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To our knowledge there is NOT a San Diego rally planned for March 7. If someone wants to step up, fill out the form on the website and we’re happy to promote. PM info@biotechnetworks.org
On March 7, STAND UP FOR SCIENCE! Rally and protest in Washington, DC, and nationwide. Get more info here: https://lnkd.in/gbNjRKtd Please forward to spread the word and let us know in the comments if you will be attending. #standupforscience2025 #sciencenotsilence #scienceforall
SDBN Feed: Medical and Pharmacy Students Present Innovative Research at Symposium https://lnkd.in/gDeBc_j6 Each summer between their first and second years of medical school, students are encouraged to seek out research opportunities to expand their experience and knowledge base. More than 100 medical and pharmacy students shared their [...]
SDBN Feed: Foresight Psychology Launches Cutting Edge and Comprehensive Yet Affordable Psychological Testing Nationwide https://lnkd.in/g2uWEUq5 Advanced Testing with a Reduced Wait Time SAN DIEGO, March 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Foresight Psychology, a leading provider of leading-edge mental health therapy services, is pleased to announce the launch of advanced in-person and [...]
SDBN Feed: UC San Diego Innovators to Spotlight Transformative Science at SXSW 2025 https://lnkd.in/g_CWHJTn The SXSW Conference will take place from March 7-15 in Austin, Texas, bringing together a vibrant mix of ideas and innovations. Once again, UC San Diego will take center stage, showcasing cutting-edge research, transformative discussions [...]
SDBN Feed: UC San Diego Team Uncovers Mystery of Water’s Hidden Dual Phases https://lnkd.in/gb7yAZHJ For decades, water’s behavior in extreme conditions has puzzled scientists. A study using SDSC’s Expanse has produced compelling evidence that at supercooled temperatures and high pressures, water can exist in two distinct liquid states, each [...]
SDBN Feed: Lexicon feels the pain as midphase non-opioid data underwhelm investors https://lnkd.in/gkpvAdnz Lexicon Pharmaceuticals is yet again defending a mixed set of data on its non-opioid pain prospect. The biotech focused on low-dose results from its latest phase 2 trial, rather than the overall primary endpoint miss, but [...]
SDBN Feed: Intelligent Blends Takes Significant Leap Forward as a Leader in the “Better For You” Beverage Manufacturing Space https://lnkd.in/gMjrJ2Wp New Non-GMO Certification and Enhanced Capabilities Position Company for Expanded Growth in Functional Beverages SAN DIEGO, March 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Intelligent Blends, a pioneering manufacturer known for its high-quality coffee and functional beverage blends, [...]
SDBN Feed: Acadia Pharmaceuticals and Saniona Announce Initial Positive Results from ACP-711 (formerly SAN711) Phase 1 Study https://lnkd.in/gHXvXNr3 SAN DIEGO & COPENHAGEN, Denmark–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ACAD) and Saniona (OMX: SANION) today announced the successful completion of the two originally planned cohorts in their Phase 1 multiple-ascending-dose MAD study (EUCT: 2024-514514-12-00) of [...]
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What does NIH funding pay for? For my partner, Ardem, it has helped fund the research leading to a Nobel Prize in Physiology for discovering the molecules required for the sense of touch. This basic science discovery could lead to new non-opioid pain drugs, quite like Vertex’s recently approved analgesic JOURNAVX. It’s been weeks of turmoil since the recent attacks on science by the executive branch. Faculty searches halted mid-way. Graduate student admissions slashed in half. Talented NIH researchers looking for new jobs. Amid this uncertainty and sadness, I want to take a moment to celebrate the beauty that is scientific discovery. Here is Ardem’s journey that started exactly 25 years ago today in #SanDiego. In 2000, we had moved from UCSF to San Diego to start his lab at Scripps Research and the Novartis Institute for Functional Genomics or “Nif-Gee”. He quickly shifted his research focus from developmental neurobiology and the differentiation of sensory neuronal subtypes to the functional molecules that allowed these neurons to sense different stimuli like temperature and pressure. Just two years into building his independent research groups, his team cloned and characterized TrpV3, an ion channel triggered by warm temperatures. In the next year, TrpM8 and TrpA1 followed: these channels opened in response to cold temperatures and extreme hot/noxious chemicals, respectively. Nine years in, the Piezo channels were described: these ions channels are the biggest in our genome and respond to pressure on the cell membrane. Years of ensuing research revealed the Piezos’ role in all kinds of sensory systems, including those related to specific forms of pain. 20 years in, the crazy call that he was co-laureate of the 2021 Nobel Prize. Fast forward to today’s 25th anniversary for his lab: 120 papers, 30+ alumni trainees, a dedicated (but stressed out) community of brilliant researchers at Scripps, and an unchanged curiosity for figuring what’s next in biology that is both fundamental and significant. Congrats Ardem! To happier days and more amazing science. #standupforscience #saveNIH
SDBN Feed: KalVista Pharmaceuticals Shares Latest Sebetralstat Findings at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2025 Annual Meeting https://lnkd.in/gCrKXNBd CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & SALISBURY, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: KALV) today announced the presentation of novel sebetralstat data related to laryngeal hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks and adolescents with HAE at the American Academy of Allergy, [...]