Understanding biology at the molecular and cellular levels with an aim toward biomedical discovery and applications

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS

UCSC Splicing Microarray Database

Undergraduate Research Group: Genomic Splicing Studies

Structure and Function of the Vacuolar ATPase

Biological Morphogenesis Research

Genetic and Biochemical Research in Neuronal Function and Development

Cytoskeletal Dynamics and the Cell Cycle

Small Molecule Modulators Of The Actin Cytoskeleton: A Chemical Genetics Approach

RESEARCH STORIES

Feldheim research shows nature and nurture combine to form the right visual connections

Optical tweezers pick up the ribosome beat

Discovery of retinal cell type ends four-decade search

Neuroscientist Yi Zuo wins two new research awards

UC Santa Cruz physicists tackle new challenges in neurobiology

A deeper look into the ribosome

Newly discovered gene may hold clues to evolution of human brain capacity

Insects that produce males from unfertilized eggs reveal a surprising cellular feat

Feldheim research reveals aspects of mammalian neuronal development

Research by Sullivan uncovers modus operandi of parasitic bacterium in insects

Kellogg lab unveils complex mechanisms that control cell growth and division

Opening the way for nerve regeneration studies in worms

Antibiotic rifampin shows promise for fighting Parkinson's disease

Partnership to speed development of an 'artificial retina' to restore sight

New role for brain chemical found in mammary glands, with implications for breast cancer research

Environmental toxicology of trace metals

High-tech movies show vivid details of living cells

Research to focus on devices to aid stroke victims, blind

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UCSC FACILITIES

Macromolecular X-Ray Crystallography Facility

Microarray Facility

Microscopy & Imaging Facility

Nanosecond Time-Resolved Laser Spectroscopy Laboratory

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility

Proteomics Facility

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