Training Programs
We know that genomic science can transform our world, and we need to ensure that people of all backgrounds have a say in where that transformation leads us.
Our project-based learning opportunities for high school through undergraduate students are designed to encourage more students to enter into STEM fields so they can be a part of this revolutionary science.
We are also 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
Reclaiming the Lab Coat symposium prompts conversations about justice in STEM
If you asked a group of people to draw you a picture of a scientist, there is one feature that almost everyone would include- a white lab coat. On April 5, the Genomics Institute Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee held an engrossing half-day symposium during...
David Haussler receives Lifetime Achievement Award, Holger Schmidt awarded Innovator of the Year
April 15, 2024 By Sandra Messick, Rose Miyatsu, Emily Cerf The 2023 recipients of the Chancellor's Innovation Impact Awards were honored April 11. From left - front row: Chancellor Cynthia Larive, Holger Schmidt, Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Lori...
Cloud technologies bring organoids into undergraduate classrooms for the first time
Cortical organoids — miniature models of brain tissue grown from stem cells — are becoming increasingly relevant in biotechnology for their usefulness in drug discovery, the study of infectious disease, and more. But the tiny organ models are very tricky to grow and maintain in the lab, meaning many students majoring in biotech-related fields enter the workforce or advanced degree programs without experience working with organoids.
UCSC’s 2023 iGEM team grabs fourth consecutive gold medal and nomination for best software tool at international competition
A team of UC Santa Cruz students won a gold medal at the 2023 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Grand Jamboree, marking their fourth consecutive year of bringing home the prize, and were nominated as best software tool for the first time. The annual iGEM competition brings together student teams from around the world to present synthetic biology projects that aim to address 21st century societal challenges.
GREAT program creates new opportunities for students to participate in research
In the UC Santa Cruz Paleogenomics Lab, NSF postdoctoral fellow Andrew Sharo is using DNA from 100-year-old samples of steelhead trout to study how their populations have changed over time. It is important work — in California, local steelhead populations are endangered or threatened, and the answers Sharo finds in their genomes could help us figure out how this species has been impacted by habitat loss, introduced species, and climate change.