Month: October 2020
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October 21st release for SARS-CoV-2 genome browser
We are pleased to announce our fourth data release for the coronavirus genome browser. (See also our first, second, and third releases) In line with our previous releases, these tracks include diverse data such as gene models, immunology, pathogenicity, and conservation. We would also like to bring attention to our recently released COVID-19 GWAS tracks for the GRCh37/hg19 and GRCh38/hg38 human assemblies. The COVID-19 GWAS track…
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‘Be the Difference’ Award honors UCSC Molecular Diagnostic Lab
By Tim Stephens | October 19, 2020 The UCSC Molecular Diagnostic Lab will be honored as a 2020 Group Winner in the Be the Difference Awards sponsored by the Santa Cruz County Volunteer Center. The lab’s work to provide local testing for coronavirus infections will be recognized during the Be the Difference Awards Watch Party…
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UCSC genomics scientist wins fellowship to clarify genetic risk for sudden heart failure
September 24, 2020 – Santa Cruz, CA – UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute Research Scientist Melissa Cline of the Computational Genomics Lab was awarded a fellowship to the NHLBI BioData Catalyst program for her investigation titled “Elucidating the genetic risk of heritable cardiomyopathies through variant co-occurrence analysis.” According to Cline’s proposal, heritable cardiomyopathies affect 1 in…