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By analyzing electronic health records, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have identified hundreds of new genes associated with tobacco use disorder. They also identified hundreds of potential drug…

AUniversity of California San Diego current graduate student and an undergraduate alumna are are among 30 recipients of the 2024 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. The merit-based program for immigrants and…

The Psychiatric Genetics Consortium (PGC), a consortium of researchers led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine has made significant advancements in the understanding of the neurobiology of…

When visiting a UC San Diego Health hospital cafeteria, one wouldn’t be able to miss the rainbow of beautiful food dazzling the counters. From fresh salads and ripe fruit to hearty meals and sweet (healthy) treats, the delectable…

Healthy cells respond appropriately to changes in their environment. They do this by sensing what’s happening outside and relaying a command to the precise biomolecule in the precise domain that can carry out the necessary response.…

The University of California San Diego’s Steven M. Strauss and Lise N. Wilson Center for Cardiomyopathy will host the inaugural Cardiomyopathy Precision Medicine Symposium in La Jolla, Calif., on May 3, 2024. The Strauss Wilson…

The UC San Diego Labor Center has appointed Satomi Rash-Zeigler as its first executive director. Rash-Zeigler will set the vision for the recently launched center and lead its strategic growth by fostering collaborations between…

University of California San Diego School of Medicine solidified its status as a national leader in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, as reported by the 2023 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) rankings.…

La Jolla resident and businessman Brian C. Malk and his wife, Nancy, have pledged a philanthropic gift to support the expansion of the University of California San Diego’s Department of Economics. “We are grateful to Brian and…

Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are a class of drug that can be used to treat type 2 diabetes by reversing insulin resistance, one of the main hallmarks of the disease. While TZDs were extremely popular in the 1990’s and early 2000’s,…