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⚡️
Less invasive epilepsy treatment could be around the corner
Researchers in the Braingeneers group at UC Santa Cruz, UC San Francisco, and UC Berkeley have used pulses of light to prevent seizure-like activity in neurons, using a technique known as optogenetics. Edward Chang, the chair of Neurological Surgery at UCSF, said these insights could revolutionize care for people with epilepsy:
“We’ll be able to give people much more subtle, effective control over their seizures while saving them from such an invasive surgery.”
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New grant funds effort to uncover therapeutic targets for neuropsychiatric disorders
By Emily Cerf A $10.3 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state’s stem cell agency, will fund a multi-UC effort to better understand neuropsychiatric disorders. One in five people in the U.S. experience a neuropsychiatric disorder, with many cases starting in adolescence. Current treatments focus on managing symptoms, but there’s an…
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Innovation Catalyst Grants propel research into real-world solutions
Awardees include innovations in preclinical testing, drug discovery, and biosensors by Genomics Institute core member Mircea Teodorescu and affiliates Andy Yeh and Nader Pourmand.
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New UCOP Grant to Explore Autism Spectrum Disorder Using 3D Brain Organoid Models
The University of California’s Office of the President has awarded QB3 a $1.8 million grant by the to explore the origins of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The funds will support researchers in the “Braingeneers” group at UC Santa Cruz, UCSF, and UC Berkeley who will use brain organoids (3D models of neural networks grown from…
Video Highlights
A Lifetime of Achievement in Genomics
Completing a Human Genome
Stoping Extinction Through Studying Ancient DNA