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New Breakthrough in Bringing Back the Tasmanian Tiger from Extinction
Australia’s thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger, has been extinct for decades, but Colossal Biosciences has made a breakthrough in bringing it back, thanks to the efforts of the UCSC Paleogenomics Lab.
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Genomics Institute provides seed funds for six multidisciplinary projects
The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute has awarded grants of up to $50,000 to six multidisciplinary research projects in the inaugural year of its seed funding program. These projects address human disease, species conservation, tool development, and more.
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Powerful new analyses improve breast cancer risk assessment on a massive scale
Imagine that you have a history of breast cancer in your family, and you want a better idea of what your personal risk is. You consult your physician, and they recommend that you test to see if you have a genetic variant that would increase your chances of developing breast cancer.
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Successful conservation genomics pilot sets the stage to sequence European biodiversity
In an effort to protect the diversity of life on our planet amid a changing climate, researchers around the world are creating high quality reference genomes, for many plants, animals, and fungi. These references provide complete maps of all the DNA in those species, information that can provide invaluable insights into species evolution and how…
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Postdoc Spotlight: Maryam Moarefian
Maryam Moarefian is developing a platform for studying neural networks in “cortical organoids,” model brain tissue grown from stem cells September 16-20 is Postdoc Appreciation Week, when we celebrate the incredible contributions that postdoctoral scholars make to the mission of major research institutions like UC Santa Cruz. The UCSC Genomics Institute benefits from the dedication…
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RMI Spotlight: Milagros Guadalupe Rivera
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 Milagros Guadalupe Rivera as they discuss how RMI has impacted their research interests.
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Researchers to investigate genetic roots of autism, look for new treatments
A new award from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) will support a team of UC Santa Cruz researchers in exploring the genetic underpinnings of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and investigating possible treatments, in collaboration with teams at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley.
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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.