The National Institute on Aging has awarded $5 million grant to researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine to conduct a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial of a gene therapy for treating Alzheimer’s disease or Mild Cognitive Impairment.
A coalition of six U.S. subsidiary companies have sponsored a COVID-19 mobile clinic to vaccinate 10,000 maquiladora workers employed in Baja California, Mexico. UC San Diego Health is vaccinating about 1,500 workers daily.
A patient since before he was born, Casey Dyke has lived his best life, thanks to UC Davis Children’s Hospital donors. He’s now the Children’s Miracle Network Champion representing UC Davis for 2021.
The UC Davis School of Medicine celebrated its 50th annual commencement ceremony on Saturday. School leaders conferred 104 Doctor of Medicine degrees during a virtual ceremony that honored the students’ diversity, commitment, and resilience.
St. Francis High School senior Katrina Uthoff was recently presented with her school’s Pillar of Service Award for making the handmade masks that were a huge hit with UC Davis Hospice staff and homebound patients and their families.
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