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Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Camilla Forsberg and Postdoctoral Scholar Bryce Manso (left) will lead a project to investigate the connection between aging and platelet. Max Haeussler, Associate Research Scientist at the UCSC Genomics Institute (right), will lead a project to build a user-friendly database that brings together a wide range of single cell RNA-sequencing data.

Two major stem cell research projects supported with more than $2.6 million in funding

The funding from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine will help address critical basic knowledge gaps in the biology of stem cells and regenerative medicine approaches and to advance stem cell-based tools.

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Naturalist's long-forgotten legacy unveiled

Naturalist's long-forgotten legacy unveiled

Researchers uncovered the story of naturalist pioneer Elizabeth Kerr, whose legacy had remained invisible despite her ornithological discoveries.

Panel highlights Visualizing Abolition curriculum

Panel highlights Visualizing Abolition curriculum

The panel, “Imagining Freedom,” was presented by the Mellon Foundation and featured Gina Dent and Angela Y. Davis in a conversation on mass incarceration.

NASA’s search for life in the cosmos

NASA’s search for life in the cosmos

‘Whispers from Other Worlds,’ a public lecture and discussion, features NASA’s Thomas Zurbuchen and science journalist Nadia Drake.

New program offers career advice to Ph.D. students

New program offers career advice to Ph.D. students

A new program mentors students in the life sciences on alternative career pathways outside academia: entrepreneurship and venture capital.

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