-@UCSanDiego Health Sciences has officially welcomed its new vice chancellor, Dr. John M. Carethers, "the perfect person to lead us into our future.". Get to know his story, achievements, motivations, and plans in this latest profile from #UCSDdiscoveries.

RT @UCSDCancer: Stem cells from UC San Diego are headed to space this spring — this time, to study cancer's "kill switch" 🚀 . @ucsdstemcell….

RT @UCSanDiego: UC San Diego scientists are tackling cancer, Alzheimer’s and more. 💡 Without funding, progress stalls. Speak up now ➡️ http….

RT @UCSDCancer: MCC's Sam Ward, PhD, has been appointed Vice Dean for Research at @UCSDMedSchool.👏 . He has launched multiple initiatives i….

RT @UCSDMedSchool: Happy Thank a Resident Day to our over 1,100 residents and fellows across 150 programs! 👏. To all our residents and fell….

RT @Health_Affairs: In his new Forefront article, Raphael Cuomo from @UCSD discusses how, as cancer care has evolved to include more sophis….

RT @UCSDMedSchool: We congratulate Geoffroy Noel, Ph.D., professor and chief for the Division of Anatomy in the Department Surgery, on his….

Two major theories of #aging both involve #DNA, but in very different ways. Researchers at @UCSDMedSchool and @UCSDJacobs have revealed new links between these theories.

Researchers at @UCSanDiegoMedSchool are at the helm of a new #pandemicpreparedness initiative funded by the @CDCgov. The project will help uncover new information on how respiratory viruses like #COVID19 spread.

RT @UCSDMedSchool: We welcome Barbara Jung, M.D., as our new UC San Diego School of Medicine Dean and @UCSDHealthSci Associate Vice Chancel….

A poor, fast-food diet can be as dangerous as cigarette smoking in the long run," said @UCSD School of Medicine professor Michael Karin. In a new @nature study, Karin and colleagues have shed new light on how a high-fat diet leads to #livercancer.

RT @UCSanDiego: Thread 🧵: UC San Diego leads in health innovation, transforming patient care, advancing medical technology, and driving res….

RT @UCSDMedSchool: As he prepares to step down from his post and transitions into a new role, we thank Steven R. Garfin, M.D. for his work….

Researchers at @UCSDMedSchool have shown that a systemic approach to eliminating inefficiencies in surgical residency programs can reduce unnecessary work hours in the general residency program at @UCSanDiego . #leanmethodology #processimprovement.

Using neural #stemcells could help treat spinal injuries once thought to be untreatable - a new phase 1 trial from researchers at @ucsdstemcell & @ucsdmedschool trial has determined this approach is safe.

After dozens of clinical trials, there are still no effective vaccines against #Staphylococcusaureus. In two new studies,@UCSDHealthSci scientists report that the pathogen turns on the protein interleukin 10, shutting down the protective vaccine response.

Even with access to care, people with social risks receive fewer cancer screenings, says new study by @mateopbanegas (@UCSDMedSchool/@UCSDCancer) and others.

By analyzing the genomes of #malaria parasites, researchers at @UCSDMedSchool and @UCSDPharmacy have revealed which genetic variants are most likely to confer resistance to antimalarial compounds #drugdiscovery.

Out now in @naturemethods: First comprehensive map of the dramatic changes that take place in the blood system over the course of the human lifetime could have implications for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and other blood diseases. Read more:

New research from @UCSDMedSchool and @UCSDJacobs suggests that large language models like GPT-4 could streamline the process of gene set enrichment, an approach what genes do and how they interact. #Genomics #Genetics.

The standard treatment for head and neck #cancer, cisplatin, can’t be given to some patients due to pre-existing conditions. A new study compares the efficacy of two alternatives: #cetuximab & #durvalumab.