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Research Centers & Institutes

School of Medicine Centers & Institutes

UC San Diego School of Medicine is a beacon of innovation in healthcare. Renowned for groundbreaking research, we are dedicated to advancing biomedical science and patient care delivery. The School of Medicine houses a constellation of cutting-edge research centers and institutes, serving as hubs of excellence in advancing scientific discovery and improving healthcare outcomes.

AntiViral Research Center

Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS)

Autism Center of Excellence

Cancer Cell Map Initiative

Cell Signaling Center

Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA)

Center for Better Beginnings

Center for Epigenomics

Center for the Future of Surgery

Center for Functional MRI

Center on Gender Equity and Health

Center for Healthy Aging & Stein Institute for Research in Aging

Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Therapeutics (IPATH)

Centers for Integrative Health

Center for Investigations of Health and Education Disparities (CiHED)

Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research

Center for Mental Health Technology (MHTech Center)

Center for Ob/Gyn Research Innovation (CORI)

Center for Research in Biological Systems

Center for Scientific Computation in Imaging

Center for Translational Imaging and Precision Medicine (CTIPM)

Center for Transplantation 

Global Health Institute

Human Milk Institute

MASLD Research Center previously known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research Excellence (MoMI CoRE)

San Diego Center for AIDS Research

Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

Wolfe Family Lupus Research Center of Excellence

Multidisciplinary Institutes

Faculty, students, trainees and staff at School of Medicine work across several multidisciplinary centers and institutes to translate new discoveries from our laboratories to our patients.

Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI)

Institute of Engineering in Medicine

Institute for Network Medicine

Institute for Genomic Medicine

Moores Cancer Center

Prepare Institute