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The UCSC Cancer Genomics Browser: update 2013
Abstract: The UCSC Cancer Genomics Browser (https://genome-cancer.ucsc.edu/) is a set of web-based tools to display, investigate and analyze cancer genomics data and its associated clinical information. The browser provides whole-genome to base-pair level views of several different types of genomics data, including some next-generation sequencing platforms. The ability to view multiple datasets together allows users…
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Techonomy 2012: David Haussler and the ‘digital battlefront’ against cancer
By Dan White David Haussler, director of the Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, spoke eloquently about the front lines of cancer research at the prestigious Techonomy 2012 conference in Tucson, Ariz. The annual conference, which took place November 11-13, aims to change the way leaders think about innovation and technology and…
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UCSC engineers tackle big data
By Tim Stephens, UCSC Public Information Office “Big data” may have become an over-hyped buzzword, but there is still a growing demand for new ways to store, manage, analyze, and exploit the massive amounts of electronic data being generated by everything from consumer transactions and social media to scientific computing and medical records. At the Baskin…
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UCSC grad students launch cancer genomics company in Santa Cruz
By Tim Stephens, UCSC Public Information Office The cofounders of Five3 Genomics, a new biotech company based in Santa Cruz, are former graduate students in the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, where they helped develop innovative cancer genomics software. Their company, which has signed a license agreement with UCSC, offers software and services for cancer…
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Prostate cancer “Dream Team” includes UCSC bioinformatics experts
By Tim Stephens, UCSC Public Information Office UC Santa Cruz biomolecular engineer Joshua Stuart is a principal member of a new “Dream Team” of cancer researchers working to develop personalized treatments for advanced prostate cancer. Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), along with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR),…
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UCSC ranked second for research influence in world university rankings
By Tim Stephens, UCSC Public Information Office In a new analysis of the world’s top universities, UC Santa Cruz ranked second in research influence as measured by the number of times its faculty’s published work is cited by scholars around the world. Published as part of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2012-13, the…
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Baskin School of Engineering showcases research advances on Oct. 18
By Tim Stephens, UCSC Public Information Office Industry leaders and faculty in the Baskin School of Engineering will discuss the latest developments in key areas of technological innovation at the school’s annual Research Review Day at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, October 18. Focus areas for this year’s presentations are big data, biomedical metrology, and…
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Study reveals genomic similarities between breast cancer and ovarian cancer
By Tim Stephens, UCSC Public Information Office One subtype of breast cancer shares many genetic features with high-grade serous ovarian cancer, a cancer that is very difficult to treat, according to researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health. The findings suggest that the two cancers are of similar molecular origin, which may facilitate the…
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UCSC hosts ‘Genomics Gets Personal: Property, Persons, Privacy’ Sept. 27
By Guy Lasnier, UCSC Public Information Office UC Santa Cruz will convene a world-class panel of medical and legal experts September 27 at the UC San Francisco Mission Bay campus to discuss the fundamental ethical, social, and legal issues surrounding personal genomic research. UC Santa Cruz researchers are deeply involved at the forefront of historic…
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UCSC provides access to encyclopedia of the human genome
By Tim Stephens, UCSC Public Information Office A massive international collaboration has enabled scientists to assign specific functions for 80 percent of the human genome, providing new insights into the mechanisms of gene regulation and giving biomedical researchers a solid genetic foundation for understanding how the body works in health and disease. The results of…
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UCSC research funding tops $140 million for 2011-12
By Tim Stephens, UCSC Public Information Office UC Santa Cruz researchers attracted $140.3 million in external grants and contracts to the campus in the 2011-12 fiscal year. This is the seventh consecutive year in which research funding at UCSC has exceeded $100 million. UCSC’s continued success in attracting research funding has brought in nearly $666…
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Iconic Darwin finch genome sequenced in Genome 10K international collaboration
By Branwyn Wagman, Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, UC Santa Cruz Scientists have sequenced the genome of one of the iconic Galapagos finches first described by Charles Darwin. The genome of the medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) is among the first of a planned 100 genomes of vertebrate species to be sequenced and released by an…