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CANCELLED: Connecting tumor genomics with therapeutics through multi-dimensional network modules
Event Is Cancelled Due To Illness. Please Stay Tuned For A New Date. Sourav Bandyopadhyay, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCSF Connecting tumor genomics with therapeutics through multi-dimensional network modules Wednesday, June 28 3:30 — 4:30 PM Engineering 2 – Room 506 Abstract Recent efforts…
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[Thursday, June 15, 2017 – 1:00pm] Identifying Oncogenetic Vulnerabilities With Inferred Synthetic Lethal Networks
Identifying Oncogenetic Vulnerabilities With Inferred Synthetic Lethal Networks Thomas Matthew, PhD Student, Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics Thursday, June 15, 2017 – 1:00pm Location – Physical Science Building, Room 305 Host – Professor Josh Stuart Abstract: Translation of cancer genomic data into cancer therapies and companion diagnostics remains a primary challenge in personalized medicine. Much of…
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Dissertation Defense: Infrastructure For Scalable Analysis Of Genomic Variation
Adam Novak, PhD Candidate, Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics Friday, June 9, 2017 – 11:00am Location – Biomedical Sciences, Room 200 Host – Professor David Haussler Title: Infrastructure For Scalable Analysis Of Genomic Variation Abstract: The scale of the problems which human genomics is asked to solve necessitates that the field develop an ability to integrate…
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Genomics Institute joins international Human Cell Atlas Initiative
UCSC researchers will collaborate with partners in U.S. and Europe to build a data coordination platform for the effort to characterize every cell type in the human body June 01, 2017 By Tim Stephens Read about it here.
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Software simplified: Containers simplify setup, can boost reproducibility
NATURE | TOOLBOX Andrew Silver 29 May 2017 In 2015, geneticist Guy Reeves was trying to configure a free software system called Galaxy to get his bioinformatics projects off the ground. After a day or two of frustration, he asked members of his IT department for help. They installed Docker, a technology for simulating computational environments, which…
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DAN HELLER (DANM ’13) RECEIVES ALUMNI AWARD / STARTUP RAISES $24.5 MILLION
Thursday, April 27, 2017 – 2:10pm Dan Heller, DANM MFA 2013, and CEO of Santa Cruz start-up, Two Pore Guys, Inc., has been awarded the 2017 Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni Award for the Arts Division. On top of that, Two Pore Guys recently closed Series A venture financing of $24.5 million led by Khosla Ventures, for their innovative…
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Cancer in the Crosshairs
UC Santa Cruz may not have a medical school, but its scientists are tackling some of the most challenging problems in cancer genomics, drug discovery, and basic cancer biology BY TIM STEPHENS Scott Lokey is not easily discouraged. In fact, he seems to thrive on scientific challenges, like taking on what the pharmaceutical industry calls…
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“Pocket-sized sequencers start to pay off big.” Science. 12 May 2017. Vol 356, Issue 6338. 572.
“Very, very soon,” says one researcher, “anyone could sequence a genome anywhere” By Elizabeth Pennisi From the dry valleys of Antartica to the depths of a Welsh coal mine, a promised revolution in genome sequencing may finally be catching fire. Read more…
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2017 Assembly: Mapping Open Research Ecosystems
April 20 – 22, 2017 – Seattle, WA Hosted by Sage Bionetworks Sage Assmbly invited speaker David Haussler, UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute’s Scientific Director, addresses the plenary session with his talk, “Evolution of Concepts in Open Ecosystems – Part 2.” Watch the video here.
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[May 16th, 2017] Sequencing DNA from Remote Villages to the Space Station: The Nanopore Revolution
Event date: 05/16/2017 – 6:00pm Description: The Kraw Lecture Series in Silicon Valley features UC Santa Cruz scientists and technologists presents “Sequencing DNA from Remote Villages to the Space Station: The Nanopore Revolution with Mark Akeson, UC Santa Cruz Professor of Biomolecular Science & Engineering Nanopore technology, in the form of a pocket-sized device, allows…
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Genomics Institute Seminar: Siddartha Jain, Tuesday, May 16, @ 11:00AM
Siddartha Jain Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University Inferring temporal signaling pathways and regulatory networks, and classifying cell types from high-throughput data Tuesday, May 16, 2017 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM 599 Engineering 2 Abstract Cells need to be able to sustain themselves, divide, and adapt to new stimuli. Proteins are key agents…
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UCSC Science & Justice Research Center
The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute collaborates with social scientists and ethicists to address the bioethical and privacy issues that advances in genomics create for patients, families, physicians, counselors, business, and government. Read more here.