Researchers Discover Potential Microbiome Links to Skin Aging
New analysis reveals how skin microbiome could be associated with wrinkles and skin health
18 Center for Microbiome Innovation Faculty Members Named Most Highly Cited in the World
The Center for Microbiome Innovation (CMI) at University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) is proud to announce that 18 of our faculty members were included in Clarivate’s 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list. These researchers rank in the top 1% most cited in their respective field(s), representing their level of influence and expertise. However,…
First-Ever Mycobiome Atlas Describes Associations between Cancers and Fungi
Poorly understood compared to bacteria and viruses, the new work opens the door to using tell-tale fungi as a diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic tool.
UC San Diego Receives $14M to Drive Precision Nutrition with Gut Microbiome Data
National Institutes of Health establishes Microbiome and Metagenomics Center at UC San Diego, part of new effort to predict individual responses to food and inform personalized nutrition recommendations
Researchers Develop CRISPR-based Rapid Diagnostic Tool for SARS-CoV-2
Blending experts from molecular genetics, chemistry and health sciences, researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a rapid diagnostic technology that detects SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
The Proof is in the Poop
When early evidence emerged that people with COVID-19—whether or not they have symptoms—shed the virus in their stool, “the sewer seemed like the ‘happening’ place to look for it,” said Smruthi Karthikeyan, an environmental engineer and postdoctoral researcher who works in the lab of Rob Knight at UC San Diego School of Medicine.
Cat Bacteria Treats Mouse Skin Infection, May Help You and Your Pets As Well
Researchers identify a bacteria on healthy cats that produces antibiotics against severe skin infections; the findings may lead to new bacteriotherapies for humans and their pets
Do a Mom’s Medications Affect Her Breast Milk and Baby? New Center Investigates
UC San Diego School of Medicine awarded $6.1M to study effects of maternal antibiotic use on infant health in new collaborative research center funded by National Institutes of Health
What Makes Blood Vessels Leaky: New Insights for Sepsis Therapeutics
Lab studies reveal protein HSP27’s role in blood vessel leakage, opening the possibility that therapeutically dialing its activity up or down might stabilize patients with sepsis
Massive Study Links Nearly 600 Genomic Regions to Self-Regulating Behaviors
Researchers have identified 579 locations in the human genome associated with a predisposition to self-regulation-related behaviors, including addiction and child behavioral problems.
