Month: August 2024
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Genomics Institute researcher Melissa Cline to lead efforts to facilitate diagnosis of genetic diseases
Melissa Cline, an associate research scientist at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, will play a crucial role in the diagnosis of genetic diseases as the new co-lead of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health’s (GA4GH) Genomic Knowledge Standards (GKS) Work Stream.
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Mapping the mind
Asia Anderson knew she wanted to become a doctor from a very young age. She recalls playing “hospital” with her pets as patients, or “healing” trees outside as a child. Now as a chemistry Ph.D. student in the Biomedical Sciences and Engineering Program at UC Santa Cruz, Anderson studies brain mapping of neurodegenerative diseases.
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From Santa Cruz to Johns Hopkins
Ozzy Bagno talks about his Ph.D. pursuit one year after graduating from UCSC Ozzy Bagno (Cowell ’23, molecular, cellular and developmental biology) August 21, 2024 By Haneen Zain One year after graduating UC Santa Cruz, Ozzy Bagno is pursuing his Ph.D. at one of the top medical schools in the country, Johns Hopkins University School of…
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Genomics at heart
Sarah Xia (College Nine ’23, biomolecular engineering and bioinformatics) found her passion for genomics at UC Santa Cruz. Now, a year after earning her B.S. in biomolecular engineering and bioinformatics, Xia is a research associate at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
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Bear DNA study to measure impact of conservation actions on genetic diversity
The National Science Foundation will fund research at UC Santa Cruz that will examine the DNA of brown bears in the lower 48 states, where the iconic beast’s numbers have seen catastrophic declines over the last century.
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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Fiddes
The Genomics Institute’s (GI) Where Do Our Graduates Go is a series that features our former graduate students from the GI. Let’s catch up with Dr. Fiddes!
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RMI Spotlight: Maelia Uy-Gomez
The RMI Spotlight series features our current and former students involved with the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute’s Research Mentoring Internship (RMI) Program, this week, we are catching up with former RMI student Maelia Uy-Gomez.
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RMI Spotlight: Joe Dahl
The RMI Spotlight series features our current and former students involved with the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute’s Research Mentoring Internship (RMI) Program, this week, we are catching up with former RMI student Joe Dahl.