Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology
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No reason to retire
In their 70s and 80s, many pioneer faculty are still working on campus—for the chance to open students’ eyes, for the excitement of discovery, and for the love of teaching.
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Local group funds cancer research at UC Santa Cruz
Four UCSC cancer researchers have received grants from the Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group.
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Biologist Susan Strome to give annual Faculty Research Lecture
Professor Strome will deliver the 50th annual UCSC Faculty Research Lecture on Friday, September 25.
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Iron Will
As a veteran marathoner and Iron Man competitor, Mary Zavanelli is used to competition. Now she’s facing down her most formidable opponent of all: an ALS diagnosis.
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Long-running UC Santa Cruz program supports diversity in biomedical sciences
Renewal of NIH grant provides $4 million for program supporting underrepresented minority students in biomedical fields.
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‘Doing something significant with my life’
Molecular, cell and developmental biology student Hector Navarro, who came from humble beginnings, now works in a genetics lab on campus with the goal of becoming a cancer researcher.
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Summertime, and the research is happening
Transfer student Guinevere Ashley, who is working this summer in a campus lab, has found meaning and purpose in biomedical sciences research.
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UC Santa Cruz grad River Charles earns Sutter scholarship for medical school
River Charles will receive the Primary Care Physician Award from Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center and the Central California Alliance for Health.
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UC Santa Cruz grad awarded Sutter scholarship for medical school
Matthew Carr, who graduated from UCSC in June with a degree in biology, will receive the 8th annual Primary Care Physician Award.
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Plant scientist Lincoln Taiz to give UC Santa Cruz emeriti lecture November 19
Taiz will discuss how the challenge of producing enough food for the world’s growing population is exacerbated by climate change
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UC Santa Cruz among top five institutions seeing growth in NIH funding
UC Santa Cruz is in the top five of institutions that have seen significant increases in funding from the National Institutes of Health over the past decade.