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
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
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Brain cells are more plastic than previously thought, study shows
Neurons are the cells in the brain responsible for sending messages to the rest of the body, and scientists have long thought that they are settled into one subtype once they develop from stem cells, no matter what is happening in the environment around them. New research from the Braingeneers reveals that this traditional way of thinking…
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David Deamer named 2024 AAAS fellow
Emeritus Genomics Institute affiliate David Deamer was awarded the lifetime honor along with UCSC Professors Theodore Holman and Raphael Kudela. Deamer researched the foundational science needed to create nanopore sequencing, a revolutionary method for reading DNA and RNA.
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The Human Genome Project’s legacy is still yielding new advances
At the 25th anniversary of the Human Genome Project, the Tech Brew looks back at what it has accomplished, and how its legacy of combining computation and biology has set the stage for future applications in medicine and new advances in AI-powered life sciences at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute.
Video Highlights
A Lifetime of Achievement in Genomics
Completing a Human Genome
Stoping Extinction Through Studying Ancient DNA