Interdisciplinary
Research
We are a diverse and multidisciplinary research institute that fosters collaboration between engineering, physical sciences, biological sciences, and social sciences, with the goal of driving impactful change.
Collaboration
We have members and collaborators throughout academia and industry. We work with clinicians, marine and fishery researchers, conservationists, public health officials, and others to bring genomics data, tools, and biotech to some of the world’s most pressing problems.
Mentorship
Training the next generation of scientists is a vital part of what we do. Learn about our educational programs and our efforts to bring experiential learning to students from secondary to graduate school.
Impact Highlight
UCSC begins DNA study to save endangered brown bears
“If we can… essentially build a 23andMe for bears, we can figure out where bears come from, what is their genetic ancestry. And if we’re thinking about conservation action, like management, we know where populations should be moved from and to.”
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Engineers awarded CDC contract to build pathogen-tracing public health tools
To be better prepared for public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, UC Santa Cruz Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Russ Corbett-Detig and his lab are building online tools to track the ongoing genomic evolution of pathogens.
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RMI Spotlight: Diana Reyna
The RMI Spotlight series features our current and former students involved with the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute’s Research Mentoring Internship (RMI) Program, this week, we are catching up with former RMI student Diana Reyna as she discusses how RMI has impacted her research interests.
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Reducing Education Inequalities in Latinx Communities Through Cloud-Enabled Project-Based Learning
Funded by CITRIS, a new project out of the Genomics Institute’s Discovery Lab will develop culturally relevant, technologically enhanced STEM education tailored to diverse Latinx populations in the U.S. and Latin America.
Video Highlights
A Lifetime of Achievement in Genomics
Completing a Human Genome
Stoping Extinction Through Studying Ancient DNA