UC San Diego School of Medicine

A banner displaying the Health Sciences 2026 Summer Grant Writing Course as the title. Underneath it says to apply by March 17th at gwc.ucsd.edu. The bottom part of the banner is a infographic of alumni outcomes for the course and says that the alumni outcomes are highly successful. There was a 49% increase in respondents' confidence to fund a study, 96% of respondents' submitted at least one grant, and 79% of respondents have least at one grant funded. These evaluation outcomes are from 2017-2021 and within 2 years of post course completion.

⚠️One week left to apply to the 2026 Summer Grant Writing Course! Jr. faculty will develop a complete NIH proposal using feedback from NIH-funded senior faculty in this highly successful & evidence-based, 9-session online course.

👉 Learn more & apply @ gwc.ucsd.edu
⏰ Deadline: March 17 @ 11:59 PM

Immunity to a Common Virus Could Help Treat Tumors Injecting viral peptides systemically into mice activated immune cells that then targeted pancreatic tumors, opening avenues to more accessible cancer therapy.

Great new article from @thegeekygoth.bsky.social —

Here's how LJI and @ucsdhealth.bsky.social researchers are using viral peptides to combat pancreatic cancer!

bit.ly/46WA6pg #CancerResearch #Health #Medicine #SanDiego #Oncology #Tcells #PancreaticCancer #Immunotherapy

Grand Rounds

Grand Rounds Speaker Bio

Tomorrow: We welcome Pandurangan Vijayanand, M.D., Ph.D., to PCCSM&P Grand Rounds! #MEDTWITTER #MEDED #Asthma
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social @lji.org

Long-Read Genome Sequencing Uncovers New Autism Gene Variants By utilizing long-read sequencing, an emerging technique that reads large sections of the genome at once, scientists at UC San Diego have revealed new genetic variants associated with autism spectrum…

Out now in @CellGenomics: #LongRead sequencing reveals new genetic variants for #autism. Results could help yield new tests and treatments. #AutismResearch #AutismSpectrum @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social @cp-cell.bsky.social

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How One Receptor Can Help — or Hurt — Your Blood Vessels A single receptor in blood vessels can trigger either harmful inflammation or protective healing, but scientists have struggled to understand how this is possible. UC San Diego research has now…

Out now in @@cp-cellreports.bsky.social: @UCSanDiego.bsky.social researchers reveal how a single receptor in #bloodvessels can trigger either harmful #inflammation or protective healing, solving a longstanding molecular mystery #biochemistry #research #cellsignaling

🎉 A patient with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome has received an investigational, 1st-in-human gene therapy, thanks to the lab of SSCI's Alysson Muotri, PhD. It's the first drug developed using brain organoids — and not animal models — to reach clinical trial. Cheers to hope! 🥂 H/t @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social

Images of four UC San Diego-affiliated women with the caption, "UC San Diego women who made history!"

A black and white photo of a woman looking into a microscope. The text below her reads, "Leading hematologist and medical researcher; Dr. Helen M. Ranney"

Women's History Month Highlight: @ucsandiego.bsky.social's Dr. Helen M. Ranney was the first woman to ever chair a department of medicine! She served as department chair at @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social beginning in 1973. 💪💙

Blood Test Predicts Dementia in Women as Many as 25 Years Before Symptoms Begin Measured in blood samples, the biomarker p-tau217 was strongly linked to future dementia risk across decades of follow-up in a large, diverse cohort of U.S. women.

Measured in #bloodsamples, the #biomarker #p-tau217 was strongly linked to future #dementia risk across decades of follow-up in a large, diverse cohort of U.S. women
@ucsdmedschool.bsky.social @UCSDPharmacy

Recent Pandemic Viruses Jumped to Humans Without Prior Adaptation, UC San Diego Study Finds There is no evolutionary signal suggesting that these viruses were being “pre-adapted” for humans prior to their outbreaks. Instead, measurable changes in selection typically appeared only after…

There is no evolutionary signal suggesting that these #viruses were being “pre-adapted” for humans prior to their outbreaks. Instead, measurable changes in selection typically appeared only after sustained transmission began in people. @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social
#pandemic #SARSCoV

Our @UCSanDiego.bsky.social medical student chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (@goldfdtn.bsky.social) had a great time last week sharing notes of appreciation and sweet treats with our residents and fellows at our Hillcrest, Jacobs Medical Center and VA Locations!

📸 Jane Uche, MS4

Rewiring Immune System Offers New Path to Better Ovarian Cancer Treatment A new discovery from UC San Diego researchers could enable easier treatment of high-grade serous ovarian cancer, the most common and aggressive form of ovarian cancer.

Out now in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social: New @UCSDCancer research offers new strategy to rewire #ovariancancer tumors to “talk” to immune cells, boosting macrophage‐driven anti‑tumor immunity. Results could yield new ways to enhance immunotherapy. #Immunotherapy #CancerResearch

SSCI Director Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, recently attended the @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social Summer Research Symposium to support a med student she mentored. “It’s essential for students to conduct research, particularly medical students who will someday see patients,” she said: bit.ly/4rjKDCd #cancer

Congratulations, Dr. Alexandrov! 👏

Team Led by UC San Diego Researchers Selected for Prestigious Global Cancer Prize With up to $25 million from Cancer Grand Challenges, an international team led by UC San Diego professor Ludmil Alexandrov will unlock the secrets of DNA's

Congratulations to SSCI’s Ludmil Alexandrov, PhD, who will lead Team CAUSE, awarded $25M from Cancer Grand Challenges, to decode mutational 🧬 DNA signatures or “fingerprints” that may reveal how cancer begins, informing potential treatments. 🔬 Learn more bit.ly/4r7if63. #Cancer #StemCells #DNA

Study Finds Natural Fungal Supplement Improves COVID-19 Vaccine Response A UC San Diego study shows that taking a mushroom-derived supplement during COVID-19 vaccination was safe, eased short-term side effects, and supported longer-lasting immune responses, particularly…

A @UCSanDiego.bsky.social study shows that taking a mushroom-derived supplement during #COVID19 vaccination was safe, eased short-term side effects, and supported longer-lasting immune responses, particularly for people receiving their first #vaccine.

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Check out how one of our MS1s "promposed" by running in the shape of the word PROM on @ucsandiego.bsky.social's campus! 🏃‍♂️

Video ID: An MS1 uses his Strava app to run in the shape of the word PROM, then shows it to his partner as an invite to med prom.

🎥 Deomar Arizabal, MS1

Congratulations, Dr. Aran! 👏

Studying Acute Mountain Sickness on the Trail and in the Lab Oxygen is critical to life. When levels of oxygen change, it can have immediate and lasting impacts on a person’s health. New research shows how probiotics can potentially assist with maintaining oxyg...

“You can be an Olympic athlete and still suffer from acute mountain sickness (AMS).” 🥾

Listen in as Tatum Simonson, PhD and Selah Salzman, MS reflect on how they teamed up to put Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance research into action on Salzman's hike up Mount Whitney.

Read ➡️ go.ucsd.edu/407y41K

Looking forward to it! 🩺

What a great time! 🎮

Happy Thank a Resident Day! 🩺

Medical and Pharmacy Students Showcase Research with Real-World Impact Each summer between the first and second years of medical school, students at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine are encouraged to participate in a research project driven by th...

We asked our medical students at the annual @ucsandiego.bsky.social School of Medicine Summer Research Symposium how they'd explain their research to a 5-year-old! 🖍️

Read more about the research at this year's Summer Research Symposium at go.ucsd.edu/4rHopuP

Alisse Singer, MD, is a chief resident of Internal Medicine at @ucsdhealth.bsky.social. 🩺

Read her Q&A with the American Medical Association on "What I wish I knew in residency about taking feedback" 👇
tinyurl.com/5n89c5zk

In recognition of the commitment and care our residents and fellows provide every day, we’re pleased to host @goldfdtn.bsky.social Thank A Resident Week from February 23-27, 2026! 🩺

Full list of events at @ucsandiego.bsky.social 👇
go.ucsd.edu/4aOgvbM

A collection of Erlenmeyer flasks containing green liquid is topped with styrofoam stoppers covered in fabric. The flasks are arranged on a perforated metal surface.

How do internal clocks influence our health? ⏰ Scientists are uncovering how circadian clocks control genes, advancing research at the intersection of biological timing and medicine: https://bit.ly/4qDCqbJ

We are so proud of Dr. Greenberg!

Congratulations to Dr. Barry Greenberg of
@ucsdmedschool.bsky.social , a Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Awardee!
Explore his groundbreaking study in
@nejm.org: nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Mapping Protein Production in Brain Cells Yields New Insights for Brain Disease UC San Diego School of Medicine and Scripps Researchers scientists used novel technology to map protein translation in ~20,000 individual mouse brain hippocampal cells, revealing that some memory…

@UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social & @Scripps.edu researchers used novel technology to #mapprotein #translation in ~20,000 individual mouse brain #hippocampalcells, revealing that some memory #neurons produce proteins faster than others.

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(Dog)tor's best friend! 🐕‍🦺🐾

As part of Health Sciences Wellness Initiatives, our med, PA & Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences students had the opportunity to de-stress with therapy dogs and their handlers visiting campus to interact with students in the midst of a busy quarter.

🦠  H5N1 – the “surprising” avian flu that keeps evolving and could jump to humans. @ucsandiego.bsky.social Prof. of pediatrics Dr. Carrie Byington, MD, just published a pivotal review in Pediatrics urging deeper study of this virus and its potential spread to infants.

Read ➡️ go.ucsd.edu/4an6Ji3