From Wish to Reality — The Gene Therapy Initiative at UC San Diego A young patient’s wish sparks a decades long partnership that leads UC San Diego to pioneer life changing gene therapies, transforming cystinosis care and advancing treatments for many diseases.

From a wish on a napkin to a pioneering #genetherapy, @UCSanDiego.bsky.social Gene Therapy Initiative is transforming lives. Natalie Stack's #cystinosis journey shows how #research, families, and hope can change the future. 💙🧬 #BehindEveryBreakthrough

UC San Diego Launches New AI Initiative for Earth and Ocean Science The GAIA Initiative kickoff event brought together research groups throughout UC San Diego that are already leveraging AI to accelerate their projects. Organizers said the goal was to

UC San Diego has launched GAIA, a campuswide initiative that unites AI experts, climate scientists and ocean researchers to advance the way we study Earth 🌍🤖

🔗: https://bit.ly/4iKx1NS

#BehindEveryBreakthrough #Ai #ClimateChange

Retreating Glaciers May Send Fewer Nutrients to the Ocean The cloudy, sediment-laden meltwater from glaciers is a key source of nutrients for ocean life, but a new study suggests that as climate change causes many glaciers to shrink and retreat their meltwat...

Retreating glaciers may send fewer nutrients to the ocean 🌊 @scrippsocean.bsky.social researchers found meltwater from a shrinking Alaskan glacier has lower levels of nutrients that support marine life.

🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4ollsOX

#BehindEveryBreakthrough #ClimateChange

Natalie is a grad student in Alexis Komor's lab working to make diagnoses for heart disease and cancer easier. Without funding from the NIH, her research would not be possible. #BehindEveryBreakthrough #FundScience

Zack is a grad student in Alexis Komor's lab working to understand how gene point mutations affect genetic diseases like #SickleCellAnemia. Without funding from the NIH, his research would not be possible. #BehindEveryBreakthrough #FundScience

Inside UC San Diego’s Out-of-This-World Impact Explore 13 ways our research is extending past Earth’s atmosphere, from astronaut firsts to breakthroughs in orbit and discoveries across the cosmos.

From walking in space to uncovering new worlds — UC San Diego’s impact goes far beyond Earth.
👩‍🚀 4 NASA astronauts — all Tritons
🧬 Stem cell research in orbit
🌙 Water on the Moon + Mars
🔭 Discoveries beyond

#WorldSpaceWeek #BehindEveryBreakthrough

Mallory is a postdoc in Alexis Komor's lab. She brings gene editing to high schools, showing them what a future in science looks like. Without funding from the NSF, this outreach would not be possible. #BehindEveryBreakthrough

Kara is a graduate student in Alexis Komor's lab where she studies how gene editing can help cure diseases like Huntington's disease and cystic fibrosis. Without funding from the NSF, Kara wouldn't be able to do her life-saving research. #BehindEveryBreakthrough

A @ucsandiego.bsky.social study w/ GPS professor Michael Davidson shows more grid connectivity between states could dramatically reduce emissions and energy bills. Cheaper, cleaner energy across the western U.S. is possible. This is what is #BehindEveryBreakthrough.

#ClimateSolutions #CleanEnergy

Kimberly Peters, currently in treatment for stage four uterine #cancer at @UCSDCancer, has one message for leaders in government: Don’t cut #researchfunding #UCSD #behindeverybreakthrough @ucsandiego.bsky.social @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social

Read Kim's story: buff.ly/ksVWtZW

youtu.be/Tntfg6boG-E

Check out this fascinating interview from @uofcalifornia.bsky.social 's IGCC on the ripple effect of American investment in tech innovation since WWII. @gpsucsd.bsky.social @jacobsschool.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social #BehindEveryBreakthrough

Did you know that half of the medicines we take come from nature?

Distinguished Professor Brad Moore shares why the potential for medicinal discovery from the ocean is vast — and why now is the time to protect federal research funding ➡️ bit.ly/3FlXQs3

#BehindEveryBreakthrough #SaveResearch

Professor David Victor charges an electric vehicle inside a parking garage.

With its massive #ElectricVehicle infrastructure, @ucsandiego.bsky.social is an ideal setting for campus researchers to study charging behavior. 🚗🔋

🔗 Hear from professor David Victor, a lead researcher on the project: gpsnews.ucsd.edu/ev-clean-ene...

#BehindEveryBreakthrough

Muscle disease research at @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social is at risk due to NIH cuts. 🔬💪

Protect future breakthroughs: bit.ly/3FlXQs3

#SaveResearch #BehindEveryBreakthrough #NIH

At UC San Diego, NOAA Collaboration Provides Backbone for Global Environmental Intelligence Learn more about how NOAA support is critical for providing environmental intelligence necessary to keep the public safe, fisheries healthy, and Americans at large better prepared for extreme weather ...

🌊 From monitoring ocean health and seafood safety to providing critical forecasts and weather alerts, federal funding supports vital research that protects the public. Dive into #NOAAfunded research led by Scripps Oceanography. ⬇️ #BehindEveryBreakthrough @noaa.gov @ucsandiego.bsky.social

Sending microbes to space could improve astronaut health. Cell. Images of an astronaut in space and headshots of the two co authors

A new study co-authored by Professor Pieter Dorrestein shows that sending microbes to space may improve #astronaut health—and could inform care in ultra-clean environments on Earth such as hospitals and submarines ➡️ rebrand.ly/85irwwj

#BehindEveryBreakthrough @pieterdorrestein.bsky.social

Scientists at UC San Diego are using patient-derived organoids—tiny, 3D models of human organs grown from a patient’s own cells—to speed up drug discovery and bring promising therapies to clinical trials faster.

#SaveResearch #BehindEveryBreakthrough

What will it take to cure #cancer? 🔬

UC San Diego professor Michael Burkart conducts research in drug discovery, with an emphasis on anticancer and antibiotic natural products. This lifesaving research is supported by funding by the federal government.

#BehindEveryBreakthrough #SaveResearch

Meet us at Phase 0: Inside the HUMANOID™ Center at UC San Diego With world-class research capabilities and an ethic of service, the HUMANOID center at UC San Diego is revolutionizing drug discovery.

By pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in a petri dish, @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social researchers are making drug discovery faster, better and more human. #BehindEveryBreakthrough #Research #DrugDiscovery #StemCells #Humanoids #Organoids

Biologists and chemists at UC San Diego are creating sustainable solutions to tackle plastic waste. 🌎

Biological Sciences Distinguished Professor Stephen Mayfield highlights the urgent need to #SaveResearch funding for scientific and economic progress. #BehindEveryBreakthrough

How a Y Chromosome Gene May Shape the Course of Heart Valve Disease UC San Diego bioengineers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease—aortic valve stenosis—progresses differently in males and females. The research paves the way for treatments that can...

UC San Diego bioengineers reveal how aortic valve stenosis progresses differently by sex, highlighting the need for personalized treatment.

#BehindEveryBreakThrough #HealthcareResearch #ResearchSavesLives

UC San Diego Team Develops New Dose Prediction Model for Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Researchers at UC San Diego have developed advanced deep learning techniques that could revolutionize treatment planning for breast cancer radiotherapy – making it faster and improving its quality.

UC San Diego researchers have developed a new AI-powered dose prediction model to enhance breast cancer radiotherapy. This innovation aims to improve treatment precision and outcomes for patients. 🔬

🔗 bit.ly/43NbsXx

#BehindEveryBreakthrough #BreastCancerResearch #AI #Healthcare

UC San Diego Team Develops New Dose Prediction Model for Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Researchers at UC San Diego have developed advanced deep learning techniques that could revolutionize treatment planning for breast cancer radiotherapy – making it faster and improving its quality.

UC San Diego researchers have developed a new AI-powered dose prediction model to enhance breast cancer radiotherapy. This innovation aims to improve treatment precision and outcomes for patients. 🔬

🔗 bit.ly/43NbsXx

#AIinHealthcare #BehindEveryBreakthrough #BreastCancerResearch #AI #Healthcare

At UC San Diego, we're not just imagining the future, we're building it. Innovation requires investment, and without federal support, progress slows. We must protect research funding. Join us in advocating: bit.ly/3FlXQs3

#BehindEveryBreakthrough #SaveResearch #UCSanDiego

Research breakthroughs—from lifesaving treatments to cutting-edge technology—are made possible with federal funding. But today, that funding is at risk. Without it, progress stalls.

Help us protect research funding: ucsd.edu/research-inn...

#BehindEveryBreakthrough #SaveResearch

UC San Diego scientists are tackling cancer, Alzheimer’s and more.💡Without funding, progress stalls.

Speak up now ➡️ bit.ly/3DDGKoP

#BehindEveryBreakthrough #ResearchSavesLives #SaveResearch