March 5, 2015
…Alisa Huffaker, Assistant Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology “I study plant interactions with other organisms. Our tour will show students how plants defend against herbivores like caterpillars. Leaves damaged by caterpillars emit floral-like scents that attract predator insects to help protect the plant. We will demonstrate leaves producing these scents…
April 19, 2018
…from tissue resident memory cells to motor learning to understanding what makes photosynthetic biofilms stick to surfaces. And the finalists brought not only their best dramatic rendition of their thesis to the competition, but also their advisors, mentors and lab mates, who filled the auditorium with raucous cheers before and…
October 26, 2017
…2017-2018 Hellman Fellows are: Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering and Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Alisa Huffaker, cell and developmental biology David Fenning, nanoengineering Justin Meyer, ecology, behavior and evolution Michael Yip, electrical and computer engineering Quinn Konopacky, physics Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Global Policy and Strategy and Rady School…
February 27, 2023
Two engineers from the University of California San Diego have been elected Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), in recognition of their efforts to improve human health through engineering.
May 21, 2013
Capitalizing on UC San Diego’s unique ability to address environmental threats to public health, a new center based at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will target emerging contaminants found naturally in common seafood dishes as well as man-made chemicals that accumulate in human breast milk.
March 20, 2019
Researchers from the University of Michigan relied on supercomputers at UC San Diego and elsewhere to help them develop detailed models to better understand how TB spreads throughout the lungs.
April 24, 2018
UC San Diego scientists have identified light-induced electrical activity as the brain mechanism controlling chemical code switching related to stress. While investigating neurotransmitter switching in rats, the researchers found that specific brain neurons were responsible, with possible implications for chemical imbalances in the brain underlying mental illness.
January 21, 2020
A research team from SDSC and institutes in Sweden and France have published a study on the OLIG2 inhibitor as a way to improve prognoses for brain cancer patients.
May 8, 2014
…the new Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center, an award-winning costume designer, a life sciences industry executive and a passionate university advocate. Distinguished Leadership: Larry Goldstein, Revelle ’76 Biology Larry Goldstein is a distinguished professor of cellular and molecular medicine, director of the new Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center at UC…
January 4, 2016
A team of researchers, with the aid of the Gordon supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center based at UC San Diego, has identified a class of possible antibiotics with the potential to disable previously drug-resistant bacteria.
