Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology
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Undergraduates tailor UCSC Genome Browser to aid malaria research
UCSC undergraduates have created a genome browser for studying the malaria parasite, enabling a team of UCSC researchers to discover previously unknown genes that could help in the search for antimalarial drugs.
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UCSC neuroscientist Yi Zuo wins two new research awards
Yi Zuo’s innovative research on the nervous system has attracted funding from three major foundations since her arrival at UCSC in January.
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UC Santa Cruz biologist Hinrich Boeger named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
The Pew Charitable Trusts has named Hinrich Boeger, assistant professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.
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State funds stem cell research facility at UC Santa Cruz
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has approved a $2.7 million grant to fund a stem cell research facility at UC Santa Cruz.
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Sutter scholarship will support UCSC health sciences grad in med school
Allison Abresch-Meyer will get some welcome assistance paying her medical school bills thanks to a new scholarship established by the Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center and the Central Coast Alliance for Health to benefit graduates of the health sciences p
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UCSC biologist Robert Edgar elected to National Academy of Sciences
Robert Edgar, professor emeritus of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at UC Santa Cruz has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished achievements in original research.
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UCSC molecular biologist Harry Noller wins 2007 Gairdner Award
Harry Noller, the Sinsheimer Professor of Molecular Biology at UC Santa Cruz, is among the five winners of the 2007 Gairdner International Awards, one of the most prestigious awards in biomedical science.
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A Legacy of Success: Two pioneering UC Santa Cruz programs prepare minority students for careers in science
The Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) and the Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) programs are two closely coordinated initiatives designed to ensure that more minorities are prepared to lead in the nation’s science labs and classrooms.
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UC Santa Cruz receives $1 million in grants for stem cell research
UC Santa Cruz has received $1 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to fund human embryonic stem cell research. Two $500,000 grants will support the research of David Feldheim and Bin Chen, both assistant professors of molecular, cell, and developmental biology. The UCSC awards are part of the first state-approved research grants…
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Sloan Research Fellowships awarded to three UC Santa Cruz faculty
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has selected three UCSC faculty members to receive 2007 Sloan Research Fellowships.
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UCSC offers new major in bioengineering
UCSC has approved a new major in bioengineering, an interdisciplinary program focusing on the applications of engineering to medicine and the biological sciences.
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UC Santa Cruz physicists tackle new challenges in neurobiology
UCSC physicists are using technology and expertise gleaned from the field of high-energy physics to address challenging problems in neurobiology.