Author: Rose Miyatsu
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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…
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Kraw Lecture: COVID-19: Tracing the evolution of the virus genome
David Haussler, Distinguished Professor of Biomolecular Engineering discusses the role of the open source SARS-CoV-2 genome browser in tracing the evolution of the COVID-19 virus with Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Russ Corbett-Detig and Postdoctoral Researcher Jason Fernandes. Hear the conversation to learn how this work impacts each of us. [Watch here…]
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The (near) complete sequence of a human genome
Adam Phillippy | Genome Informatics Section | September 22, 2020 The Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium is proud to announce our v1.0 assembly of a complete human genome. This post briefly summarizes our work over the past year, including a month-long virtual workshop in June, as we strove to complete as many human chromosomes as possible. Our progress over the summer…
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ARCS Foundation scholarships support UCSC graduate students
Tim Stephens | UCSC | September 14, 2020 Sixteen UC Santa Cruz graduate students have received scholarships worth a total of $160,000 from the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation for the 2020-21 academic year. Since 1976, the ARCS Foundation’s Northern California Chapter has given more than $2 million in scholarships to UCSC students.…
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NSF advances 25 projects to explore bold ideas for transformative research
UCSC & HHMI Research Investigator Sofie Salama (left) and UCSC undergraduate student Taylor Real (right). Photo taken by Sandra Ramirez. Sept. 15, 2020 – NSF priorities require bold approaches, built on core research. For our long-term agenda to have the greatest effect, we must venture beyond traditional paradigms to invite input from trusted stakeholders as…
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Alumni spotlight: A UCSC Genome Browser alum continues to explore “the edge of what is possible” at Google
September 10, 2020 By Rose Miyatsu When Chuck Sugnet began his graduate research with Baskin School of Engineering professor David Haussler, the lab was in the midst of a desperate race to complete an assembly of the human genome before a private competitor, Celera, could patent it. “[Haussler and Kent] really had a vision,” Sugnet says.…
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20 years after its debut, UCSC Genome Browser critical to pandemic-era research
Researchers worldwide using UC Santa Cruz’s “one-stop shop” for visualizing SARS-CoV-2 genome mutations SANTA CRUZ, CA – September 9, 2020 – With campus COVID testing capacity at hundreds of tests a day and the start of the online fall quarter just around the corner, UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute’s paper discussing its much-hailed coronavirus assembly…
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Alumni Spotlight: Human Genome Project alumnus is using genomics to find new solutions for disease
August 12, 2020By Rose Miyatsu When Terry Furey enrolled in the Ph.D. program in Computer Science at the Baskin School of Engineering, he had no idea that he would soon become a part of one of the greatest scientific feats in modern history. As a computer scientist with an interest in biology, Furey had originally been…
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Scientists achieve first complete assembly of human X chromosome
The first end-to-end (‘telomere-to-telomere’) completely gapless DNA sequence of a human chromosome is a major milestone for genomics research
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Congratulations Baskin Engineering Faculty Genomics Institute Faculty & Affiliate on 2020 Promotions and Advancements
Benedict Paten (BME): Granted tenure and promoted to associate professor Benedict Paten has launched a series of high-profile projects that he leads or co-leads, has published numerous journal articles, and is considered a leader in the field of computational biology. He developed a new “human reference genome” to represent the diversity of the human population,…