Category: News
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Angela Brooks: Splicing Specialist
By Diana Kwon When Angela Brooks first saw Gattaca—a 1997 film about a futuristic society where humans are classified based on their genetic code—in high school, she was captivated by the possibilities hidden in the genome. “I’ve always been fascinated by the concept that every cell in your body has exactly the same DNA sequence…
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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute Director Feted
Pictured from left to right: Ravi Jain, Isabel Bjork, Rob Currie and Ann Pace SANTA CRUZ, CA – March 24, 2017 – Today, the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute held a going-away party for its Managing Director, Ravi Jain, at Santa Cruz’s Discretion Brewery. Jain, who has been with the Institute for two years, says…
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The Controversial Origin of a Symbol of the American West
UC Santa Cruz research to trace bison’s common ancestor helps put to rest the date of its arrival in North America SANTA CRUZ, CA – March 13, 2017 – New research by Professor Beth Shapiro of the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute and University of Alberta Professor Duane Froese has identified North America’s oldest bison…
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Conferences explore genomic science – from biodiversity to biomedicine
For the first time, the Earlham Institute will host the Genome 10K (G10K) and the Genome Science conferences, simultaneously. This dual event, organized by EI’s Director of Science and council member of Genome 10k Prof Federica Di Palma, will bring together comparative and conservation genomics, with technological advances and innovative applications of genomics and computational…
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UCSC biomolecular engineer Russ Corbett-Detig wins Sloan Research Fellowship
By Tim Stephens The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship to Russ Corbett-Detig, assistant professor of biomolecular engineering at UC Santa Cruz. The prestigious two-year fellowship includes a grant of $60,000 to support Corbett-Detig’s research, which focuses on evolutionary genetics and bioinformatics. Awarded annually since 1955, the Sloan Research Fellowships are…
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Inventor Recognition Program
The UC Santa Cruz Office of Research has created the Inventor Recognition Program (IRP) to acknowledge researchers on a quarterly basis for their U.S. patent awards and to showcase the groundbreaking research that is conducted on the UCSC campus every day. Launched in December 2016, the IRP is meant to recognize the hard work of…
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New Genome Browser Product Gives Freedom to Easily Collaborate in the Cloud
SANTA CRUZ, CA – January 23, 2017 – Until now, genomics research groups working with sensitive medical data were largely limited to using local Genome Browser installations to maintain confidentiality, complicating data-sharing among collaborators. Today, the Genome Browser group of the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute announced they have changed that by launching a new product,…
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UC Santa Cruz receives $2.2 million for innovation and entrepreneurship program
By Tim Stephens With $2.2 million in state funding to expand its innovation and entrepreneurship efforts, UC Santa Cruz will launch a multi-faceted support program to help bring research innovations to the marketplace and spur economic development in the Santa Cruz area. The Support Program for Long-term Innovation, Commercialization & Entrepreneurship (SPLICE) will include an…
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Stepping up the fight against childhood diseases
John “Bud” and Rebecca Colligan, longtime supporters of the Genomics Institute, have established the Colligan Presidential Chair in Pediatric Genomics with matching funds from the University of California Office of the President. The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute has been opening up new high-tech fronts in the battle against children’s diseases. John “Bud” and Rebecca…
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Genomics Institute Wins St. Baldrick’s Foundation ‘Battle of the Bald’ Tournament
Campus head-shaving event raised more than $28,000 for childhood cancer research By Lauren Feller, St. Baldrick’s Foundation With her son Grant in her lap, her father getting shaved in the seat next to her, and her daughter helping guide the razor, Katrina Learned’s head-shave became more than a fundraiser — it was a moving family…
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Campus inventors recognized for recent patents
By Jennifer Pittman The UC Santa Cruz Office of Research has started a new quarterly program to acknowledge researchers for their U.S. patent awards. “Groundbreaking research is conducted on campus every day,” said Mohamed Abousalem, who recently stepped into a newly created position—assistant vice chancellor for the Office of Research’s Industry Alliances and Technology Commercialization…
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UC Santa Cruz biologist Harry Noller wins $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
By Tim Stephens Harry Noller, the Sinsheimer Professor of Molecular Biology at UC Santa Cruz, is the winner of a $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for revealing how the complex molecular machines called ribosomes translate genetic code and build the proteins in all living cells. Read the full article here