Month: May 2015
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Community effort provides new ‘gold standard’ for genomic data analysis
By Tim Stephens, UCSC Public Information Office A coalition of leaders in the cancer genomics research community has published the first findings from a project to develop robust methods for detecting cancer mutations. The results, published May 18 in Nature Methods, provide an important new benchmark for researchers, helping to define the most accurate methods…
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When UCSC meets Silicon Valley, great things happen
By Lynda Rogers, Dean of UCSC Silicon Valley Extension Women and men from around the world congregate in study groups, run through presentations, and prepare for class. The hubbub dies down as classes start and they disperse, taking with them their passions and ambitions. These are the professionals of Silicon Valley: the innovators, the designers, the educators,…
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Persistence yields progress in AIDS vaccine research at UC Santa Cruz
By Tim Stephens, UCSC Public Information Office Phil Berman has been working to develop an AIDS vaccine for nearly 30 years, first at the pioneering biotech company Genentech, then as cofounder of VaxGen, and now at UC Santa Cruz, where he is the Baskin Professor of Biomolecular Engineering. Since his arrival at UC Santa Cruz…