Rare Science
May 1, 2023
UC San Diego is a hub for rare disease research. Although each rare disease impacts a small number of people, the research findings sometimes apply to more prevalent conditions.
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UC San Diego Breaks Ground on Revitalization of Hillcrest Campus
December 17, 2021
A celebratory groundbreaking event marks the beginning of a comprehensive revitalization project of UC San Diego’s Hillcrest campus, which upon completion will feature state-of-the-art facilities, expanded patient care services and technologies and other community amenities to promote wellbeing.
Your Questions, Answered: Examining Mistrust and Vaccines
March 18, 2021
…well as new B cell clones, which then generate high-affinity, broad, and durable antibodies for considerable immunity. It is a good burn like you might feel after a hard workout in a gym. We do not know whether the intensity of an individual’s symptoms exactly predicts the subsequent levels of…
UC San Diego Raises $148.3 Million in Private Support
November 20, 2014
…creation of the Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center ($3 million of which is included in private support). An anonymous donor created the Richard C. Atkinson Laboratory for Regenerative Ophthalmology at the Shiley Eye Center with a $6.5 million commitment ($500,000 of which is included in private support). Endowed gifts totaled…
Brainiacs
June 3, 2021
…relationship is between the cellular machinery that collectively makes up the brain and the resulting behaviors called “the mind.” Created through a donation from the Kavli Foundation, researchers from UC San Diego and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies further investigate neuroscience in areas including autism spectrum disorders, cystinosis, neurogenesis…
Engineering Graduate Students Selected as Siebel Scholars
September 19, 2018
Five Jacobs School of Engineering graduate students working to improve immunology, cardiac health, blood transfusions and our understanding of the genome have been named 2019 Siebel Scholars. The Siebel Scholars program recognizes the most talented students in the world’s leading graduate schools of business, computer science, bioengineering and energy science.
UC San Diego Health System Designated as Center of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease
February 26, 2015
The Movement Disorder Center at UC San Diego Health System has been designated the 41st Center of Excellence in the National Parkinson Foundation’s (NPF) global network. This designation is the highest recognition offered by NPF to a Parkinson’s specialty clinic. It represents the consensus of leaders in the field that…
Precision Oncology via Artificial Intelligence on Cancer Biopsies
July 31, 2024
An artificial intelligence method to detect biomarkers in tumor biopsies promises to cut weeks and thousands of dollars from cancer detection, extending the benefits of precision oncology to underserved and under-resourced patients.
$20 Million Gift to UC San Diego Funds Research to Reverse Glaucoma
November 17, 2022
Researchers at the University of California San Diego may soon be closer to finding ways to reverse the effects of glaucoma, thanks to $20 million in support from Hanna and Mark Gleiberman. The gift will establish the Hanna and Mark Gleiberman Center for Glaucoma Research at UC San Diego.
New Drug Discovery Technique May Unlock Trove of Marine Compounds
August 13, 2024
Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have developed a new approach to scour the oceans for novel compounds that could become the medicines and products of tomorrow.
