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Developing Sex-specific Treatments for Heart Disease

December 2, 2021

Developing Sex-specific Treatments for Heart Disease

Heart diseases progress differently in men and women, yet treatments remain strikingly similar. UC San Diego bioengineering professor Brian Aguado aims to change that by studying sex-specific differences in disease, and developing new biomaterial treatments. Full Story


10 Jacobs School faculty among 2021 list of most highly cited researchers in the world

November 30, 2021

10 Jacobs School faculty among 2021 list of most highly cited researchers in the world

Ten professors at the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering are among the world’s most influential researchers in their fields. The professors, Ludmil Alexandrov, Trey Ideker, Rob Knight, Prashant Mali, Ying Shirley Meng, Shyue Ping Ong, Bernhard O. Palsson, Joseph Wang, Sheng Xu and Liangfang Zhang, are amone 51 professors and researchers at UC San Diego named in the prestigious list of Highly Cited Researchers in 2021. Full Story


Graduate students honored as Siebel Scholars

September 23, 2021

Graduate students honored as Siebel Scholars

Five graduate students working at the interface of engineering and medicine have been honored as 2022 Siebel Scholars. They are pursuing graduate degrees in bioengineering, electrical engineering, nanoengineering, and bioinformatics, all with a focus on advancing human health.    Full Story