Month: October 2012
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UCSC grad students launch cancer genomics company in Santa Cruz
By Tim Stephens, UCSC Public Information Office The cofounders of Five3 Genomics, a new biotech company based in Santa Cruz, are former graduate students in the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, where they helped develop innovative cancer genomics software. Their company, which has signed a license agreement with UCSC, offers software and services for cancer…
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Prostate cancer “Dream Team” includes UCSC bioinformatics experts
By Tim Stephens, UCSC Public Information Office UC Santa Cruz biomolecular engineer Joshua Stuart is a principal member of a new “Dream Team” of cancer researchers working to develop personalized treatments for advanced prostate cancer. Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), along with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR),…
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UCSC ranked second for research influence in world university rankings
By Tim Stephens, UCSC Public Information Office In a new analysis of the world’s top universities, UC Santa Cruz ranked second in research influence as measured by the number of times its faculty’s published work is cited by scholars around the world. Published as part of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2012-13, the…
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Baskin School of Engineering showcases research advances on Oct. 18
By Tim Stephens, UCSC Public Information Office Industry leaders and faculty in the Baskin School of Engineering will discuss the latest developments in key areas of technological innovation at the school’s annual Research Review Day at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, October 18. Focus areas for this year’s presentations are big data, biomedical metrology, and…