News & Announcements
October 25, 2024 | Events
Delivering Discoveries: Updates in Oncology
October 16, 2024 | Research and Discoveries
Study: Breast Cancer Drug Shows Potential for Rare Appendix Cancer
July 25, 2024 | Research and Discoveries
Navigating the Frontiers of Medulloblastoma: A Q&A with Anusha Preethi Ganesan, MD, PhD
June 25, 2024 | Events
Moores Cancer Center Clinical Trials Patient Appreciation Day
June 6, 2024 | Research and Discoveries
New Avenues in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment: A Q&A with Corina Antal, PhD
June 5, 2024 | Research and Discoveries
Machine Learning for Personalized Cancer Care: Distinguished Scientist Director's Seminar Series
June 4, 2024 | Research and Discoveries
UC San Diego Health First in Region to Provide Novel Therapy for Melanoma
January 8, 2024 | Announcements
Diane M. Simeone, MD Appointed Director for Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health
December 14, 2023 | Announcements
Ramez N. Eskander, MD Appointed Clinical Trials Office (CTO) Director for Oncology at UC San Diego Health Oncology and Moores Cancer Center
December 7, 2023 | Announcements
Kathryn A. Gold, M.D. Appointed Chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the UC San Diego, Moores Cancer Center
November 13, 2023 | Announcements
J. Silvio Gutkind, Ph.D. Receives American Cancer Society (ACS) Research Professor Award
June 21, 2023 | Announcements
Melody K. Schiaffino, PhD, MPH, Named Inaugural Moores Cancer Center, Associate Director for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Dr. Melody Schiaffino is a health services researcher and epidemiologist who specializes in health disparities as they relate to population health, health services delivery, and quality outcomes.
June 7, 2023 | Announcements
Sunil J. Advani, MD, Appointed Co-Leader of the Cancer Biology and Signaling Program of the Moores Cancer Center
Sunil J. Advani, MD, as the new Co-Leader of the Moores Cancer Center (MCC), Cancer Biology and Signaling (CBS) Research Program, will join current Co-Leader, Jing Yang, PhD at the helm of the program.
April 27, 2023 | Announcements
Jason Sicklick, MD, FACS Appointed Co-Leader of the Structural and Functional Genomics Research Program of Moores Cancer Center
Jason Sicklick, MD, FACS has been appointed as the new Co-Leader of the Moores Cancer Center (MCC), Structural and Functional Genomics (SFG) Research Program, and will join current Co-Leader, Jill Mesirov, PhD at the helm of the program.
April 27, 2023 | Announcements
Leslie A. Crews, PhD Appointed Co-Leader of the Hematologic Malignancies Research Program of Moores Cancer Center
Leslie A. Crews, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Regenerative Medicine at UC San Diego, as the new Co-Leader of the MCC Hematologic Malignancies Program, joining current Co-Leader, Thomas Kipps, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Evelyn and Edwin Tasch Chair in Cancer Research.
March 27, 2023 | Announcements
Dr. John M. Carethers Elected to AACR Board of Directors
Moores Cancer Center Member and Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences at UC San Diego, John M. Carethers, M.D., has been elected a Member of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Board of Directors for the 2023–2026 term.
January 17, 2023 | Research and Discoveries
In Cells, UV-Emitting Nail Polish Dryers Damage DNA and Cause Mutations
Researchers at UC San Diego studied the UV light-emitting devices used to cure gel manicures, and found that the chronic use of these nail polish drying machines is damaging to human cells.