Archived News Releases - 2001
New Lab Test Could Speed Development of New Class of AIDS Drugs - 12/17/01
R. Kornbluth, HIV, DNA, integrase
Promising New Target for Cancer Chemotherapy Identified by UCSD and Swedish Researchers - 12/17/01
J. Esko, Molecular Medicine, Glycobiology, chemotherapy, polyamines
UCSD’s Jeffrey Esko Elected President Of Society for Glycobiology - 12/13/01
Gene Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death Identified by UCSD School of Medicine Researchers - 12/05/01
H. Kuo, C. Cheng, K. Chien, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac death, IMM, molecular medicine
Plaque-Forming Protein Seen in Alzheimer’s Linked To Clogged Brain Transportation System - 12/03/01
L. Goldstein,S. Gunawardena, Alzheimers disease, brain plaque
Scientists Find Key To ‘Wasting Syndrome’ Seen In Cancer, AIDS - 11/30/01
M. Chojkier, M. Buck, chronic inflammatory diseases, tumor necrosis factor, albumin
DEA Approves UC Center for Medicinal Cannabis Studies - 11/30/01
I. Grant, T. Marcotte, D. Abrams, R. Ellis, J. Corey-Bloom, DEA, CMCR, Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, medicinal cannabis
UCSD Researchers Identify Protein With Dual Role In Regulation of Cellular Processes - 11/29/01
M. Farquhar, B. Zheng, cellular function, normal heart, hormone secretion, kidney function
Low Tar Cigarettes: Evidence Does Not Indicate Benefit to Public Health - 11/27/01
D. Burns, disease risks of smoking, low-tar
Researchers Find That Vitamins May Prevent Repeat Blockage Of The Coronary Artery - 11/26/01
G. Schnyder, cardiology, coronary angioplasty, restenosis, folic acid, B vitamins
Peptide Identified as Natural Antibiotic Providing First Line of Defense Against Bacterial Infection - 11/19/01
R. Gallo, V. Nizet, infectious disease, dermatology, bacteria, infection, peptides, cathelicidins
UCSD Receives HUD Grant To Lead Community Collaborative In City Heights - 11/06/01
V. Reznik, COPC, Community Outreach, HUD, Pediatrics, Moving To Work Program, Ahimsa Project for Safe Families
S.D. Blood & Bone Marrow Transplant Programs Form Part of National Research Network - 11/06/01
E. Ball, BMT, Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Research Network, Translational Oncology Program
Selected NSAIDs Decrease Alzheimer’s Plaque-Forming Protein Without Adverse Effects of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs - 11/02/01
E. Koo, S. Weggen, T. Golde, Alzheimer's, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
UCSD Researchers Suggest Naturally Occurring Molecules May Alleviate Build-Up of Plaque in Parkinson’s Patients - 11/02/01
E. Masliah, Parkinsons Disease, Lewy bodies, neuroscience, pathology
San Diego Center for Patient Safety Established by VA, UCSD Physicians - 11/01/01
M. Weinger, anesthesiology, medical error
Magnet Drop at UCSD School of Medicine fMRI Facility - 10/31/01
R. Buxton,Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
UCSD Town Hall Meeting on Bioterrorism - 10/30/01
J. Dunford, J. Jacoby, S. Levine, L. Rickman, emergency medicine, DMAT, psychiatry, epidemiology, infectious diseases, September 11, 2001, 9/11
Check out some of the Health Sciences photos from UCSD Open House! - 10/24/01
Researchers Find Cause of Excess Fibrous Tissue Growth And Develop Modified Protein That Blocks It - 10/23/01
M. Chojkier, M. Buck, fibrous tissue, liver fibrosis, cirrhosis
Fire and ice: An altered protein brings fever, chills - 10/23/01
H. Hoffman, autoinflammatory, immune system, Muckle-Wells syndrom, FCAS
Age-Related Macular Degeneration Patients At Greater Risk for Depression - 10/19/01
S. Brown, macular degeneration, depression, ophthalmology
UCSD Huntington’s Disease Clinic Designated National Center of Excellence - 10/17/01
J. Corey-Bloom, HDSA, Huntington's Disease, neuropsychology
UCSD Regional Burn Center Releases 2000 Burn Statistics - 10/16/01
D. Lozano, UCSD Regional Burn Center
UCSD Faculty Elected to Institute of Medicine - 10/16/01
D. Masys, W. Nyhan, bioinformatics, pediatrics, metabolic diseases
Brain Imaging Research Data Will Be Shared in New Research Network - 10/16/01
M. Ellisman, UCSD Center for Research on Biological Structure, HIH, BIRN, biomedical research, MRI, DNA
In Memoriam: Henry O. Wheeler - 10/15/01
NIGMS Awards "Glue Grant" to Study Cell Talk -10/9/01
A. Varki, J. Paulson, J. Marth, carbohydrates, UCSD Glycobiology Research and Training Center
The Trick Is To Have A Safe Halloween - 10/8/01
First Oral Drug Proven Effective In Treating Primary Pulmonary Hypertension - 10/4/01
E. Masliah, neurodegenerative disorders, neuroscience, pathology
Alzheimer's Research Consortium Receives $54 Million - 9/20/01
L. Thal, National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study, neurosciences
UCSD Neuroscientist Mark Tuszynski Honored for Alzheimer’s & Spinal Cord Research - 9/18/01
M. Tuszynski, brain research, UCSD Center for Neural Repair, C. U. Ariens Kappers Award, neuroscience
UCSD Psychiatrist Dilip Jeste Appointed To Levi Memorial Chair in Aging - 9/18/01
D. Jeste, D. Steinberg, geriatric psychiatry, neuroscience, schizophrenia
UCSD Pediatric Ophthalmologist David B. Granet Named Inaugural Anne Ratner Endowed Chair in Pediatric Ophthalmology - 9/18/01
D. Granet, UCSD Ratner Children's Eye Center, Pediatrics, Ratner EyeMobile
National Study Finds Peripheral Arterial Disease Is Under-Diagnosed and Under-Treated - 9/17/01
M. Criqui, heart disease, stroke, PAD, PARTNER study, ankle-brachial index
UCSD Women's Continence Center Awarded $1 Million NIH Grant
Grant Aims to Find Best Treatments for Urinary Incontinence - 9/17/01
M. Albo, C. Nager, Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network
UCSD To Investigate a Genetic Approach To Managing High Blood Pressure - 9/4/01
D. O'Connor, hypertension, pharmacogenomics, Celera Genomics
UCSD Researchers Discover New Role For Immune-Response Enzyme - 8/23/01
M. Karin, pharmacology, autoimmune diseases,lymphomas, rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, lupus, multiple sclerosis
UCSD Neurosurgeon Performs San Diego’s First Gamma Knife Surgeries for Epilepsy - 8/15/01
J. Alksne, seizures
Diet and Exercise Dramatically Delay Type 2 Diabetes - 160 San Diegans Participated in UCSD Portion of Nationwide Clinical Trial - 8/8/01
J. Olefsky, obesity, UCSD Diabetes Prevention Program, DPP
UCSD Cancer Center Achieves Prestigious National Status - 8/01/01
D. Tarin, E. Holmes, R. Dynes, NCI, Comprehensive Cancer Center
UCSD Participates in San Diego's 27th Annual Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade - 7/28/01
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Selects Allen L. Gifford, M.D. For Generalist Physician Scholar Program - 7/27/01
A. Gifford, chronic disease, treatment regimes
Vitamin E and Selenium to be Tested As Prevention Agents for Prostate Cancer - 7/24/01
SELECT, R. Langer, M.D., MPH, UCSD Cancer Center, Women's Health Initiative
San Diego’s Doctors Are Tops in America - 7/19/01
E. Ball, M. Brage, A. Catanzaro, D. Granet, R. Haas, D. Hoyt, D. Jeste, K.L. Jones, D. Richman, J. Schmidt, S. Seagren, C. Shults, K. Valji, S. Wasserman, S. Zisook
Scarring Process Plays Major Role In Kidney Rejection Following Transplant; Researchers Report - 7/11/01
P. Grimm, chronic kidney rejection, pediatrics
Intermittent Appearance of Detectable HIV Levels Occurs Frequently Among Patients Who Achieve Viral Suppression While Receiving Combination Therapy - 7/11/01
D. Havlir, JAMA, virologic failure, drug resistance
UCSD Cancer Center Receives Excellent National Review - 7/5/01
National Cancer Institute, NCI, D. Tarin, E. Holmes, grant
Dr. Daniel Masys Appointed To Institute of Medicine’s Board on Health Sciences Policy - 7/2/01
Biomedical Informatics, IOM, National Academy of Sciences, bioinformatics
Michael J. Fox Foundation Grant Awarded to UCSD Parkinson’s Research - 6/22/01
E. Masliah, neurosciences, pathology, A-synuclein, Lewy bodies, beta-synuclein (b-synuclein)
Children's Hospital, Children's Specialists and UCSD Finalize Affiliation Agreements - 6/21/01
Burn Safety and Poison Information Tips for the Summer and 4th of July - 6/11/01
HIV's Deadly Assault on Immune Cells Chronicled In Step-by-Step Account of Viral Invasion - 6/7/01
post-genomic technology,J. Corbeil, D. Masys,
Introgen Therapeutics and The University of California Collaborate to Study Gene Therapy Approaches to Arthritis - 6/05/01
G. Firestein, D. Boyle,
UCSD And Reproductive Partners Combine To Deliver Advanced Care In Reproductive Technology - 5/22/01
RP-UCSD Regional Fertility Center, S. Katz, G. Garzo, D. Meldrom, R.J. Chang
Pentagon Names UCSD Cancer Center Doctor As Deputy Surgeon General, Army Reserve - 5/17/01
K. Herbst
UCSD School of Medicine To Graduate 112 New Physicians - 5/17/01
UCSD School of Medicine Faculty Elected to Prestigious Associations - 5/15/01
J. West, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, C. R. Boland, Association of American Physicians, G. Silverman, American Society for Clinical Investigation
HealthBeat Special Feature: UCSD Cancer Center - 5/06/01
Gordon Gill, M.D. Named UCSD Interim Dean for Scientific Affairs - 5/202/01
$2 Million Keck Foundation Grant To Support Brain Research - 5/02/01
fMRI, R. Buxton,radiology
Conference to Convene Experts to Address Diversity in Healthcare - 5/01/01
U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, M.D, Melvina McCabe, M.D., President of the AAIP; Elena Rios, M.D., M.S.P.H., President of the NHMA; and Rodney Hood, M.D., President of the NMA
DNA Gene Chips and Novel Software Used To Describe Kidney Development - 4/26/01
S. Nigam, R. Stuart, DNA microarrays, customized programs - called Equalizer and eBlot, gene expression
Two San Diego Hospitals Join to Conduct National Neonatal Research - 4/18/01
Sharp Mary Birch, UCSD, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Neonatal Research Network, NICU, N. Finer, P. Wozniak
UCSD Team Performs First Surgery in Gene Therapy Protocol for Alzheimer’s Disease - 4/9/01
M. Tuszynski, Hoi Sang U, human gene therapy
Third Annual UCSD Christini Fund Golf Tournament - 4/4/01
UCSD Researchers Discover Protein Essential for Formation of Skin's Outer Layer - 04/04/01
M. Karin, keratinocyte differentiation-inducing factor, or kDIF, skin cancer prevention, wound healing
Marilyn Gist Farquhar Wins Rous-Whipple Award - 04/04/01
Osteoporosis Drug Found To Not Cause Cardiovascular Problems - 03/20/01
MORE, raloxifene, E. Barrett-Connor, C. Stuenkel
Young People With Social Anxiety Disorder Are At Risk For Subsequent Depressive Disorders - 03/14/01
M. Stein, social phobia
Costs Of HIV Care Slid 16 Percent After Newer Medicines Appeared On Scene - 03/14/01
HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study (HCSUS), S. Bozette, J. Eisenberg,RAND
Research Determines that Individuals Who Stop Exercising Lose Long-Term Mood-Enhancing Benefits - 03/13/01
D. Kritz-Silverstein, E. Barrett-Connor, C. Corbeau
UCSD Research shows Common Drug Prevents Spread of Cancer in Mice - 03/08/01
A. Varki, L. Borsig, heparin, UCSD Cancer Center
UCSD Researchers Discover Mechanism of Natural Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury. Findings Have Potential for New Therapies - 03/08/01
M. Tuszynski, motor-function recovery, N. Weidner
Physicians, Researchers & Families Battle Devastating Mitochondrial Disease - 02/26/01
R. Haas, R. Naviaux, metabolic disease
First Medicinal Cannabis Studies Approved by Research Center - 02/22/01
D. Abrams, J. Corey-Bloom, R. Ellis, T. Marcotte
Volunteers Sought for Research Studies in UCSD Clinical Trials - 02/21/01
Mountain Research Has Implications for Heart and Lung Disease - 02/15/01
F. Powell, J. West, hypoxia
Brain Regions Impaired by Alcoholism Identified By fMRI Studies in Young Adult, Female Alcoholics - 02/14/01
S. Tapert, G. Brown, functional magnetic resonance imaging
UCSD Chair In International Health and Cross-Cultural Medicine
Named For Harold J. Simon, M.D., Ph.D. - 02/08/01
UCSD Study Reports Vital Brain Cell Connections Restored with Gene Therapy in Aged Monkeys - Alzheimer’s Patients Sought for Human Clinical Trials - 02/05/01
M. Tuszynski, J. Conner, nerve growth factor (NGF)
UCSD CANCER RESEARCH: Killing Leukemia Cells By Their Own Sword - 02/01/01
UCSD Cancer Center, J. Wang, P, Vigneri
IN MEMORIAM: John S. O'Brien: 1934-2001
Professor of Neurosciences discovered Tay-Sachs Gene - 02/01/01
UCSD Cardiovascular Center to Honor Richard and Rita Atkinson - 01/31/01
UCSD Heart Healthy Tips of the Day For February's "Heart Month"- 01/29/01
UCSD Researchers Identify Gene Linked to Lupus-Like Disease in Mice - 01/25/01
J. Marth, autoimmune disease, SLE, N-glycans
UCSD Physician Honored by American Heart Association - 01/25/01
C. Stuenkel
Robert M. Kaplan Is New Editor of Annals of Behavioral Medicine - 01/18/01
UCSD Cross-Border Health Care Presents Medical Update on Trauma and Emergency Care in Border Region - 01/17/01
Urologic Cancer Specialist Joins UCSD - 01/09/01
C. Salem, urologic oncology, urinary reconstruction
Investigational Kidney Cancer Therapy Being Evaluated at UCSD - 01/8/01
UCSD Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, A. Bashey
UCSD’s Marc Schuckit Honored for Exemplary Research & Teaching Career - 01/04/01
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