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Novel Autism Mouse Model Based on an Epigenetic Gene Developed

January 30, 2019

In a study published January 17, 2019 in Translational Psychiatry, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine describe how, in a novel mouse model, epigenetic regulation negatively impacts a downstream gene specifically involved in neurodevelopment and associated behaviors.

National Awards to UC San Diego School of Medicine Faculty Members

April 30, 2012

William G. Bradley, Jr., MD, PhD, FACR, chairman of the Department of Radiology, was awarded the ACR Gold Medal and Honorary Fellowship, the highest honor of the American College of Radiology on April 22, during the ACR annual meeting and Chapter Leadership Conference held in Washington, D.C. The ACR said…

Fate of the Heart: Researchers Track Cellular Events Leading to Cardiac Regeneration

June 19, 2013

In a study published in the June 19 online edition of the journal Nature, a scientific team led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine visually monitored the dynamic cellular events that take place when cardiac regeneration occurs in zebrafish after cardiac ventricular injury. Their…

This New Method Identifies Up to Twice as Many Proteins and Peptides in Mass Spectrometry Data

November 9, 2015

An international team of researchers developed a method that identifies up to twice as many proteins and peptides in mass spectrometry data than conventional approaches. The method can be applied to a range of fields, including clinical settings and fundamental biology research for cancer and other diseases. The key to…

NIH Award Advances the Study of Young and Developing Brains

October 14, 2021

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded researchers at University of California San Diego approximately $30 million over five years to expand and deepen longitudinal studies of the developing brain in children.

Do Bacteria Age? Biologists Discover the Answer Follows Simple Economics

October 27, 2011

When a bacterial cell divides into two daughter cells and those two cells divide into four more daughters, then 8, then 16 and so on, the result, biologists have long assumed, is an eternally youthful population of bacteria. Bacteria, in other words, don’t age—at least not in the same way…

Genetic Risk Factor for Premature Birth Found

May 5, 2014

…California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a genetic risk factor for premature birth. The risk factor is related to a gene that codes for a protein that the scientists have found helps the body’s immune cells recognize and fight Group B Streptococcus (GBS) bacteria.

Women Suffer Higher Rates of Decline in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease

July 9, 2013

…higher for women and for people with a key genetic risk factor for AD, say researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in a study published online July 4 in the American Journal of Neuroradiology.

UC San Diego Ranked 5th Best Public University by U.S. News and World Report

October 30, 2018

The University of California San Diego has been named the nation’s fifth best public university, according to U.S. News and World’s Report’s Best Global Universities. The new list measures factors such as research, global and regional reputation; international collaboration; as well as the number of highly-cited papers and doctorates awarded.…

UC San Diego Among Top 10 Public Colleges Where Grads Make Six Figures

December 5, 2016

Want to earn a six-figure salary after getting your bachelor’s degree from an affordable public college? A UC San Diego education can take you there. An analysis of graduates’ compensation from Money.com data shows that UC San Diego is the fifth best college for students seeking a path from an…

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