@ucscgenomics

Unlocking the world's genomic data to accelerate medical and scientific breakthroughs. We're also on 🐘 and 🧵! @UCSCgenomics

 Santa Cruz, California, USA
genomics.ucsc.edu
Joined August 2014
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We can't wait to meet some of our users at #ashg26 ! Come by and learn more about the UCSC @GenomeBrowser and other genomics resources at booth 320 in the @GeneticsSociety nonprofit pavilion.
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Hydra are nearly immortal and can regrow any body part. Studying their DNA could offer a window into stem cell behavior, regeneration, and aging. The catch? Gene editing requires embryos, which Hydra rarely produce. The Macias-Muñoz Lab found a solution: integrativeandcomparativebio…
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What if you could measure the health of a waterway from the genetic information contained in a single sample of water? It sounds like science fiction, but it’s exactly what we’re scaling across CA, thanks to a $2.2 million grant from the @CaliforniaDFW. news.ucsc.edu/2026/05/edna-c…
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🌱🧬 Register now: There is still limited space left at our May 1st symposium on conservation genomics at the UC Santa Cruz campus! Beth Shapiro will be giving a keynote on how (and why) to de-extinct a mammoth 🦣 Details and registration: events.ucsc.edu/event/sequen…
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🌱🧬 Register now: There is still limited space left at our May 1st symposium on conservation genomics at the UC Santa Cruz campus! Beth Shapiro will be giving a keynote on how (and why) to de-extinct a mammoth 🦣 Details and registration: events.ucsc.edu/event/sequen…
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In the past 25 years, scientists have sequenced the DNA of thousands of species. But what can genomics actually do for conservation? 🧬 Join us May 1st for a special symposium on conservation genomics, with a keynote from Beth Shapiro! Register: events.ucsc.edu/event/sequen…
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"AI will soon be in a position to replace us." 🧬💻 UCSC Genomics Institute Scientific Director @HausslerDa4326 & Prof. Xavier Prochaska share why they've moved from denial to concern regarding the future of AI in science in a @mercnews op ed: mercurynews.com/2026/03/18/o…

Opinion: We’re scientists. We use AI. And we fear it.

‘Both of us have recently moved from denial to contemplation that AI will soon be in a position to replace us.’

mercurynews.com
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For the first time, scientists have used ancient DNA preserved in sediment to examine how a volcanic eruption affected animal populations. 🦣🌋 UCSC Ph.D. student Ciara Wanket drilled through permafrost to extract genetic material dating to the Ice Age. news.ucsc.edu/2026/02/volcan…
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Associate Professor Olena Vaske, leader of the Colligan Clinical Diagnostics Lab (CCDL) at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, will be speaking at Science on Tap! ⏱️ March 2 at 6:00 PM. 📍 The Crepe Place: 1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz 🎟️ Free & open to the public
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We grew some brain tissue in the lab and taught it to balance a virtual pole 🕹️🤯 This isn't just a cool party trick — it's giving us a window into how neural circuits learn and adapt. news.ucsc.edu/2026/02/brain-…
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New research from UCSC Genomics Institute affiliate Shaheen Sikandar shows that pregnancy may “reset” how breast tissue ages, reducing cell changes that are linked to higher breast cancer risk later in life. news.ucsc.edu/2026/01/pregna…
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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute retweeted
Treehouse Initiative@treehousecancerFeb 4
It's #WorldCancerDay 🎗️ Thanks to @beadragonmaster and the Degree Defining Experiences program, 80 undergrads are being exposed to childhood cancer research through our TUBI program. They're becoming the next generation of scientists and advocates 👏🏽👏🏿👏 news.ucsc.edu/2026/02/expand…
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🧬🏖The deadline for our Next Wave of Faculty in Genomics Symposium is fast approaching. Don't forget to get your applications in by January 15!
UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute@ucscgenomics3 Dec 2025
POSTDOCS: We're hosting our fourth-annual Next Wave of Faculty in Genomics symposium in beautiful Santa Cruz, CA, to showcase rising talent in genomics research. Travel expenses are covered for selected applicants ✈️😎🏖 APPLY BY JAN 15: genomics.wordpress.ucsc.edu/…
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🪲 Meet an unassuming climate warrior: the tunneling dung beetle. New research using environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding uncovered that dung beetles are quietly reshaping the invisible microbial world in ways that could help pasturelands store carbon: doi.org/10.1002/edn3.70228
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🎉 Congratulations to our Scientific Director David Haussler and our emeritus affiliate Dave Deamer on being named fellows of the @AcadofInventors ⚙️ 👏🏿👏🏻👏🏽 news.ucsc.edu/2025/12/nai-fe…
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🐝 How did aggressive Africanized honey bees in Puerto Rico become gentle in just decades? New research shows how genetic diversity from admixed populations enabled this change through selection on genes affecting serotonin signaling & behavior. 🧬 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf217
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📢 We're hiring a Genomics Senior Systems Architect! The incumbent will be responsible for the Genomics Institute's complex computing infrastructure. Learn more and apply at jobs.ucsc.edu using job code 82880.
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Our first thoughts begin before we are born 🧠👶🏻 An exciting discovery from @ucsc challenges the popular “blank slate” theory and opens new possibilities for studying early brain function and developmental disorders. 👉 Read in @DiscoverMag : discovermagazine.com/our-bra…

Our Brains May Have Pre-Configured Instructions to Understand the World When We're Born

Discover how brain organoids are helping us uncover whether early thought patterns emerge from experience or are hardwired into our DNA.

discovermagazine.com
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POSTDOCS: We're hosting our fourth-annual Next Wave of Faculty in Genomics symposium in beautiful Santa Cruz, CA, to showcase rising talent in genomics research. Travel expenses are covered for selected applicants ✈️😎🏖 APPLY BY JAN 15: genomics.wordpress.ucsc.edu/…
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Genomics is changing lives, and it's only the beginning. 🧬 At the Genomics Rooftop Mixer with @santacruzworks, our scientists engaged entrepreneurs, investors, and the general public in conversations about the future of precision health. 🔗 news.ucsc.edu/2025/11/leadin…
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