Author: UC Santa Cruz QB3
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Miten Jain: Research Scientist
Lab / Organization: UC Santa Cruz For my fellowship year, I worked with Professor Nader Pourmand on advancing his nanopipette work during the Fall quarter, followed by Professor Mark Akeson in the Winter quarter on understanding single-channel nanopore technology, and Professor David Haussler in the Spring quarter on assessing kmer-based haplogrouping of centromeric arrays. My…
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Cindy Liang: Graduate Student
Lab / Organization: Brooks Lab, UCSC In my fellowship year, I tested a pipeline to detect cancerous exon skipping events in immortalized tracheobronchial epithelial cells by growing mixes populations of wild-type and mutant cells in soft agar, a substrate that selects for oncogenic growth. My current project’s goal is to investigate how cigarette smoke and…
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UC Santa Cruz researchers receive cell research grant
Cell mechanism research provides a better platform for cancer prevention. SANTA CRUZ – The National Institute of Health rewarded UC Santa Cruz researchers with a $1.25 million grant to study cellular genomics. The research, which is led by UC Santa Cruz Professor of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology William Sullivan, could result in treatments that…
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$3.7M NIH grant funds development of novel biosensor technology for diagnosing viral infections
Electrical engineer Ali Yanik is leading a team of infectious disease experts developing a low-cost, easy-to-use platform for diagnosing viral infections in point-of-care settings.
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California’s Institutes for Science and Innovation celebrate 20 years of research and discovery
QB3-UC Berkeley faculty affiliate and 2020 Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna works with students in her biochemistry lab at UC Berkeley.
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Slugs lauded as Hometown Heroes
Chancellor, faculty, staff and alumni honored at Santa Cruz Works event
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Introduction to CruzX The Social Network for UCSC Innovators, Entrepreneurs & Changemakers
CruzX is a social network bringing together UC Santa Cruz students, faculty, alumni and partners interested in innovation, entrepreneurship and change-making.
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Marco Rolandi (ECE): Promoted to full professor
Marco Rolandi is Professor and Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. He is an expert in bioelectronic ion conducting devices, bioelectronics to control biological processes, biomimetic materials integration in micro- and nanostructures, and biosensors. His work on bioelectronic transistors and shark electrosensors has been highlighted in The New York Times, the Washington Post,…
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Congratulations Baskin Engineering Faculty QB3 Affiliates on 2020 Promotions and Advancements
Rebecca DuBois (BME): Granted tenure and promoted to associate professor Rebecca DuBois has performed outstanding work on understanding and combating viruses including astrovirus, RSV, and SARS-COV-2. Her lab’s protein engineering expertise is highly sought after and has led to numerous collaborations, scientific discoveries, and several grant awards, including multiple NIH awards. Rebecca is a recognized…
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Kraw Lecture Series: Viruses & Vaccines
Understanding the molecular warfare between humans and viruses is foundational to the development of next-generation vaccines. UC Santa Cruz Professor Rebecca DuBois and her team use an integrated toolkit of structural biology, biochemistry, virology, and immunology to investigate how viruses cause infections and identify weaknesses that can be targeted with vaccines and antiviral therapies. All…
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Raising a glass (and funds) for research
Michael David Winery helps fund professor’s COVID-19 research with “Going Viral” Merlot From: UCSC, Dan White Michael Phillips had been looking for an eye-catching, thoughtful way to honor the groundbreaking and lifesaving work of his daughter, the virologist Rebecca DuBois, UC Santa Cruz associate professor of biomolecular engineering. That’s why he and his brother, David,…
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Steck Award recipient helps discover protein involved with circadian clock timing
UCSC Every once in a while, professors meet a student who seems destined to be a star in their field. For Carrie Partch, UC Santa Cruz associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, one of those students is Alfred Freeberg, this year’s winner of the prestigious Steck Family Award. The award is given for an outstanding…