Learning about earthquakes and research as part of NSF's Research Experience for Undergraduates program
September 5, 2024
One had never done research before. The other had eight months of research experience. They both are learning a lot this summer during the National Science Foundation’s Research Experience for Undergraduates program. Emersen Liauw and Leah Seifert are working at UC San Diego’s NSF-funded earthquake simulator, also known as a shake table, one of the three largest in the world and the only outdoor facility of its kind. Full Story
Finger Wrap Uses Sweat To Provide Health Monitoring at Your Fingertips -- Literally
September 3, 2024
A sweat-powered wearable has the potential to make continuous, personalized health monitoring as effortless as wearing a Band-Aid. UC San Diego engineers have developed an electronic finger wrap that monitors vital chemical levels—such as glucose, vitamins, and even drugs—present in the same fingertip sweat from which it derives its energy. Full Story
Borderzone Breakthrough: A New Source of Cardiac Inflammation
August 28, 2024
In the Aug. 28, 2024 issue of Nature, researchers from University of California San Diego in the laboratory of Dr. Kevin King, associate professor of bioengineering and medicine, and a cardiologist at the Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, report the discovery of a novel mechanism of cardiac inflammation that may expand therapeutic opportunities to prevent heart attacks from becoming heart failure. Full Story
Closing the RNA Loop Holds Promise for More Stable, Effective RNA Therapies
August 26, 2024
New methods to shape RNA molecules into circles could lead to more effective and long-lasting therapies, shows a study by UC San Diego researchers. The advance holds promise for a range of diseases, offering a more enduring alternative to existing RNA therapies, which often suffer from short-lived effectiveness in the body. Full Story
New Center Receives $18M from NSF to Develop Tools to Investigate the Pre-emergence Phase of Pandemics
August 22, 2024
A team led by UC Davis and including UC San Diego has launched a new center focused on detecting emerging pandemic threats. They will develop tools, such as advanced wireless sensors, to monitor infectious disease activity in natural hotspots to intercept these threats early. The center is supported with $18 million over seven years through the NSF. Full Story
Simulations from Atom to Organ Reveal Novel Treatment Mechanisms for Heart Failure
August 19, 2024
A team of researchers from UC San Diego has developed the first multiscale computational model to simulate the therapeutic mechanisms of a drug candidate for heart failure from the atomic level to the organ system scale. Full Story