Genomics Institute – Focusing the power of genomics — collaboratively, openly and ethically — for the benefit of both the individual and the planet.

UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute 25 years

Celebrating 25 Years of the Human Genome Sequence

25 years later: Inside the cut-throat race to decode the human genome

Listen on NPR

’We couldn’t live without it’: the UCSC Genome Browser turns 25

Read in Nature

The Human Genome Project’s legacy is still yielding new advances

Read in Tech Brew

Learn more about the history of the UCSC Genome Browser and Genomics Institute

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.

Beth Shaprio and Ben Lamm from Colossal Biosciences stand in front of a large replica of a dodo bird.

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.

Two undergraduates standing with their graduate mentor and smiling.

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

Newly licensed pediatric cancer lab will provide new hope for children with hard-to-treat cancers

“Our team is exceedingly motivated by the power of our specialized analysis. In the next ten years, we hope that this analysis can be offered to every pediatric patient, so that during one of the most difficult periods of their lives, more families will be able to hear someone say, ‘we know exactly what this is and how to treat it.’”

– Olena Vaske,
Professor of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology

Technical Supervisor of the Colligan Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory