Biomolecular Engineering
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Genomics Institute joins international Human Cell Atlas Initiative
UCSC researchers will collaborate with partners in U.S. and Europe to build data coordination platform for effort to characterize every cell type in the human body.
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UC Santa Cruz genetics lab helps solve the mystery of ‘Miranda Eve’
Ancient DNA expert Ed Green helped identify the remains of a 19th-century baby Jane Doe found in San Francisco backyard.
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Inspiring young students to branch into STEM
This spring, an enterprising group of Watsonville High School students put on lab coats and safety goggles and got a behind-the-scenes look at the labs of UC Santa Cruz’s Science Hill.
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Alumni Weekend Teach-Ins 2017: stem cell research and standing up to “alternative facts”
This year’s Teach-In lecture series will include eye-opening presentations about the potentials of stem cell research and the role of the humanities in a ‘post-truth world.’
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UCSC biomolecular engineer Russ Corbett-Detig wins Sloan Research Fellowship
Corbett-Detig studies evolution and genetic diversity in species ranging from fruit flies to humans.
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Stepping up the fight against childhood diseases
The newly endowed Colligan Presidential Chair in Pediatric Genomics will help UC Santa Cruz advance its efforts to fight pediatric diseases.
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Genomics Institute Wins St. Baldrick’s Foundation ‘Battle of the Bald’ Tournament
The campus head-shaving event raised more than $28,000 for childhood cancer research.
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Campus inventors recognized for recent patents
The Office of Research is working to bolster patent activities and services for technology transfer, part of an effort to help faculty, students and staff commercialize inventions and discoveries.
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Structure of human astrovirus could lead to antiviral therapies, vaccines
Research led by structural biologist Rebecca DuBois is laying the foundation for new antiviral therapies and vaccines for human astroviruses.
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Local group funds four UC Santa Cruz cancer researchers
The Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group continues its support for cancer research at UC Santa Cruz with new grants.
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Genomics leader David Haussler to advise Chan Zuckerberg science initiative
The professor of biomolecular engineering is among the experts who helped shape the initiative’s new focus on science.
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Big questions to be explored at Silicon Valley Campus grand opening
The celebration, showcasing the multidisciplinary teaching and research hub, will feature an open house, a ribbon cutting, and a handful of engaging talks by leading campus thinkers.