Engineering
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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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Plasmonic nanoprobe optically monitors neural activity
Electrical engineer Ali Yanik was quoted in news stories about his research on a novel technique for monitoring neural activity, including stories in Physics World, The Scientist, Medical Xpress, Bioengineer, Nanotechnology Now, Science Daily, Health Medicine Network, and other media outlets.
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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.
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With new headquarters, UCSC Genomics Institute looks to anchor Santa Cruz biotech boom
Genomics Institute director David Haussler and engineering dean Alexander Wolf were featured in a front page Santa Cruz Sentinal story about the Genomics Institute's new Delaware Ave. headquarters.
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New human genome reference projects combine long nanopore reads, other data types
Genomics researcher Karen Miga was quoted in an article in Genome Web about efforts to fill in gaps in the human genome sequence.
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Study gives new perspective on production of blood cells and immune cells
Biomolecular engineer Camilla Forsberg was quoted in media coverage of her research on blood cell production, including stories from Medical Xpress, Medical News, Bioengineer, Science Daily, Medicine News Line, and other media outlets.
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Origami-inspired robot gripper grasps objects up to 120 times its weight
Robotics engineer Michael Wehner was quoted in stories about a novel robotic gripper design in Venture Beat and other media outlets.