases Mortality Risk

February 28, 2024

According to new research from UC San Diego, sitting for long hours without breaks increases risk of death.

March Matchness 2016

March 14, 2016

Each year, at precisely the same moment, thousands of graduating medical school students across the country simultaneously tear open an envelope. Inside, there is a single sheet of paper and on it, a handful of words. Those words will inform each graduate where he or she will do their residencies,…

Scientists Look Deeper to See How RNA-editing Enzyme Evolved into a Genome Editor

March 6, 2020

A team of chemists and biochemists at UC San Diego used a combination of computational simulations and experiments to deepen understanding of the latest genome editing technology.

Campus Recognizes Black History Month with Events Celebrating Achievements of African-American Women

January 31, 2012

…black tobacco farmer whose cancer cells, taken without her knowledge, became one of the most important tools in medicine. Following the performance, there will be a discussion with the artists and faculty experts to explore the ethical, gender and medical implications of Lacks’ story. This event is sponsored by Thurgood…

Alumni Entrepreneurs Build Business Models Around Giving Back

October 25, 2012

…surviving a brush with cancer, she decided to take a risk and began creating canine couture. From seersucker jackets with Tory Burch buttons, to Prada vests trimmed in faux fur and rhinestones, the couture speaks for itself. It also serves a philanthropic purpose. The dog models featured on Myfavoritecouture.com are…

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