Recent Press Releases

• 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

• Supercomputer Simulations Reveal Details of Galaxy Clusters

  

  Astrophysicists have developed cosmological computer simulations called RomulusC, which has produced some of the highest resolution simulations ever of galaxy clusters containing hundreds or even thousands of galaxies

  Published January 24, 2020

• SDSC’s Igor Tsigelny Co-Authors Brain Cancer Research Study

  

  After diagnosis, only thirty percent of glioblastoma patients survive more than two years, but researchers are seeking to improve the prognosis of those struck with this typically fatal cancer

  Published January 21, 2020

• UC San Diego-led Study Finds Close Evolutionary Proximity Between Microbial Domains in the ‘Tree of Life’

  

  An analysis of 10,575 genomes has revealed close proximity between microbial domains at the base of the tree of life, the branching pattern of evolution described by Charles Darwin 160 years ago

  Published January 17, 2020

• American Association for Thoracic Surgery Adopts HUBzero® Cloud Platform

  

  The new single science gateway includes customizable dashboards and advanced data visualization while providing hospitals and physicians with unfettered access to their data and the ability to share best practices via online collaborations

  Published January 14, 2020

• Supercomputer Simulations Showcase Novel Planet Formation Models

  

  Planets form when dust particles clump together and over millions of years continue to collide until one is formed. This lengthy and complicated process was recently modeled using a novel approach with the help of the Comet supercomputer.

  Published January 9, 2020

• SDSC Supercomputer Simulations Aid in Solving Boron Carbide Mystery

  

  Novel research findings at the nanoscale level assist in bettering the military armor of the future

  Published December 17, 2019