March 18, 2021
…part related to work stress and mental health problems. Without the help of Gordon, we might not have found that information so easily.” Zisook added that attending to such known risks by providing a more supportive work environment and making mental health care more readily available could go a long…
May 16, 2011
…such as depression, post-traumatic stress syndrome, or neuro-cognitive impairments, which often accompany substance abuse. The Vice Chancellor position offers me the opportunity to promote all of the important research conducted at UC San Diego, not just my own. I welcome the opportunity to assist our faculty in building their research…
February 28, 2023
UC San Diego’s new Astrobiotechnology Hub brings together leaders in academia, biotechnology and aerospace industries under a united mission to advance stem cell science and commercialization in space.
September 6, 2022
Noted businessman and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford has committed $150 million in new funding to expand and, in some ways, quite literally launch stem cell research and regenerative medicine at University of California San Diego into new spaces and endeavors.
July 30, 2013
For Lauren Crudup, a third-year bioengineering student at the University of California, San Diego, the Conference for African-American Researchers in the Mathematical Sciences (CAARMS) presented a unique opportunity to learn just how applicable mathematics is in the real-world—especially compared to the pure mathematics she learned in high school and earlier…
June 1, 2015
People with achromatopsia, an inherited eye disorder, see the world literally in black and white. Worse yet, their extreme sensitivity to light makes them nearly blind in bright sunlight. Now, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health System…
April 3, 2014
…will be studying post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and how a single traumatic event might permanently alter the way the brain processes information, in addition to receiving clinical training in psychiatry. His dream is to become a professor and run a laboratory that studies the biological basis of mental disorders. “I’ve…
February 22, 2018
…veterans suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder. “Veteran Ventures was able to give me the confidence to pursue my own business,” said Sweetman. “Transitioning from the military is daunting when you’re trying to find a position in the civilian sector, but Veteran Ventures gave me the confidence to not only feel…
April 8, 2020
UC San Diego and Space Tango received a NASA award to develop the first dedicated stem cell research laboratory within the International Space Station.
August 9, 2023
Promising preclinical results from UC San Diego show hematopoietic stem cell therapy was effective in rescuing memory loss, neuroinflammation and beta amyloid build-up in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.
