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Neural Stem Cells Regenerate Axons in Severe Spinal Cord Injury
In a study at the UC San Diego and VA San Diego Healthcare, researchers were able to regenerate “an astonishing degree” of axonal growth at the site of severe spinal cord injury in rats. Their research revealed that early stage neurons have the ability to survive and extend axons to form new, functional neuronal relays across an injury site in the adult central nervous system.
Nobel Laureate Roger Tsien Honored with First-Ever 'Golden Goose Award'
Roger Tsien, a professor of pharmacology, chemistry and biochemistry at the UC San Diego School of Medicine who shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his role in helping develop and expand the use of green fluorescent proteins was honored Sept. 13 at a Capitol Hill ceremony with one of the first-ever 'Golden Goose Awards.'
Engineers, Visual Artists and Medical Device Researchers Mix in New UC San Diego Building
Making buildings and bridges safer during earthquakes. Printed 3-D blood vessels and capillaries for regenerative medicine. Safer cardiac pumps for children born with heart defects. Giant art collections sorted with a click. Better composite materials for aircraft. In the new Structural and Materials Engineering building, engineers, artists and medical device researchers who work at different scales and in different fields will pursue these projects, and many more.
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