October 23, 2014
…situation, away from the general patient population and care areas. 2. A dedicated group of experienced health care providers will care for the patient. These clinicians will undergo intensive training on all aspects of care, including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). 3. Guidance for PPE has been evolving; we are constantly…
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…
September 26, 2011
…does very well in generating patent disclosures, but we have to improve our licensing portfolio and our industry partnerships so that we fulfill the promise of translating basic research into useful products and therapies — and ultimately help create new jobs — for the communities we serve. While these are…
October 5, 2017
…Los Angeles native and first-generation college student Maggie Lara researched chemical ecology under the mentorship of Scripps Professor Paul Jensen at the Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine. She looked at the relationship between the marine actinomycete Salinispora tropica and other environmental marine bacteria collected from the seafloor off Mexico.…
January 21, 2021
…toward developing cell replacement therapies in future space missions. During her first mission to the Space Station in 2016, Rubins relied on scientific training that includes an undergraduate degree in molecular biology from UC San Diego to become the first person to sequence DNA in space. “Studying microbiology on station…
August 5, 2021
As the University of California San Diego heads into the last year of its ambitious 10-year Campaign for UC San Diego, the university completed its fourth consecutive year of record-breaking philanthropy with an all-time annual high of $376.4 million raised for the fiscal year 2020-2021.
April 27, 2017
…to teach the future generation that we cannot take evidence-based decision making and federal funding for STEM for granted. And that we need to stand together and fight to protect the planet.” Strathdee marched in San Diego with her husband, Tom Patterson, professor of psychiatry, whose life was recently saved…
April 4, 2023
A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a biodegradable polymer system to treat rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune and inflammatory disease, by working in concert with the power of the human immune system.
October 15, 2020
…clinical trials assessing new therapies, repurposed drugs and, of course, potential vaccines. Q: How is UC San Diego involved in COVID-19 vaccine trials and how do they work? Spector: I’m the principal site investigator for the Moderna trial, which began here in July. It’s a randomized, observer-blind, placebo-controlled study—the gold…
June 10, 2021
…waves as the next generation of changemakers. Rachel Cage Biochemistry and cell biology, minor in psychology, Marshall College One of the top experiences Rachel Cage looked forward to in college is Greek Life. Yet when she began exploring the options at UC San Diego, she did not find a sorority…
