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University of California at Santa Cruz Diversity Program in Genomic Sciences
| Undergraduate Diversity Award in Genomic Sciences & ELSI
Graduate Diversity Fellowship in Genomic Sciences & ELSI
Summer Workshop in Genome Research
Outreach Program Program Description
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Overview
Uncovering the mysteries of the human genome and exposing humankind to the
benefits and potential risks of this information will affect all humans regardless
of race, class, gender, socio-economic status, or any other classification measure.
For this reason, the Diversity Program in Genomic Sciences at the University
of California at Santa Cruz strives to involve and include all people. By keeping
the wellbeing of humankind at the heart of the Human Genome Project goals, we
can steer the research toward positive ends. As a community of scientists, we
remain committed to pursuing a greater understanding of the human genome and
the consequences of this knowledge, and to making our findings available to
the public. We are actively concerned about the ethical, social, and legal implications
of this research. Our diversity program has four components: undergraduate awards,
graduate fellowships, a summer workshop held annually in July that is free and
open to the public, and K-graduate outreach & recruitment. For more information
about any of these programs, or if you have questions, please follow the links
above or contact the program coordinator, Phoenix Eagleshadow, phoenix@soe.ucsc.edu
Research Opportunities
Most of the research is hosted by the interdisciplinary Center for Biomolecular
Science & Engineering (CBSE). The CBSE has more than 60 faculty affiliates
from 12 departments in science, engineering, social sciences, and humanities.
The research spans a wide range of biomolecular science:
- bioengineering and biotechnology
- bioinformatics, applied mathematics, and biostatistics
- structural and chemical biology
- experimental genomics and proteomics
- molecular and cellular biology
- biochemistry and biophysics
- computer engineering and scientific visualization
- health and environmental science.
To effectively address today's pressing problems in biology and medicine, biologists,
chemists, statisticians, engineers, physicist, and philosophers must work together,
crossing traditional academic boundaries.
Students at UCSC have numerous opportunities to participate in research at
both the graduate and undergraduate level. The campus also hosts three research-related
summer programs available to non-UCSC undergraduates: one in information technology
fields (all engineering fields, including mathematics and physics), one in chemistry,
and one in applied optics.
Principle Investigators (PI):
- Dr. David Haussler, NHGRI Grant: 3 P41 HG02371-02S1
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Last Reviewed: February 20, 2008
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