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  • Not ‘brains in a dish’: Cerebral organoids flunk comparison to developing nervous system

    Not ‘brains in a dish’: Cerebral organoids flunk comparison to developing nervous system

    Additional authors included Walter Mancia, Diane Jung, David Shin, Denise Allen, Dana Jung, Galina Schmunk, Alex Pollen, and Tomasz Nowakowski of UCSF; Maximilian Haeussler, of the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute (pictured); and Jahan Salma of the Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at The Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan Widely used…

  • UCSC taking art/science LASER talk series downtown for special evening at Rio Theater

    UCSC taking art/science LASER talk series downtown for special evening at Rio Theater

    The Leonardo Art/Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) is an international program of evening gatherings that brings together artists, scientists, and scholars for informal presentations and conversations. A program of the Leonardo International Society for Art, Science, and Technology (ISAST), the goal of the series is to feature compelling new developments in the arts and sciences, and to attract…

  • Emerging field of ‘forensic genealogy’ links DNA testing and family histories to solve cold cases

    Emerging field of ‘forensic genealogy’ links DNA testing and family histories to solve cold cases

    Richard “Ed” Green, an associate professor of biomolecular engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has developed tools to decipher ancient DNA, helping solve long-cold cases, (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group) Amanda Heidt | East Bay Times | January 18, 2020 SANTA CRUZ — When they’re planning to rob a liquor store, most criminals think to…

  • Seagate, UC Santa Cruz collaboration poised to accelerate genomics data analysis

    Seagate, UC Santa Cruz collaboration poised to accelerate genomics data analysis

    Initial focus of the collaboration by UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz and Seagate will be accelerating the analysis of the Human Cell Atlas (HCA) EurekAlert! | August 27, 2019 August 27, 2019–Santa Cruz, CA — Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX), a world leader in data…

  • ‘I would have had another kid’: How an imperfect gene test led to major surgery—and big regrets

    ‘I would have had another kid’: How an imperfect gene test led to major surgery—and big regrets

    Jane Setchell, center, and her daughters Tricia Leigh, right, and Katy Mathes. ALYSSA SCHUKAR FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Interpreted by the Advisory Board | January 7, 2020  Original Story by Amy Dockser Marcus | Wall Street Journal | Dec. 20, 2019 When Katy Mathes and six of her family members learned they had a…

  • Yokogawa Electric’s Acquisition of BioStinger Technology

    Yokogawa Electric’s Acquisition of BioStinger Technology

    Holger Schmidt, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

  • Engineer Holger Schmidt elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

    Engineer Holger Schmidt elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

    Holger Schmidt, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

  • $8.5 million gift supports UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute

    $8.5 million gift supports UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute

    Tim Stephens | UCSC | October 08, 2019 UC Santa Cruz has received an anonymous gift of $8.5 million to support the Genomics Institute’s pioneering interdisciplinary research. The gift, which will be made in annual installments over the next ten years, establishes the Healthier World Fund for the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute.  “We are…

  • A picture is worth a thousand base pairs

    A picture is worth a thousand base pairs

    When Adam Siepel was building algorithms for evolutionary genomics as part of his PhD, he wasn’t thinking about visualization. But, as a graduate student in the laboratory of computational biologist David Haussler, at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), he happened to sit next to the software engineers who were building and maintaining a…

  • Whole genome sequencing could help save pumas from inbreeding

    Whole genome sequencing could help save pumas from inbreeding

    When students at UC Santa Cruz found a dead mule deer on campus, they figured it had been killed by coyotes. Wildlife biologist Chris Wilmers rigged up a video camera to spy on the carcass at night. But the animal that crept out of the shadows to dine on the deer was no coyote—it was…

  • First Annual Get Biotech 2019 a Success

    First Annual Get Biotech 2019 a Success

    Over 250 people filled every seat in the house for the first annual Get Biotech 2019. Keynote speaker David Deamer enthralled the audience with his journey which started with a Sunday drive, conceiving an idea, pulling over to the side of the road, sketching it out, and going on to become a cornerstone of the…

  • List of most highly cited researchers features 18 UCSC scientists and engineers

    List of most highly cited researchers features 18 UCSC scientists and engineers

    A new list of the world’s most highly cited researchers includes 18 scientists and engineers at UC Santa Cruz.

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