August 31, 2009
Ajit Varki: On the origins of maladies
Amy Maxmen
J. Exp. Med. 2009;206 1836-1837.
http://jem.rupress.org/cgi/content/full/206/9/1836?etoc
August 25, 2009
The meat we eat: Exploring the link between Western diets & cancer
http://www.cancerresearch.org/RealStories/Scientists/Oliver-Pearce.html
July 13, 2009
Leading Pathogen in Newborns Can Suppress Immune Cell Function
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/health/07-09ImmuneCell.asp
http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2009/7-13-cell+function.htm
November 13, 2008
How Eating Red Meat Can Spur Cancer Progression
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/health/11-08RedMeatCancer.asp
October 29, 2008
Eating Red Meat Sets Up Target for Disease-Causing Bacteria
http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2008/10-29-red-meat-bacteria.htm
October 16, 2008
Novel Publishing Approach Puts Textbook in More Hands
http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2008/10-16-glycobiology.htm
September 8, 2008
New Center for Study of Human Origins Opens in San Diego
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/health/09-08CARTA.asp
April 10, 2008
Final "Evolution Matters" Lecture Finds Clues to Human Disease in Genetics of Primates
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/science/04-08FinalEvolutionMatters.asp
March 4, 2008
UC San Diego and Salk Institute Establish Center to Study the Origin of Humans
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/health/03-08OriginOfHumans.asp
October 8, 2007
Award to UCSD to Fund Novel Approaches to Detecting Cancer
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/health/10-07NovelApproachesToDetectingToDetectingCancerDK-.asp
March 8, 2007
UCSD's Ajit Varki to Receive Glycobiology's Highest International Honor
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/health/03-07Varki.asp
October 9, 2006
UCSD Faculty Named to Prestigious Organization
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/health/four06.asp
August 11, 2006
UCSD Researcher Named Honorary Distinguished Professor at Indian Institute of Technology
http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2006/08_11_Varki.htm
May 1, 2006
T Cell “Brakes” Lost During Human Evolution
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/health/varki06.asp
Link to article in PNAS
November 9, 2005
UCSD Professor Receives Top Honor in Field of Glycobiology
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/health/varki.asp
September 08, 2005
UCSD Researcher Cites Human/Chimpanzee Genetic Differences That Offer Clues to Human Diseases
http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2005/09_08_Varki.htm
Link to article in Science
Link to article in PNAS
September 2, 2005
Researcher Cites Human/Chimpanzee Genetic Differences That Offer Clues To Human Diseases
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/health/09_08_Varki.asp
Link to article in Science
Link to article in PNAS
August 31, 2005
UCSD Scientists Propose Ethical And Scientific Guidelines For Study Of Captive Great Apes
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/general/EthicsCaptiveApes.asp
Link to article in Nature
Jan. 24, 2005
Stem Cell Lines Reported Contaminated
Nonhuman molecules may compromise uses
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/enews/articles/2005/01_24_stemcell_nytimes.asp
Link to article in Nature Medicine
January 24, 2005
Current Human Embryonic StemCell Lines Contaminated with Potentially Dangerous Non-Human Molecule
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/health/01_23_Varki.asp
Link to article in Nature Medicine
July 19, 2004
UCSD Researchers' Finding About Pathogen In Newborns, May Aid Vaccine Development
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/health/07_19_Nizet.asp
Link to article in PNAS
Vaccines and Diagnostics Using the Native Capsule of Group B Streptococcus
http://invent.ucsd.edu/technology/cases/2004/SD2004-027.shtml
September 29, 2003
Non-human Molecule Is Absorbed by Eating Red Meat According to Study by UCSD Researchers
http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2003/09_29_Varki.html
Link to article in PNAS
April 15, 2003
National Library of Medicine Selects UCSD Textbook for Searchable Website
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/health/glycobiology.htm
August 19, 2002
ANCIENT FOSSILS HELP UCSD RESEARCHERS DETERMINE DATE THAT HUMANS GENETICALLY DIVERGED FROM APES
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/health/Varki 8 22.htm
Link to article in PNAS
July 24, 2002
UCSD Researchers Discover Enzyme Defective in Bleeding Abnormality
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/health/PNSA ST3GalIV.htm
Link to article in PNAS
April 12, 2002
Insight into human-chimp differences
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/inthenews/apr12.htm
Link to article in Science
April 11, 2002
Researchers Uncover Brain Patterns That Differentiate Humans From Chimpanzees
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/health/Gene Expression.htm
Link to article in Science
October 9, 2001
NIGMS Awards Glue Grant to Study Cell Talk
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/health/gluegrant.htm
March 12, 2001
UCSD Research Shows Common Drug Prevents Spread of Cancer In Mice
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/health/heparin.htm
Link to article in PNAS