Education and Training
We feel passionately that genomic science can transform our world. We are committed to ensuring that people of all backgrounds have a say in where that transformation leads us.
Our project-based learning opportunities for historically underrepresented students from high school through undergraduate are designed to encourage and prepare students to enter STEM fields so they can be a part of this revolution.
We are committed to mentoring graduate students and postdocs and providing them with the guidance and skills they need for successful careers in academia, industry, and beyond.
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News on our programs
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Postdoc Spotlight: Maryam Moarefian
Maryam Moarefian is developing a platform for studying neural networks in “cortical organoids,” model brain tissue grown from stem cells September 16-20 is Postdoc Appreciation Week, when we celebrate the incredible contributions that postdoctoral scholars make to the mission of major research institutions like UC Santa Cruz. The UCSC Genomics Institute benefits from the dedication…
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RMI Spotlight: Milagros Guadalupe Rivera
The RMI Spotlight series features our current and former students involved with the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute’s Research Mentoring Internship (RMI) Program, this week, we are catching up with former RMI student Milagros Guadalupe Rivera as they discuss how RMI has impacted their research interests.
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Genomics Institute’s Research Mentoring Internship recognized with ‘Inspiring Programs in STEM’ award
The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute’s Research Mentoring Internship (RMI) program has been recognized with Insight Into Diversity magazine’s “Inspiring Programs in STEM” award.
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Baskin Engineering will lead regional hub of NSF Engineering PLUS Alliance to serve underrepresented students, faculty, and staff
Building on longstanding commitments to serve underrepresented academics in engineering, the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz has been selected to lead the inaugural Western regional hub for the Engineering PLUS Alliance.
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Reclaiming the Lab Coat prompts conversations about justice in STEM
The workshop was led by UCSC Genomics Institute Assistant Researcher Ann Mc Cartney and her colleague on the Earth Biogenome Project, Rockefeller University Senior Research Associate Sadye Páez, with the goal of fostering inclusive dialogue among participants that could lead to meaningful change. Working on decorating the lab coats together provided a thought-provoking analysis of…