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  • Successful conservation genomics pilot sets the stage to sequence European biodiversity

    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…

  • Postdoc Spotlight: Maryam Moarefian 

    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…

  • RMI Spotlight: Milagros Guadalupe Rivera

    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.

  • Researchers to investigate genetic roots of autism, look for new treatments

    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. 

  • Genomics Institute researcher Melissa Cline to lead efforts to facilitate diagnosis of genetic diseases

    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.

  • Mapping the mind

    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.

  • From Santa Cruz to Johns Hopkins

    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…

  • Genomics at heart

    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. 

  • Bear DNA study to measure impact of conservation actions on genetic diversity

    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.

  • Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Fiddes

    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!

  • RMI Spotlight: Maelia Uy-Gomez

    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.

  • RMI Spotlight: Joe Dahl

    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.

Last modified: Sep 23, 2024