After the abrupt dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in early 2025, researchers at the School of Medicine’s Center on Gender Equity and Health were left scrambling to fulfill their ethical obligations to participants.
Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a large-scale screening approach that identifies proteins controlling a fundamental step in gene expression known as alternative polyadenylation (APA). APA determines where an RNA molecule is cut and finished before it is translated into protein.
New research from UC San Diego suggests that an existing drug, previously shelved in other contexts, could help control cholesterol.
Researchers in obstetrics and engineering at UC San Diego were awarded up to $10.4 million from ARPA-H to enable more accurate identification of fetuses who are at risk of low oxygen during labor and delivery, as part of a larger effort to make birth safer in the U.S.
Innovative project will use AI-powered “digital twins” to help public health agencies better prevent HIV, hepatitis C and overdose among people who use drugs.
Future in Review brings together scientists, entrepreneurs and policymakers at UC San Diego's Qualcomm Institute to wrestle with what comes after AI.
The San Diego Union-Tribune, June 24
Boston Herald, June 8
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