April 17, 2012
…an expert on neural stem cells, as well as the understanding and treatment of some of the most devastating neurological disorders. More… Karen Pierce Karen Pierce is an assistant adjunct professor in the Department of Neurosciences, and director of Clinical Research and Functional Brain Imaging at the UCSD Autism Center…
May 9, 2019
Neurobiologists have located the brain area responsible for value decisions. Data from thousands of neurons revealed an area of the brain called the retrosplenial cortex, previously not known for “value-based decision-making,” a behavior that is impaired in a range of neurological conditions.
February 28, 2013
…in half. By combining stem-cell biology with the mechanics of tissues and statistical physics, she has developed a unique experimental system characteristic of the emerging cross-disciplinary approach called quantitative biology. Collins received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physics from University of Konstanz, Germany and a Ph.D. in physics from…
June 9, 2016
The University of California San Diego School of Medicine has launched the Institute for Diabetes and Metabolic Health (IDMH), a new cross-disciplinary, collaborative effort to address one of the nation’s leading public health threats.
April 20, 2020
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center used CRISPR technology to identify key regulators of aggressive chronic myeloid leukemia.
October 21, 2011
President Barack Obama will present University of California, San Diego bioengineering Professor Shu Chien with the National Medal of Science in a White House ceremony Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. EST (11 a.m. PST). The ceremony will be carried live by satellite feed and webcast on the White House website…
March 10, 2015
The 2016 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools guidebook, released today, highly ranks the University of California, San Diego’s professional schools and programs in engineering and medicine. The campus’s academic Ph.D. programs in the sciences, social sciences and humanities earn top marks in the book as…
May 8, 2014
…of the new Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center, an award-winning costume designer, a life sciences industry executive and a passionate university advocate. Distinguished Leadership: Larry Goldstein, Revelle ’76 Biology Larry Goldstein is a distinguished professor of cellular and molecular medicine, director of the new Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center at…
October 30, 2018
The University of California San Diego received a record-breaking $1.37 billion in total research and philanthropic funding during fiscal year 2017-18. The funding drives impactful research to solve some of the world’s most pressing issues and supports other important initiatives including student support, faculty recruitment, campus improvements and more.
October 4, 2016
Four biologists, a nanoengineer and a biophysicist at UC San Diego today received a total of more than $5 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health to pursue innovative and transformative research projects.
