Faculty in the News

Dr. Raphael Cuomo

GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Dramatically Lower Death Rates in Colon Cancer Patients – November 11, 2025

New Paper Describes Cuomo’s Paradox: Dietary Habits Which Prevent Diseases May Worsen Survival After Cancer or Heart Disease Diagnosis – August 4, 2025

Cannabis Use Disorder Triples Risk of Oral Cancer – July 29, 2025

High Cannabis Use Linked to Increased Mortality in Colon Cancer Patients – April 28, 2025 

Dr. Ramez Eskander

Julie St. John Endowed Chair in Gynecologic Oncology Established at UC San Diego - January 26, 2026

Take that Cancer, You Big Jerk: How Clinical Trials Saved Me  - June 26, 2025

Dr. Samir Gupta

5 Warning Signs of Colorectal Cancer You Shouldn’t Ignore  - March, 2026

Dr. Alexander Khalessi

Alexander Khalessi, MD, MBA Chief Innovation Officer for UC San Diego Health recognized by Becker's Heathcare - February, 2026

Inspired by Patient Care, $1 Million Gift Fuels Brain Cancer Research at UC San Diego - March, 2026

Dr. Scott Lippman

AI Enables Rapid Identification of Targeted Cancer Therapy – May 30, 2025 

Dr. Anthony Magit

Match Madness – March 21, 2025 

Dr. Alysson Muotri

MaddieBio: How a Father’s Love Drives Cutting-Edge Science – June 26, 2025

UC San Diego Innovators to Spotlight Transformative Science at SXSW 2025 – March 3, 2025 

From Rett and Pitt-Hopkins to ALS: 5 Rare Diseases UC San Diego Researchers are Tackling in the Lab - February 23, 2026

Mahzi Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1/2 UNITE Study of MZ-1866 for Pitt Hopkins Syndrome - February 25, 2026

Dr. Victor Nizet

Victor Nizet Receives Mentoring Award from the Society for Pediatric Research – March 6, 2025

Rethinking Resistance: New Life for a “Last Resort” Antibiotic  -  June 25, 2025 

 

Official Press Release

UC San Diego School of Medicine Launches New Precision Medicine Therapeutics in Oncology Program – May 12, 2025