We Begin Where the Known Ends
At UC San Diego we never stop searching for answers. Whether we鈥檙e diving deep to understand the impact of the oceans on human health, studying stem cells in the unique microgravity of space, or decoding the mysteries of the trillions of microorganisms within us, our medical innovators translate discoveries from bench to bedside and chart new treatments, technologies and tools to eradicate disease 鈥 redefining their disciplines in the process.
Accelerating the path from discovery to impact for tomorrow鈥檚 cancer cure
Research Innovation
UC San Diego has partnered with the Innovative Genomics Institute to jointly develop cutting-edge genomic tools to tackle large-scale challenges in health and the environment.
Innovators Spotlight
Our health innovators push the boundaries of science and technology to advance medicine and eradicate disease.
Molecular biologist Rommie Amaro develops state-of-the-art computational techniques to investigate complex biological systems like viruses. She built the first-ever atomic-level model and simulation of aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 during the pandemic.
Biomedical engineer Trey Ideker studies the DNA mutations that cause cancer. Recently, his lab developed a new AI platform that accelerates drug discovery and could unlock never-before-seen cancer treatments.
Physiologist Farah Sheikh is developing treatments for ARVC, a leading cause of sudden death among young athletes. She launched a start-up company, ARVC Therapeutics, Inc., to evolve her pioneering research and increase access to potential therapies.
Engineering professor James Friend leads the Medically Advanced Devices Laboratory at UC San Diego. In a 2024 study, he found that AI algorithms can determine how well newborns nurse and whether surgical intervention is necessary.
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Tools and Tech
Unprecedented advances driven by UC San Diego’s Goeddel Family Technology Sandbox are offering new hope for 6-year-old Jeremy and others living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
In the Media
Centers and Institutes Spotlight
Partnerships in Health Innovation
Agilent Center of Excellence for Cellular Intelligence
This new center integrates research, industry and cutting-edge Agilent technology to uncover the fundamental organizing principles of living systems through quantitative biology and further our understanding of 鈥渃ellular intelligence,鈥 or how a cell learns to adapt to its environment.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Strategic Partnership
This ten-year partnership advances scientific knowledge and the development of tomorrow鈥檚 innovative technologies through collaborative research, workforce development, sustainability and the 2024 launch of the state-of-the-art Goeddel Family Technology Sandbox.
Illumina Laboratory in The Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine
Illumina-provided technology powers an automation hub at the UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography that enables advanced synthetic biology, marine drug compound library curation, microbiome science, marine model organism cell biology.