Biomolecular Engineering
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Lodi native working on COVID-19 antibody test
Virologist Rebecca DuBois was featured in her hometown newspaper, the Lodi News-Sentinel, in a story about her work to develop a novel serological test for COVID-19 and the "Going Viral" wine to be released from her parents' winery to raise funds for her lab.
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How a Jane Doe child case uncovered a serial killer, identified victims and changed the use of DNA forensics
Biomolecular engineer Ed Green was quoted in an ABC News story about a serial killer investigation in which his DNA testing technology played a role.
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UC Santa Cruz releases complete genome of coronavirus
UCSC Genome Browser Engineer Hiram Clawson was quoted in coverage of the posting of the coronavirus genome on the browser, including stories from CBS San Francisco, Santa Cruz Tech Beat, Medical Xpress, and other media outlets.
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Most comprehensive analysis of cancer genomes to date
Biomolecular engineers Josh Stuart and Angela Brooks were quoted in coverage of the Pan-Cancer Project, including stories in The Scientist, Medical Xpress, Technology.org, BBC News, and other media outlets.
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Emerging field of ‘forensic genealogy’ links DNA testing and family histories to solve cold cases
Biomolecular engineer Ed Green was featured in a story about DNA testing and forensics that ran in the San Jose Mercury News, East Bay Times, Monterey Herald, and Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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A picture is worth a thousand base pairs
Alumnus Adam Siepel was quoted in a Nature article about the UCSC Genome Browser and other tools for visualizing genomic data.
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Karen Miga on the next era of genomics
Genomics researcher Karen Miga was featured on the Mendelspod podcast, discussing the next era of genomics.
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Viagra may enhance stem cell treatments for leukemia
Biomolecular engineer Camilla Forsberg was quoted in widespread coverage of her research on the use of Viagra for bone marrow transplants, including stories in Forbes, Daily Mail, Gizmodo, Yahoo News, Medical Daily, IFL Science, Long Room, Health Medicine Networks, Medical Xpress Technology Networks, and other media outlets.
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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute Receives $8.5M Gift
Biomolecular engineer David Haussler was quoted in a Genome Web story about the major gift to the Genomics Institute.
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Startup Sandbox supports emerging bioscience companies
David Deamer and Alexandra Turmon were among the UCSC researchers featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the biotech business incubator Startup Sandbox, which also ran in the San Jose Mercury News, East Bay Times, and other media outlets.
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NIH Funds New Centers To Expand And Diversify The Human Reference Genome
Biomolecular engineer David Haussler was quoted in coverage of the new Human Pangenome Project funded by NIH, including stories in Scienmag, Technology.org, and other media outlets.
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UCSC research new crime fighting tech, help crack major case
Biomolecular engineer Josh Kapp was featured in a KSBW TV news story about the forensic work extracting DNA from hair samples being carried out for law enforcement agencies by Prof. Ed Green's lab.