UC San Diego School of Medicine

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

Artificial Intelligence Predicts Colorectal Cancer Risk in Ulcerative Colitis Patients A new AI tool developed by UC San Diego researchers uses clinical data to predict colorectal cancer risk in ulcerative colitis patients, helping clinicians make evidence‑based care decisions and preve...

A nice story about the paper also in @ucsandiego.bsky.social Today today.ucsd.edu/story/artifi... @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social @ucsdhealth.bsky.social

What a wonderful morning! A group of our PA students toured the Koman Family Outpatient Pavilion, Jacobs Medical Center & Thornton Pavilion at UC San Diego Health. 🥼

Students got to see a PA do a procedure, observe a radiologist interpreting MR of the abdomen and more!

📸 Haydee Ojeda-Fournier, MD

Happy Valentine's Day from the @UCSanDiego.bsky.social School of Medicine! 💙💛

A new @jci.org study shows that wildfire smoke or burn‑pit fumes more than double sinus mast cells in people with chronic rhinosinusitis. That makes mast cells a fresh therapeutic target for veterans and civilians, especially since no FDA‑approved treatments exist yet. 🧫

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This Valentine's Day, hear some fun facts on the heart from our @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social Cardiology Fellows! 🫀

Cardiology fellows Apurva and Emily share some fun facts on their favorite organ on its special day: the heart! ♥️

The friendships & community made throughout med school have the power to shape who we become, what specialties we choose & last into residency & beyond. 📩

4th-year @ucsandiego.bsky.social med students Lauren Wedekind & Leo Meller celebrated their ophthalmology matches together on campus 👁️

Immunity Against Common Virus Leveraged Against Pancreatic Cancer UC San Diego researchers have harnessed the body's immune response to a common virus to shrink pancreatic tumors, offering hope for a new cancer treatment approach.

Out now in Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer: Researchers at @UCSDCancer are harnessing common viral immunity against #pancreaticcancer. Results could prompt new #cancer #immunotherapy approaches

today.ucsd.edu/story/immuni...

We are impressed that our students recognized which TV sitcom this trend is based on! 📺

A student-led initiative, Medical Student Accessible Peer Support (MAPS) empowers medical students to seek support, normalize personal struggle, provide resources and foster a compassionate medical community. 🤝

Now immune cells can see pancreatic tumors—and attack them San Diego scientists harness viral molecules to jump-start battle against pancreatic cancer

New from LJI and @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social scientists:

San Diego scientists harness viral molecules to jump-start battle against pancreatic cancer bit.ly/4rfES9q

#ImmuneSystem #Virology #Immunology #Health #Medicine #Cancer #CancerResearch