
Project Portfolio
The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute brings together data sharing, biotechnology, and massive computing power in efforts to expand the limits of genomics in medicine and conservation science.
Our software and technologies are used by researchers all over the world to push the boundaries of genomic science. Below is a portfolio of some of our larger current projects. Click on the categories below to see the projects in that area.
Research News
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New grant funds effort to uncover therapeutic targets for neuropsychiatric disorders
By Emily Cerf A $10.3 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state’s stem cell agency, will fund a multi-UC effort to better understand neuropsychiatric disorders. One in five people in the U.S. experience a neuropsychiatric disorder, with many cases starting in adolescence. Current treatments focus on managing symptoms, but there’s an… Read more
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Innovation Catalyst Grants propel research into real-world solutions
Awardees include innovations in preclinical testing, drug discovery, and biosensors by Genomics Institute core member Mircea Teodorescu and affiliates Andy Yeh and Nader Pourmand. Read more
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New UCOP Grant to Explore Autism Spectrum Disorder Using 3D Brain Organoid Models
The University of California’s Office of the President has awarded QB3 a $1.8 million grant by the to explore the origins of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The funds will support researchers in the “Braingeneers” group at UC Santa Cruz, UCSF, and UC Berkeley who will use brain organoids (3D models of neural networks grown from… Read more