Topics and Expertise: genomics

The Laboratory for Genomics Research offers Innovation Awards

Tue Sep 14, 2021
CRISPR model being held up in a laboratory
The Laboratory for Genomics Research
The $100,000, one-year awards will support the development of groundbreaking technologies in the field of functional genomics.

Regulatory DNA opens a window through time

Wed May 12, 2021
Illustration of chromosomes and double helix of DNA
NIH

A DNA double helix and chromosomes inside a cell. A UCSF/Stanford study of Neanderthal and human DNA found over 400 changes to regulatory DNA that may help explain the differences between the hominid relatives.

Research on Neanderthal DNA reveals new details about our evolutionary cousins

Phillips named as Member of National Academy of Medicine Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health

Wed Mar 17, 2021
Kathryn Phillips, PhD, has joined the National Academy Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health.

Genomes from over 50,000 people to help bring precision medicine to all

Mon Mar 8, 2021
Hernandez
Elisabeth Fall

Ryan Hernandez, PhD

Collaborative effort ensures precision medicine will be based on the genetics of a diverse pool of people

Phillips discusses insurance coverage for genomic testing

Tue Apr 24, 2018
Phillips
Elisabeth Fall
Kathryn Phillips, PhD, discusses insurance coverage for genomic testing in her recent articles published in JAMA and Science.

Fischbach joins project to generate drugs from bacterial genomes

Thu Oct 15, 2015
Fischbach
Cindy Chew

Michael Fischbach, PhD

Bacteria generate small molecules to fend off their fellow microbes. They also produce molecules that affect the response of host organisms—including humans—to their presence. Such molecules have been a major source of antibiotics, immunosuppressants, anti-cancer agents, and other drugs.

Burchard named to expert panel for Obama’s precision medicine plan

Wed Apr 1, 2015
Burchard in lab
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Esteban G. Burchard, MD, MPH

School faculty member Esteban G. Burchard, MD, MPH, has been appointed to an expert panel advising the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on how to develop President Barack Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative.

Diversity in Mexico

Mon Jun 16, 2014

Adam Abate, PhD

Sat Dec 15, 2012
Abate
Professor

I use dro­­plet-based microfluidics for directed evolution and massively parallel single cell analysis.

Reflection: 30 years of top NIH funding for UCSF School of Pharmacy

Wed Dec 22, 2010
people discuss research results

Kathy Giacomini, PhD (center), co-chair of the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, discusses research results in the lab with postdocs Sook Wah Yee (left), and Amber Dahlin (right).

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Introduction
Budget significance
Reasons for past success
A decade of funding for bioinformatics
New drug discovery directions attract support

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