Napoleone Ferrara, receives the 2026 Yergin Family International Prize for Biomedical Research for his discovery of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a molecule that plays a central role in the growth of blood vessels.
A new grant awarded to UC San Diego and the University of Vermont will enable the construction of a national biological observatory, which will empower new discoveries in neurosciences and basic biology.
Michael McHale, MD, chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, discusses the division’s approach to patient care, its research and clinical trials program, and what patients should know about gynecologic cancers.
UC San Diego researchers have received a $12.6 million award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to establish the Polysubstance Addiction Research Center, a multidisciplinary center designed to uncover the biological factors that contribute to addiction across multiple substances.
Mahmoud Malas, MD, always knew he wanted to be a surgeon. He was a creative child who loved to build and fix things.
UC San Diego has received $5 million to support innovative research and treatment for debilitating spinal cord and neurological injuries, launching the Spinal Therapeutics, Engineering, Limb and Life Advancement (STELLA) Initiative.
The New York Times, September 29
Spectrum News, September 28
The Hill, September 25
Science Friday, September 11
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