-
Gali Bai: QB3 Fellows 2025
QB3-UCSC Graduate Fellowship for Innovators My research focuses on developing innovative methods to map chromatin accessibility using nanopore long-read sequencing with the ultimate goal of better understanding how epigenetic changes impact RNA processing. In Brooks lab, we…
-
Radcliff Huffman: QB3 Fellows 2025
QB3-UCSC Graduate Fellowship for Innovators I’m utilizing methods in synthetic chemistry and marine algal enzymology to make new chemical tools to study glutamate receptors within the mammalian brain. The specific family of neuronal receptors I’m targeting are…
-
Viktor Yurevych: QB3 Fellows 2025
QB3-UCSC Graduate Fellowship for Innovators I investigate the intricate molecular processes underlying human brain development, particularly focusing on the role of extracellular RNA (exRNA) in early corticogenesis. I utilize human cortical organoids, 3D cell models that mimic…
-
UC Santa Cruz innovators recognized for impact at 2024 Santa Cruz Works Titans Awards
Two UC Santa Cruz faculty members, Richard (Ed) Green and Chris Benner, have been selected as awardees for the eighth annual Santa Cruz Works Titans Awards, which recognize outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to the local…
-
New QB3 Biotech Undergraduate Summer Internships program connects students with hands-on work experience
The program connects students with paid internships at local biotech companies and UCSC labs.
-
Researchers to investigate genetic roots of autism, look for new treatments
A $12.3 million award will support research out of UC Santa Cruz, UC San Francisco, and UC Berkeley
For additional QB3 news, search here.
Campus News
Eighth US-India Conference to explore dynamic and evolving relationship with a focus on AI, global dynamics, and biomedical breakthroughs
This year’s conference, US India: Normalization or Reset?, examines how the two countries can review their priorities and either restore normalcy or redefine the relationship for a multipolar world.
UC Santa Cruz ranks among top 25 global public universities in new rankings
UC Santa Cruz’s high placement underscores a growing influence on the global research stage and strengths in areas with significant scientific and societal impact.
New AnVIL Data Explorer makes valuable datasets more accessible for health research
The web-based tool allows scientists to make the most of past research investments by making it easy to find and use already-collected genomic datasets and is expected to accelerate discovery for conditions like cancer, rare disease, and Alzheimer’s.