Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology News
RNA Rescue challenge invites players to solve puzzles and advance RNA therapeutics
February 21, 2023
Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a new puzzle challenge for the online game Eterna, enlisting players to help design a novel RNA drug to treat hemophilia A.
Five student teams embark on tech for social good projects
January 23, 2023
Five student teams will take on tech for social good projects with funding from the UCSC CITRIS and the Banatao Institute and the UCSC Institute for Social Transformation.
McKenna Smith: Pursuing biological sciences
January 23, 2023
McKenna Smith was awarded the Keeley Coastal Scholars Award in 2022. Learn more about how scholarships support students at UC Santa Cruz.
UCSC Genome Browser selected to first-ever Global Core Biodata Resource List
December 15, 2022
The UCSC Genome Browser is now part of the first list of Global Core Biodata Resources—a collection of 37 resources whose long-term funding and sustainability is critical to life science and biomedical research worldwide.
Biologist Needhi Bhalla awarded ASCB Prize for Excellence in Inclusivity
December 5, 2022
Bhalla was recognized for her research endeavors and high-impact diversity, equity, and inclusivity actions over the years.
Braingeneers develop novel method to automate the growth of brain tissue organoids on a chip
November 28, 2022
A team of engineers and scientists at UC Santa Cruz has developed a new method for remote automation of the growth of cerebral organoids – miniature, three-dimensional models of brain tissue grown from stem cells.
Laurie Garrett recounts public health failures in talk on COVID-19 and pandemic preparedness
November 14, 2022
Sponsored by UCSC’s Global and Community Health Program, Garrett’s talk highlighted the urgent need to strengthen public health infrastructure.
Transforming Support into Success: Jodi Lee
October 26, 2022
Thanks to many scholarships and awards, support from UC Santa Cruz resources and faculty members, and support and love from her family, Jodi Lee is now in her first year of graduate school at UCSF —and the first in her family to pursue a Ph.D.
Biologist Carol Greider to receive Award for Excellence in Molecular Diagnostics
October 4, 2022
Greider, a professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology, will receive the Association of Molecular Pathology's highest honor.
UCSC welcomes 41 outstanding new faculty members
October 4, 2022
With the start of the 2022-23 academic year, UC Santa Cruz welcomes 41 new senate faculty members. The research and creative scholarship and expertise brought to our campus by these new faculty colleagues will strengthen existing areas of work and open discovery opportunities.
New study shows transmission of epigenetic memory across multiple generations
September 26, 2022
Changing the epigenetic marks on chromosomes leads to altered gene expression in offspring and in grandoffspring, demonstrating ‘transgenerational epigenetic inheritance.’
Benny Mosqueira
May 31, 2022
Benny Mosqueira felt driven to make something of himself, and he arrived on campus intending to become a medical doctor. Instead, the first-generation college student was captivated by the research opportunities he found at UC Santa Cruz and decided to pursue biomedical research as a career.
