Lucas succeeds Dr. Steven Campman, who is retiring after 24 years of service, including the last four years in the top role.

Engineers and clinicians working together developed an “optical biopsy” that could improve how kidney disease is diagnosed and studied. The new technology does not rely on stains or dyes. A whole ...

The Chief Medical Examiner is appointed by the County’s Chief Administrative Officer and operates independently from law ...

Federal science agencies announce they will de-emphasize animal testing for safety and efficacy of new drugs. San Diego scientists are already finding ways to emphasize new models of human biology.

The discovery of recombinant DNA proved that biology, not chemistry alone, could create new medicines like life-saving insulin.