by rmiyatsu | Apr 23, 2024 | Education News, News
If you asked a group of people to draw you a picture of a scientist, there is one feature that almost everyone would include- a white lab coat. On April 5, the Genomics Institute Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee held an engrossing half-day symposium during...
by rmiyatsu | Apr 15, 2024 | Education News, health news, Nature News, News
April 15, 2024 By Sandra Messick, Rose Miyatsu, Emily Cerf The 2023 recipients of the Chancellor’s Innovation Impact Awards were honored April 11. From left – front row: Chancellor Cynthia Larive, Holger Schmidt, Campus Provost and Executive Vice...
by rmiyatsu | Apr 12, 2024 | Nature News, News
Russ Corbett-Detig and Eric Enbody at the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution in Ferria, Italy, 2023. By Krizia Chambers One of the biggest current challenges in genomics research is figuring out how to make vast amounts of genomic data available to the people...
by rmiyatsu | Apr 12, 2024 | health news, News, Sequencing
UC Santa Cruz inventors of nanopore sequencing hail innovative use of their revolutionary genetic-reading technique April 11, 2024 By Mike Peña We depend on our cells being able to divide and multiply, whether it’s to replace sunburnt skin or replenish our blood...
by rmiyatsu | Mar 20, 2024 | Nature News, News
Beth Shapiro will be taking a leave of absence from UC Santa Cruz to be Chief Scientific Officer of Colossal, a company that is working to bring ancient species back from extinction. Beth Shapiro is Associate Director for Conservation Genomics at the UC Santa Cruz...