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DNA Testing 2.0: The Near Future of Population Genomics
(Source: YouTube) June 6, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Rob Currie is CTO of the UCSC Genomics Institute. Source: YouTube) Consumer DNA testing kits were the best-selling non-Amazon branded product on Cyber Monday […]
Ceremony honors inaugural holder of Colligan Presidential Chair in Pediatric Genomics
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz February 26, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Chancellor George Blumenthal honored Olena Vaske as the inaugural holder of the the Colligan Presidential Chair in Pediatric Genomics. Credit: […]
Biologist Beth Shapiro selected as Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz May 23, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Beth Shapiro, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz. Credit: Peter Berreras) Beth Shapiro, professor of ecology […]
Bud and Rebecca Colligan establish Colligan Presidential Chair in Pediatric Genomics
By Dan White UC Santa Cruz December 22, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Bud and Rebecca Colligan, longtime supporters of the Genomics Institute, have established the Colligan Presidential Chair in Pediatric Genomics with […]
Genomics leader David Haussler to advise Chan Zuckerberg science initiative
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz September 21, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above, David Haussler, professor of biomolecular engineering and director of the Genomics Institute at UC Santa Cruz. Source: UCSC.) Professor of […]
The History & The Future of Genomics In Santa Cruz
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat October 1, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA The public is invited to an informative evening of TED-style talks from local scientists and biotech startup leaders […]
In our own back yard: Genomics conference to attract worldwide audience
By Jonathan Partridge Contributor, Santa Cruz Tech Beat February 20, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Most people may know Santa Cruz for its boardwalk and beaches, but it’s gaining a reputation among scientists as the […]
NCI Cloud Pilot program to boost cancer genomics data sharing, accessibility
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz (Photo above: David Haussler, Director of the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute. Photo contributed.) UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley partner with Broad Institute to build a cloud computing […]
UCSC genomics center awarded $11M grant
by Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz (Photo credit: Elena Zhukova) UC Santa Cruz leads $11 million Center for Big Data in Translational Genomics National Institutes of Health awards UC Santa Cruz funding for new research […]
UC Santa Cruz to play major role in $40 million Center of Excellence in Stem Cell Genomics
by Sara Isenberg Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) today awarded $40 million to create a new Center of Excellence in Stem Cell Genomics. UC Santa Cruz will partner […]