Breast cancer frequently spreads to other tissues, leading to worse outcomes for patients. @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social researchers discovered a new way the body helps prevent the spread of breast cancer. 🧫 Read more on how the results could help yield new treatment approaches ➡️ go.ucsd.edu/4bXpKH8

Honored to elected AAAS @aaas.org Honorary Fellow along with amazing @ucsandiego.bsky.social, @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social and other esteemed colleagues. Congrats to all!!! today.ucsd.edu/story/eight-...

We were thrilled to have Dean Barbara Jung, MD join our medical students at the “Meaning in Medicine” lunch series. It was inspiring to hear their curiosity and commitment as they explored topics such as finding mentors who challenge and support you and more. ⚕️

Happy National Doctors' Day! Today, we recognize our School of Medicine faculty, alumni, trainees & doctors-in-training for their commitment to service and being the healers of today and tomorrow. Thank you for the incredible impact you make in our communities for the greater good of health care.

All roads lead to Match Day! 💌 No two journeys to medicine look the same. Some students arrive straight from college, while others bring years of professional experience—or family life—into the classroom. Read more about our @ucsandiego.bsky.social Class of '26 👇 go.ucsd.edu/4db2pEs

“Unlike all of the other pre-clinical content that teaches students about what happens within the four walls of the exam room, the Equity in Systems Science course teaches students about what happens outside of the exam room." 🩺🥼 Read full story on the ESS course ➡️ today.ucsd.edu/story/beyond...

It’s a match! University of California asked: Where are @ucsandiego.bsky.social grads headed for residency? 🥼🩺 Video ID: Graduating medical students at UC San Diego talk about where they matched for residency and why they are excited about their future programs. Video: @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

Match Day results are in! 📩 Match Day is when medical students across the country match into a specialty program to train for the next 3-7 years. We congratulate our hardworking MS4s on their accomplishments and bright futures ahead in medicine! 🩺

Tomorrow is the big day! 🩺 Tag us on social media @ucsdmedschool holding your Match Day signs and use our @ucsandiego.bsky.social Match Day Instagram stickers on stories by searching “UC San Diego Match” under the “stickers” icon.

Big congratulations to our incoming 2026-2027 PCCM Chief Fellows! 🫁🩺 ✨ Christina Cheng ✨ James Jurica ✨ Thaidan Pham We can’t wait to see your leadership in action next year. Go Tritons! 🔱 #UCSDSOM #PCCM #PulmonaryCriticalCare #ChiefFellows #MedEd #FutureLeaders @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social

The Battle of the Tims! ⚔️🫁 Don't miss this Pro-Con debate on Intermediate Risk PE management. Will it be Conservative Therapy or Mechanical Thrombectomy? Case Presentation by Hannah Roberston, M.D. and moderated by Nick Leverone, M.D. & Demos Papamatheakis, M.D. @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social

⚠️One week left to apply to the 2026 Summer Grant Writing Course! Jr. faculty will develop a complete NIH proposal using feedback from NIH-funded senior faculty in this highly successful & evidence-based, 9-session online course. 👉 Learn more & apply @ gwc.ucsd.edu ⏰ Deadline: March 17 @ 11:59 PM

Great new article from @thegeekygoth.bsky.social — Here's how LJI and @ucsdhealth.bsky.social researchers are using viral peptides to combat pancreatic cancer! bit.ly/46WA6pg #CancerResearch #Health #Medicine #SanDiego #Oncology #Tcells #PancreaticCancer #Immunotherapy

Tomorrow: We welcome Pandurangan Vijayanand, M.D., Ph.D., to PCCSM&P Grand Rounds! #MEDTWITTER #MEDED #Asthma @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social @lji.org

Out now in @CellGenomics: #LongRead sequencing reveals new genetic variants for #autism. Results could help yield new tests and treatments. #AutismResearch #AutismSpectrum @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social @cp-cell.bsky.social buff.ly/PgUjYKZ

Out now in @@cp-cellreports.bsky.social: @UCSanDiego.bsky.social researchers reveal how a single receptor in #bloodvessels can trigger either harmful #inflammation or protective healing, solving a longstanding molecular mystery #biochemistry #research #cellsignaling

🎉 A patient with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome has received an investigational, 1st-in-human gene therapy, thanks to the lab of SSCI's Alysson Muotri, PhD. It's the first drug developed using brain organoids — and not animal models — to reach clinical trial. Cheers to hope! 🥂 H/t @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social

Women's History Month Highlight: @ucsandiego.bsky.social's Dr. Helen M. Ranney was the first woman to ever chair a department of medicine! She served as department chair at @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social beginning in 1973. 💪💙

Measured in #bloodsamples, the #biomarker #p-tau217 was strongly linked to future #dementia risk across decades of follow-up in a large, diverse cohort of U.S. women @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social @UCSDPharmacy

There is no evolutionary signal suggesting that these #viruses were being “pre-adapted” for humans prior to their outbreaks. Instead, measurable changes in selection typically appeared only after sustained transmission began in people. @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social #pandemic #SARSCoV

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

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 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

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. buff.ly/hH2kZPK

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

“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

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

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

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....

@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. buff.ly/CNYHK7d

(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

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. 🧫 Read 🗞️ buff.ly/cPneHmN

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 👁️

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. 🤝

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

Could a cup of joe reduce dementia risk? ☕️ Associate Professor of Medicine, Aladdin Shadyab, PhD, spoke to @nytimes.com about a new study on coffee, tea, and dementia risk. 🧠 Read full article 🗞️ tinyurl.com/3y3y2rxb

Professor of Radiation Medicine and Psychiatry at @ucsandiego.bsky.social, Carrie McDonald, PhD, who specializes in imaging, shares insights with the NIH on her research testing artificial intelligence (AI) to identify these brain patterns on MRI scans. 🧠💻 🗞️ ➡️ newsinhealth.nih.gov/2026/02/unde...

Miscarriage remains heartbreakingly common, in part because we still know little about how the placenta forms in the earliest days of pregnancy. A new @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social study reveals how one gene may unlock new information about its development.

🌟 Applications are accepted for UC San Diego RAPID program's 2026-27 cohort. This highly-rated and effective #FacultyDevelopment opportunity is for junior faculty researchers in #InfectiousDiseases. 👉 Learn more and apply today at rapid.ucsd.edu. ⏰ Deadline: Sunday, March 1 #UCSD_RAPID

Better access = better breathing. 🫁 A new COPD Foundation study of 2.5k people with COPD found 16.2% skipped doses because of drug costs. Those who couldn’t afford their meds saw faster lung‑function decline and frequent flare‑ups. 📰 tinyurl.com/3ujex5jm

It was an honor to welcome Bobby Mukkamala, MD, president of the @ama-assn.org to campus on Wednesday! ⚕️   Thank you, Dr. Mukkamala, for sharing your vision for health care and for reminding us that great medicine starts with compassion and collaboration.