One of the largest communities of RNA scientists in the world is at the University of California at Santa Cruz —biologists, chemists, geneticists, engineers, and computer scientists — and their work is defining the future of this field.
New study discovers tiny target on RNA to short-circuit inflammation
Paper details high-throughput process for rapid screening, identification of mysterious ‘long non-coding RNA’.
Study offers guidance on state-of-the-art long-read RNA sequencing techniques
Optimizing sequencing methods can help researchers across a variety of biological fields, from conservation science to precision medicine.
New blood test for noncoding RNA significantly improves cancer detection
A novel liquid biopsy technology developed by Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Daniel Kim’s lab leverages RNA “dark matter” to enhance cancer diagnosis.
Scientists in the UC Santa Cruz Center for Molecular Biology of RNA are pushing the boundaries of the central dogma of molecular biology — the theory that explains how genetic information flows from DNA to RNA to produce proteins and regulate other functions in living cells.
This is just the beginning. Discoveries are made every day — the field is exploding and attracting interest among many early-career scientists, public and private funders, and biotech companies. This is, in part, due to the deployment of exciting new computational tools and methods that were undreamed of only a few years ago, some of which were invented at UC Santa Cruz.
As the science of RNA biology continues to explode, the Center for Molecular Biology of RNA at UCSC is poised to play a major role in solving the mysteries of this ancient molecule, and forging exciting new approaches to the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of human disease.”
— Harry Noller, Professor Emeritus of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology;
Robert L. Sinsheimer Professor of Molecular Biology; Director, Center for Molecular Biology of RNA
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