John Wooley: In Memoriam
May 5, 2015
Dr. John Wooley, the long-time associate vice chancellor for research and professor of pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego, passed away in April after a long battle with cancer.
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Pioneering Bioengineer Shu Chien Teaches Lessons That Extend Far Beyond Research Lab
October 17, 2019
…Family Chair Professor of Chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute, and past president of Academia Sinica. Chien, the Triton Chien joined the University of California San Diego in 1988 after a 31-year career at Columbia University. He joined a nascent group of faculty working on biomedical research, and was a…
Department of Defense Awards Funds to 14 UC San Diego Researchers to Develop Instrumentation
July 29, 2015
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced awards to researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego that will help scientists characterize waves, improve ocean weather and climate prediction, and analyze acoustics in the deep ocean.
Personalized Medicine, Climate Change Focus of TED-Style Founders Symposium
November 6, 2014
…Nov. 3, and Kim Prather, of the department of chemistry and biochemistry and Scripps Oceanography will present on Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. in the Faculty Club. Visit founders.ucsd.edu for more information.
UC San Diego Turns 60
November 19, 2020
…graduate students in physics, chemistry and earth sciences. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, established in the early 1900s and now a division of the university, catalyzed UC San Diego’s initial growth. By the time UC San Diego was founded, Scripps was already recognized as a prominent research institution with prestigious faculty…
Still Connected After all These Years
February 4, 2016
…to better understand the chemistry of the ocean. Once underwater breathing apparatus—SCUBA—was invented after World War II, the ocean became a brand new medical resource. Fenical recalled, “We were still naïve, and didn’t know exactly what we were doing. But there were Eureka moments all the time. It has been…
Search for the World’s Oldest Ice to be Initiated
September 10, 2021
Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will join colleagues from around the country in an effort to discover Antarctica’s oldest ice and through it, learn more about how the earth’s climate has changed throughout its history.
Ahead of the Curve
May 19, 2016
…psychiatry), nanoscience and radiology, chemistry and physics, computer science and mathematics. Top-ranked researchers across many disciplines and a spirit of interdisciplinary collaboration, fostered in part by UC San Diego’s relative youth among major research universities, has been an attractive lure to attract senior scientists looking to create comprehensive research programs…
The Explorers: A Passion for Science Leads to New Territory
April 6, 2023
After decades of working in industry and academia, biophysicists Alex Savtchenko and Elena Molokanova still have big dreams.
Pharming the Microbiome
January 24, 2023
The gut microbiome plays a critical but poorly understood role in how drugs work or don’t work in the body. It also presents therapeutic possibilities unto itself.
