Diversifying Genomic Studies: UCSC Leads Breakthrough with Human Pangenome

UC Santa Cruz leads breakthrough with human pangenome, revolutionizing targeted healthcare and genomic studies.

Doug EricksonMay 10, 2023UCSC, Genomics, human genome, Benedict Paten, karen miga, David Haussler

The Genomics Institute is leading the way in filling the holes left in the first draft of the human genetic code. In total, about 8 percent of the more than 3-billion-base-pairs in the human genome has remained unsequenced in the two decades since that first draft.

Doug EricksonJuly 21, 2021UCSC, UCSC Genomics Institute, human genome

UCSC’s Genomics Institute settles into new Delaware Avenue headquarters

Almost 20 years after UC Santa Cruz researchers made history by assembling the first human genome sequence, the campus has formally established the UCSC Genomics Institute as an Organized Research Unit (ORU) providing support for interdisciplinary and collaborative research in genomics across multiple departments and divisions.

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