Biologist Olena Morozova Vaske appointed to endowed chair in pediatric genomics
Investiture ceremony honors Vaske as the inaugural holder of the Colligan Presidential Chair in Pediatric Genomics Feb. 21, 2019 | Tim Stephans Olena Morozova Vaske, assistant professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at UC Santa Cruz, was honored as the...
Fourth round of Launchpad Awards announced
Innovative proposals from UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute affiliate faculty members Ed Green, Daniel Kim and other UCSC faculty members have been awarded a total of $25,000 by the campus program that assists promising technologies in becoming commercially viable --...
The Vertebrate Genomes Project: What it takes to get it right.
Sequencing all the vertebrates on Earth is a big job that requires many techniques. 150 scientists at 50 institutions in 12 countries are involved. More can join. And: labs do not need to be VGP members to use VGP data. Vivien Marx | Feb 03, 2019 With colleagues...
State of Science: Finding Human Ancestors in New Places
Researchers gain insights into human brain evolution and find evidence of our ancestors in new places. Discover Magazine | Jan. 15, 2019 | Gemma Tarlach How to Build a Brain The human brain is a big deal. In relation to body size, it’s nearly six times bigger...
Western Digital, UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute and Baskin School of Engineering Collaborate to Accelerate Genomics Sequencing
Pictured: Benedict Paten, Director of the Computational Genomics Lab and Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Jan. 29, 2019 SAN JOSE, Calif. & SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute...