Inspiring Change: Health and Well-being
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Dr. Ramon Resa: Building a life of service in the Central Valley
Ramon Resa (Crown ’76, biology) grew up picking crops in California’s Central Valley and went on to spend over four decades as a pediatrician in the community he calls home. A UC Santa Cruz alumnus, Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, and author, Resa has built a life defined by service.
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Grant funds research to identify drug targets for autism and schizophrenia using human stem cell models
The research aims to uncover the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying autism and schizophrenia and to identify drug targets for both conditions.
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Three UC Santa Cruz professor-student teams win Keck Foundation funding
The program provides funds to support the career trajectories of early- to mid-career faculty and their graduate students.
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UC Santa Cruz’s deep expertise with elephant seals vital to avian influenza monitoring
Well-trained students and scientists are the boots on the beach collecting the samples and observations needed to help a statewide collaboration of responders monitor the recent outbreak
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Father’s tobacco use may raise children’s diabetes risk
Mouse study finds link between father’s nicotine exposure and offspring’s metabolism
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New study on avian malaria finds most of Hawaii’s birds contribute to deadly pathogen’s transmission
Research led by UC Santa Cruz finds that both non-native and native birds play a key role in the transmission of a disease that has contributed to the extinction of over a dozen species of Hawaii’s native birds
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Biochemists establish new method for identifying pharmaceutical candidates faster
UC Santa Cruz team achieves synthesis of beneficial neurochemical in just two steps, promising to break a bottleneck in drug development
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How early pregnancy impacts aging: implications for breast-cancer risk
New study by UC Santa Cruz team discovers that early pregnancy in mice reduces buildup of ‘confused’ cells that could lead to breast cancer later in life
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Tiny RNA molecules in sperm, big impact on baby health
Molecular mechanism uncovered in mice by UC Santa Cruz researchers reveals how a father’s diet, stress, and other environmental factors before conception can influence his offspring’s health
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David Deamer and David Haussler elected Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
The recognition is the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors.
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Helping health care providers navigate social, political, and legal barriers to patient care
A new case study in “The Lancet” offers tips for health system leaders on how and when to call in outside resources and organizations
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Revealing the secrets of the human brain
UC Santa Cruz research innovations and academic programs advance brain and mental health.