A New Phase
January 31, 2023
The evolution of clinical trials is accelerating, driven by emerging technologies, social imperatives and the next public health crisis.
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Trailblazing Tritons: Notable Alumni Forge Diverse Paths
May 18, 2017
…& Science University’s Knight Cancer Institute, the Jeld-Wen Chair of Leukemia Research and a professor of medicine. In 2009, he received the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for his influential work in developing imatinib (commonly known as Gleevec), used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Prior to the drug’s development,…
Q&A with Nate Delson
February 14, 2011
…the radiation dosage for cancer treatment. Students are currently working on a project for fish farming in rural Cameroon in partnership with a non-governmental organization that operates in Africa. Industry and government sponsors have included HP, Intel, Qualcomm, Nokia, Sony, SPAWAR, the U.S. Navy, and numerous biotech companies and startups.…
20 Things You Might Not Know About Sally Ride
February 18, 2021
…Sally’s death from pancreatic cancer in 2012. She played tennis against Billie Jean King. Billie Jean King played Sally, then an undergraduate at Stanford, in a tennis mixed doubles exhibition in 1972. The male players were Dick Peters and Dennis Van der Meer. Photo courtesy of Molly Tyson. While attending…
Rising UC San Diego Scientists Lead the Way with NSF CAREER Awards
August 27, 2024
To date in 2024, eight early-career researchers at the University of California San Diego have received awards from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER), furthering their work to solve pressing issues impacting today’s world.
Keynote Address from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to Lead UC San Diego’s Commencement Weekend
June 1, 2017
…and a Ph.D. in cancer biology from Stanford University Medical School Biochemistry Department and Microbiology and Immunology Department. Rubins conducted her undergraduate research on HIV-1 integration in the Infectious Diseases Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Prior to joining NASA, she worked at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical…
Technology, Energy and Healthcare Luminaries Paint Picture of Future
October 26, 2011
…Scripps, the UCSD Moores Cancer Center, and the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) for an evening of technology demos and entertainment. Calit2 Director Larry Smarr was a featured panelist, as was Steven Mayfield, director of UCSD’s San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology, and Susan Shirk, a professor…
Exploring the Future of Innovation in San Diego
September 28, 2023
UC San Diego-powered startups, incubators and accelerator programs took center stage during the second annual Innovation Day at Petco Park, highlighting the university’s world-class, dynamic innovation ecosystem.
Four UC San Diego Undergraduates Receive Undergraduate Library Research Prize
September 30, 2011
Four undergraduate students at the University of California, San Diego have received the 2011 Undergraduate Library Research Prize for their outstanding research skills. The prize, which is co-sponsored by the UC San Diego Libraries, the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, and the UCSD Alumni Association, includes cash awards of $1000…
Reaching for the Sky
March 7, 2013
…of campus near Moore’s Cancer Center. The data the system collects on temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed and solar radiation allows researchers to predict microclimate impacts on building energy performance, such as natural ventilations to cool buildings and bright sunlight to heat structures. Kleissl also is using the project to…
