Recent Press Releases

• Using Artificial Intelligence to Learn More about RAGE Receptors

  

  Receptor Advanced Glycation End-products–thought to be linked to several chronic diseases–are the focus of a new study which uses artificial intelligence machine learning tools to design RAGE inhibitors with better efficacy and fewer side effects

  Published March 30, 2020

• SDSC’s Comet Supercomputer Helps Benchmark Cancer Immunotherapy Tool

  

  Researchers have turned to supercomputers to improve immunotherapy outcomes by identifying more effective personalized treatments for the millions of new cases of cancer each year

  Published March 24, 2020

• Supercomputers Unlock Reproductive Mysteries of Viruses and Life

  

  Scientists use supercomputer simulations to understand how viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 rely on a host cell's membrane to drastically bend and eventually let loose the replicated viruses trapped inside the cell

  Published March 18, 2020

• SDSC Announces Comprehensive Data Sharing Resource

  

  SDSC has launched ‘HPC Share’, a data sharing resource that will enable users of the Center’s high-performance computing resources to easily transfer, share, and discuss their data within their research teams and beyond

  Published March 10, 2020

• Researchers Use Comet to Create Simulations for Tsunami Case Study

  

  High-performance computer models can accurately simulate tsunamis from volcanic events which could lead to early-warning systems that save lives and help minimize catastrophic property damage

  Published March 4, 2020

• Resetting the Biological Clock with a Flip of the Molecular Switch

  

  Researchers studying our biological clocks tick have found that different cycles can result in social jet lag – an inability to function in sync with the rest of society – and sleep disorders

  Published February 25, 2020

• Measuring Mutations in Sperm May Reveal Risk for Autism in Future Children

  

  Recent studies analyzing genome sequences indicate that in some cases, autism spectrum disorder is linked to disease-causing mutations found only in the sperm of the father

  Published February 13, 2020

• Second GPU Cloudburst Experiment Yields New Findings

  

  After successfully completing a bold experiment that marshalled all globally available-for-sale GPUs, researchers test new methods to pave the way for large-scale cloud computing

  Published February 12, 2020

• Protein Data Bank Archive Adds New Coronavirus Protease Structure

  

  Following the recent outbreak, a new high-resolution coronavirus protease 3D structure has been added to the Protein Data Bank to provide researchers with a starting point for structure-guided drug discovery

  Published February 7, 2020

• SDSC Supercomputer Models Improve Oregon/Washington Coastal Forecasts

  

  With more reliable forecasts, fishing boats can be guided to the best fishing grounds and government officials can make decisions on how to best accomplish crisis management efforts such as during an oil spill

  Published February 3, 2020