New UC San Diego Research Unit Focuses on Food and Fuel for the 21st Century
May 7, 2012
A new Organized Research Unit (ORU) that focuses on “Food and Fuel for the 21st Century” has been established at the University of California, San Diego.
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UC San Diego’s William C. Mobley Recognized for Contributions to Down Syndrome
January 4, 2012
William C. Mobley, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Chairman of the U.S. Scientific Advisory Committee of the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation, was recognized by U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions from the floor of the House of Representatives in…
UC San Diego Named Nation’s 6th Best Public University by U.S. News and World Report
October 22, 2019
The University of California San Diego has been named the nation’s sixth best public university, according to U.S. News and World Report’s Best Global Universities.
Genetic Variation in Individual Brain Cell Types May Predict Disease Risk
November 14, 2019
Researchers identified non-coding regions of the human genome that control the development and function of four brain cell types and mapped genetic risk variants for psychiatric diseases. They found that risk variants for Alzheimer’s disease were enriched in microglia-specific regulatory elements.
Synthetic SPECIES Developed for Use as a Confinable Gene Drive
June 2, 2021
Scientists have developed a gene drive with a built-in genetic barrier that is designed to keep the drive under control. The researchers engineered synthetic fly species that, upon release in sufficient numbers, act as gene drives that can spread locally and be reversed if desired.
Scripps-Led Team Discovers Four New Deep-Sea Worm Species
February 4, 2016
In the Feb. 4 issue of the journal Nature, the researchers describe four newly discovered species living near deep-sea cold seeps, hydrothermal vents, and whale carcasses off the coasts of California and Mexico.
Facebook Boosts Voter Turnout
September 12, 2012
About one third of a million more people showed up at the ballot box in the United States in 2010 because of a single Facebook message on Election Day, estimates a new study led by the University of California, San Diego.
What Does Congenital Zika Syndrome Look Like?
March 23, 2017
In a new paper, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, along with colleagues in Brazil and Spain, describe the phenotypic spectrum or set of observable characteristics of congenital Zika (ZIKV) syndrome, based upon clinical evaluations and neuroimaging of 83 Brazilian children with presumed or confirmed ZIKV…
Pieter Dorrestein Recognized by Pharmacology Society
January 12, 2015
Pieter Dorrestein, PhD, has been selected to receive the 2015 John Jacob Abel Award in Pharmacology by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). Dorrestein is a professor of pharmacology, chemistry and biochemistry in the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San…
California Researchers Call for Volunteers as NIH’s Landmark Precision Medicine Study Launches
May 1, 2018
…All of Us is an unprecedented effort to gather genetic, biological, environmental, health and lifestyle data from 1 million or more volunteer participants living in the United States. A major component of the federal Precision Medicine Initiative, the program’s ultimate goal is to accelerate research and improve health.
