Science Market Update

Univ Professor at UCSD Scripps Honored for Oceanography Research

Posted by BCI Staff on Fri, Jun 10, 2011

In 1972 when Miriam Kastner was invited to join the faculty of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, she was the first female university professor at the then 69-year-old institute. Opportunities for women in the sciences were few, and she was more than pleased with the "extraordinary possibilities to engage in new research with state-of-the-art facilities and great seagoing opportunities" as a Scripps researcher and UCSD university professor. (Quote from UCSD News Center)

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UCSD Stem Cell Research Shows Problems with Induced Pluripotent Cells

Posted by Dylan Fitzwater on Mon, Jun 06, 2011

Recently, stem cell researchers have been focusing their efforts on advancing the induced pluripotent stem cell transplant as an exciting new disease treatment. Pluripotent stem cell transplants take stem cells from a patient's skin and use them for treatment on another part of the patient's body. They have offered a promising method for fighting numerous diseases while avoiding the controversy that surrounds embryonic stem cell treatments. However, researchers at UC San Diego have recently found several potential autoimmune complications that could result from induced pluripotent treatments.

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Hartwell Biomedical Research Awards of $300K Go to 3 UCSD Scientists

Posted by BCI Staff on Fri, Apr 08, 2011

The Hartwell Foundation funds early-stage biomedical research projects that specifically address children's diseases. Of the 12 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Awards given out this year, an impressive three went to scientists at the UCSD School of Medicine: Dr. Jack Bui, Dr. Pamela Itkin-Ansari, and Dr. Adriana Tremoulet. Each will receive $100,000 a year for three years to support direct research costs.