Chancellor’s Award winner Sneha Jariwala came to UC Santa Cruz shortly after her sister passed away from leukemia. Motivated by this tragic loss, Sneha has used her time as a student to participate in cancer activism, fundraising, and research.
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Sanchez arrived at UC Santa Cruz with a passion for scientific exploration, but adjusting to college life was a challenge. A first-generation college student, he could not turn to his parents for advice about coping and thriving at a university.
“It was on me to apply myself and make use of my college education,” he said. “I think being thrown into independence is difficult, and I’m definitely lucky to have been surrounded by hard-working and caring people.”
Free of toxic and hallucinogenic side effects, the psychedelic analog ibogaine-inspired tabernanthalog (TBG) shows promise as a potential treatment for the detrimental effects of stress on the brain.
When the body’s immune response to an infection gets out of control, the result can be a life-threatening condition known as sepsis. In a new study, researchers at UC Santa Cruz have identified a long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) molecule that has surprising effects on the immune system and susceptibility to septic shock.
Funding will support Lindsay’s research on how milk supply is generated during pregnancy and why some women experience lactation insufficiency.
Known for her pioneering work on telomeres, Greider brings exceptional research and leadership skills to her appointment in the Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology.
Original story from UCSC Newscenter.
Researchers used a combination of techniques to identify different neuronal cell types and trace their connectivity within the mouse visual cortex.
Original Story from UCSC Newscenter.
My guests this week on Remarkable People are the esteemed UCSC Coronavirus Team. The UCSC Genomics Institute has been working around the clock to combat the coronavirus. I recently led a discussion into the pioneering research and results.
Original story from Guy Kawasaki.
Joe DeRisi, award-winning “disease tracker,” converted unused lab space into one of America’s most prolific COVID-19 testing centers in eight days.
Original story from UCSC Newscenter.
The Searle Scholars Program has awarded a $300,000 research grant to Upasna Sharma, assistant professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at UC Santa Cruz.
Original story from UCSC Newscenter.
While doctors and nurses treat COVID-19 patients on the front lines, behind the scenes scientists are working hard in their labs to come up with ways to battle the pandemic. A team of UC Santa Cruz scientists are targeting high capacity coronavirus diagnostic testing with 24-hour turnaround that will meet the needs of community in the County of Santa Cruz.
Original story from KSBW.
