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STSI to Lead Team Developing Innovative Technology Program
Program Nominated for Grant to Test New Wireless Approach to Improve Ebola Care Scripps Translational Science Institute to lead team developing innovative technology program SAN DIEGO – Scripps Translational Science Institute will lead a consortium of four partners to develop a program to improve health outcomes for Ebola patients, increase the safety of health care workers
Dr. Steinhubl is Awardee in US Grand Challenge to Fight Ebola
USAID announces additional results in Grand Challenge to Fight Ebola Innovations support current Ebola response and future epidemic preparedness For Immediate Release Wednesday, February 11, 2015 USAID Press Office Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @USAIDPress WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today additional nominees for awards in the
Medical Researchers Seek Public’s Help
by Bradley J. Fikes 11:44 A.M.JAN. 31, 2015 Four scientists at The Scripps Research Institute are asking for the public’s help to find cures for rare diseases. They’re not looking for money, but something even more precious to scientists backlogged with work — your time. Researchers led by Andrew Su are asking for volunteers to
How Mobile is Transforming Healthcare
Report Summary in The Economist According to a new survey, mobile technology has the potential to profoundly reshape the healthcare industry, altering how care is delivered and received. Executives in both the public and private sector predict that new mobile devices and services will allow people to be more proactive in attending to their health
Digital Medical Tools and Sensors Published in JAMA
In this Viewpoint article, Eric Topol and colleagues discuss the effect that mobile devices as biomedical sensors could have on health care. Click here to read the article.
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Data Science Available at STSI
The Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI), in close collaboration with the Todd Coleman Lab at UCSD is looking for an inspired, fun, and transformational-‐focused post-‐doctoral data researcher. In this position the fellow will work closely with clinical research teams from STSI and the machine learning experts at UCSD in designing and developing innovative and efficient
Medical Care a Smartphone Away
By Gary Robbins 7:35 A.M. JAN. 4, 2015 Soon, you’ll be able to talk with a doctor on the view screen of your smartphone whenever you want — and instantly send him or her an enormous amount of your health data that was collected by wearable sensors. So says Dr. Eric Topol, chief academic officer
The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine is in Your Hands
Eric Topol, Author and Cardiologist, argues for taking down the boundaries separating the medical and digital worlds, boldly exploring how patients can shape the medicine of the future. He uses actress Angelina Jolie’s prophylactic double mastectomy as an illustration of the power of the individual to change public perception about genetic testing and claiming that
‘Molecular Autopsy’ Examines Unexplained Deaths
By Bradley J. Fikes 5 A.M.DEC. 10, 2014 By all appearances, San Diegan Jason Lappies was in excellent health when he laid down on the couch to watch a World Cup soccer match in June. But a few hours later, the lifeless body of this athletic 31-year-old was discovered by his roommate. An autopsy failed
Scripps Scientists Named to ‘Big Data’ Project
By Bradley J. Fikes 2:36 P.M.OCT. 10, 2014 Andrew Su of The Scripps Research Institute has been named a co-director of a new center to apply the growing torrent of “big data” to complex biological problems. The Center for Excellence for Big Data Computing at UCLA is one of 12 centers announced last week by