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.

Institute of Engineering in Medicine

Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

AntiViral Research Center

Autism Center of Excellence

Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA)

Center for AIDS Research

Center for Better Beginnings

Center on Gender Equity and Health

Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Therapeutics (IPATH)

Center for Investigations of Health and Education Disparities (CiHED)

Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research

Center for Mental Health Technology (MHTech Center)

Center for Translational Imaging and Precision Medicine

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

Global Health Institute

Center for Translational Imaging and Precision Medicine

Center for Epigenomics

Centers for Integrative Health

MASLD Research Center

Center for Research in Biological Systems

Cell Signaling Center

Center for Functional MRI

Center for Scientific Computation in Imaging

Center for Transplantation (no website info provided, but housed within Dept. of Surgery)

Center for the Future of Surgery

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)

Moores Cancer Center

Prepare Institute

Institute for Network Medicine

Institute for Genomic Medicine