Communities of the Heart
March 13, 2024
The cells of the human heart form communities and those communities have a surprisingly sophisticated form of biochemical communication necessary for healthy heart development.
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Family’s Gift to Support Junior Faculty in Physical Sciences Celebrates the Life of Yinan Wang
February 12, 2018
Yinan Wang was in his second year of postdoctoral research at the University of California San Diego when he and his wife, Rebecca, tragically died in a car accident while vising Sequoia National Park in August of 2017. To celebrate his life and scientific ambitions, his family has made a…
Organoids Derived From Gut Stem Cells Reveal Two Distinct Molecular Subtypes of Crohn’s Disease
September 26, 2024
UC San Diego researchers discover two distinct molecular subtypes of Crohn’s disease using patient-derived organoids, opening the door to personalized treatment for the chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
UC San Diego Launches Chancellor’s Endowed Chair and Faculty Fellowship Challenge
February 11, 2016
…Yanofsky, distinguished professor of cell and developmental biology and holder of the Paul D. Saltman Chair in Science Education, the chair provides freedom to pursue the most interesting research questions. “Funding from the endowed chair allows my team to take chances and explore high-risk projects that otherwise would likely go…
Scientists Slow Aging by Engineering Longevity in Cells
April 27, 2023
Researchers have developed a biosynthetic “clock” that keeps cells from reaching normal levels of deterioration related to aging. They engineered a gene oscillator that switches between the two normal paths of aging, slowing cell degeneration and setting a record for life extension.
Koman Family Outpatient Pavilion at UC San Diego Health Dedicated
May 3, 2018
…of the four Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center sites is also housed in the new outpatient pavilion. The clinic was developed to transform the enormous potential of stem cell research into effective therapies for patients with degenerative diseases. Brenner said, “Perhaps the most revolutionary clinic in the entire building, and…
Nuclei-free Cells Prove Utility in Delivering Therapeutics to Diseased Tissues
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
Stem Cell ‘Collaboratory’ Opens on UC San Diego Campus
December 6, 2011
Stem Cell ‘Collaboratory’ Opens on UC San Diego Campus New facility allows researchers from five institutions to work under one roof Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Stem cells are tiny things, microscopic in fact. It’s the power of their pluripotency, their ability to become any kind of cell…
Stroke Drug Boosts Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury in Rats
December 17, 2019
In a UC San Diego study, rats with spinal cord injuries experienced a three-fold increase in motor activity when treated with neural progenitor cells that had been pre-conditioned with a modified form of tPA, a drug commonly used to treat non-hemorrhagic stroke.
UC San Diego Researchers Convert Pro-Tumor Macrophages into Cancer Killers
August 21, 2019
University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers identified a new therapeutic approach in mouse models that halts drug resistance and cancer progression by using an antibody that induces the immune system via macrophages to seek and kill cancer cells.
