Affiliations and Industry
Academic, Foundation, Government & Industry Affiliations
The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute collaborates with partners in academics, foundations, government, and industry. These associations are involved with several projects in various fields of research.
These relationships support our mission to unify, share and use genomics information around the world. Following this path, our partners and supporter can help develop and share data-backed, life-saving treatments and advance environmental conservation through genomics analysis and research.
Foundation, Institution Affiliations & Funding
The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute and the Haussler-Salama Lab receive generous funding for our research and staff from key private and public foundations and institutes. Our work has been supported to date by more than $150 million in federal, state and private extramural research funding from foundations and institutions including:
- Alex’s Lemonade Stand
- BioJS
- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI)
- California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine (
CIAPM ) - California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)
- Bud and Rebecca Colligan
- Coriell Institute for Medical Research
- Genetic Alliance
- Global Alliance for Genomics & Health
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
- International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC)
- PanCancer Analysis of Whole Genomes
- Prostate Cancer Foundation
- QB3, supporting QB3 at UCSC
- Simons Foundation
- St. Baldrick’s Foundation
- Stand Up 2 Cancer
- Team G Foundation
- Unravel Pediatric Cancer
- W.M. Keck Foundation
Industry & Technology Licensing
The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute develops and maintains mutually beneficial relationships through research collaborations and seminars.
Working with the UCSC Genome Bioinformatics Group, OpenHelix provides UCSC Genome Browser training content from their website.
The following companies contribute data and knowledge to the UCSC Genome Browser:
- Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF)
- Agilent Technologies
- Illumina
- Microsoft Research
Intellectual Property Licensing
The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute has contributed intellectual property (IP core) to Oxford Nanopore Technologies (UK). The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute seeks to develop additional industry partnerships.
Learn more about how we support the quantitative biosciences industry by visiting QB3 at UCSC.
For more information, please contact us.
Spin-off Companies
Research conducted by scientists from the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute have led to the development of new companies. As a result, these organizations specialize in genomic processing and analysis.
Here is a sampling of our most recent spin-offs:
Five3 Genomics
Algorithms processing and analyzing genome sequences
Maverix Biomics
Advanced biological analysis available for numerous types of organisms.
MagArray
Commercialized biomarker detection technology for medical use.
DoveTail Genomics
In vitro binding approach simplifying genomic analysis with the help of
Astrea Forensics
Astrea Forensics was founded in 2019 by Baskin Engineering professor Ed Green and his former post-doctoral student Kelly Harkins Kincaid. The company applies proprietary ancient DNA techniques to difficult-to-solve forensic casework to solve cold cases.
Ontera
Ontera was originally founded as “Two Pore Guys” by William (Bill) Dunbar, a former professor of the Baskin School of Engineering, and co-founder Dan Heller, a UCSC grad.
BioStinger
BioStinger, co-founded in 2014 by single-cell analysis authority Professor Nader Pourmand, and acquired in December 2019 by Yokogawa Electric Corporation, BioStinger technology is able to target specific locations inside individual cells, enabling the injection of target substances such as genes or drugs and the extraction of intracellular materials. The low invasiveness of this technology to cells enables more detailed analysis of live single cells, organelles, and cytoplasmic components.
Sister Centers
The Genomics Institute supports our sister centers on the UCSC campus:
UC Santa Cruz Affiliations
The Genomics Institute brings faculty and staff from UCSC’s Division of Physical and Biological Sciences, the Baskin School of Engineering, and UCSC’s Division of Social Sciences together. Collectively, they aim to create advanced technologies and accessible genomics platforms.
Activities that support our mission range from biosensor & biotechnology development to studies in paleogenomics. They take place in the Genomics Institute.
The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute keeps affiliations and partnerships with the following UCSC divisions, departments, and university organizations:
- Arts Division
- Center for Molecular Biology of RNA
- Center for Public Philosophy
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering (BME)
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB)
- Department of Molecular, Cell
and Developmental Biology (MCD) - Department of Sociology
- Division of Physical and Biological Sciences
- Institute for the Biology of Stem Cells (IBSC)
- Institute for Social Transformation
- Baskin School of Engineering
- Colligan Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory (CCDL)
- Startup Sandbox, supported by QB3 at UCSC — part of UC’s QB3 organization
- The Science & Justice Research Center
- Office of Research
University of California Partnerships
The Genomics Institute is a proud partner with UC Berkeley and UCSF in the following: