October 29, 2018
…of DNA-damaging agents, the most widely used group of cancer drugs. In a new study, they describe how a human gene known as Schlafen 11 controls the sensitivity of tumor cells to DDAs. Their research may pave the way to new strategies to overcome chemotherapeutic drug resistance.
October 18, 2012
…a 50 percent reduction in the risk of developing pancreatic cancer. Vanilla Lick - UC Santa Cruz With headquarters at UC Santa Cruz, Lick Observatory is home to many astronomical discoveries, including several moons of Jupiter and extrasolar planets.
August 29, 2016
The University of California San Diego has been ranked the number one public university in the nation for serving the public interest for the seventh consecutive year by Washington Monthly. The magazine released its annual rankings today measuring social mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), research (preparing undergraduates for graduate…
January 14, 2022
UC San Diego researchers report successfully removing the nucleus from a type of ubiquitous cell, then using the genetically engineered cell as a unique cargo-carrier to deliver therapeutics precisely to diseased tissues.Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores
October 20, 2014
UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center is pushing therapeutic stem cell-based science out of the laboratory and closer to real-world medical applications. The unprecedented trials involve potential therapies for spinal cord injuries, Type 1 diabetes and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
September 9, 2021
UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers will receive $6.4 million in National Institutes of Health grant funding to study how external signals and genetic variations influence the behavior of one cell type in particular: insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas.
February 16, 2017
…in July, 2016 from pancreatic cancer at age 56. Kanuganti recognizes Bock’s significant contributions to the company and believes that the success of Aira pays tribute to both Bock’s namesake and passions. “We are going to honor him by making Aira successful,” Kanuganti said. “He has been involved with lots…
August 19, 2019
…From student scholarships to cancer vaccines, the Campaign for UC San Diego is changing lives It was an ambitious and lofty goal. But for our university, overachieving is the norm. When the Campaign for UC San Diego was launched in 2012, the focus of the 10-year, $2 billion comprehensive fundraising…
March 18, 2021
…Leader Battling Stage 4 Cancer Receives One of Dentistry’s Highest Honors Director of Student-Run Free Dental Clinic Project receives national award When Dr. Irvin Silverstein, director of UCSD’s Student-Run Free Dental Clinic Project, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2016, he was told he had just two or three months…
February 26, 2020
A comparison of normal and germ-free mice revealed that as much as 70 percent of a mouse’s gut chemistry is determined by its gut microbiome. Even in distant organs, such as the uterus or the brain, approximately 20 percent of molecules were different in the mice with gut microbes.
