Amazon and the UCLA Department of Computational Medicine are engaging in a partnership in Machine Learning in Biomedical Sciences. Supported by a gift from Amazon, the collaboration will enable UCLA researchers to utilize large-scale computational resources to advance machine learning research in medically relevant applications. We invite research proposals that leverage large-scale computing to develop…
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#UCLAGISDay2018 This annual event celebrates the usage of geographic information systems (GIS) technology in real-world applications that are making a difference to society. #UCLAGISDay2018 is organized by the UCLA Library, Department of Geography, and the Institute for Digital Research and Education. During this year’s event, “Battle of the Maps: UCLA vs USC,” the two campuses will…
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Written by Taylor Zhao Edited by Dr. Alex Bui and Eileen Chiao The LA PRISMS (Los Angeles Pediatric Research Integrating Sensor Monitoring Systems) Center has brought together researchers from University of California, Los Angeles and University of Southern California to develop a mobile health (mHealth) system catered to children with asthma. This 6-million-dollar project collects…
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Written By Taylor Zhao   Adapted from UCLA Newsroom article Efforts to combat the symptoms of aging and diseases such as cancer have been underway for almost a century. However, researchers have been unable to target the sources of these complex human health issues on a deep, molecular level. Dr. Juli Feigon, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry…
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Adapted from UCLA Health Newsroom article A UCLA-led team, that includes IDRE Executive Committee member Douglas Bell, has received a five-year, $8.4 million award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to develop effective approaches to improve advance care planning for seriously ill patients treated in primary care clinics. The award, one of seven granted nationally…
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Adapted from a UCLA Samueli Newsroom article IDRE Executive Committee member Dr. Andrea Bertozzi, a distinguished professor of mathematics in the UCLA College and of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, was one of two UCLA faculty members elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2018. The honor recognizes their “distinguished and…
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Adapted from UCLA Health Newsroom article Dr. Antoni Ribas, director of the tumor immunology program at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and IDRE Hoffman2 sponsor, has been awarded the sixth American Association of Cancer Research-Cancer Research Institute Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology. The award recognizes scientists for their research in cancer immunology that…
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Adapted from UCLA Health Newsroom article More than 700,000 Americans were hospitalized due to illnesses associated with the seasonal flu during the 2014–15 flu season, according to federal estimates. A radical new approach to vaccine development at UCLA may help lower that figure for future flu seasons. The scientists, including Dr. Ren Sun, a professor…
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