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Robert Tjian

Robert Tjian to head Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Robert Tjian has been elected president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, one of the world's largest private funders of biomedical research. More >

Sedat & Sretavan

Two scientists receive grants for ‘unconventional’ research
David Sretavan, professor of ophthalmology and physiology, and John Sedat, professor of biochemistry and biophysics, are among researchers selected to receive grants as part of the National Institutes of Health’s new EUREKA program. More >

Sanjay Kumar

Bioengineer receives NIH New Innovator Award
Sanjay Kumar is one of 31 recipients of the New Innovator Award, announced Sept. 22 by the National Institutes for Health. The $1.5 million award recognizes investigators in the early stages of their careers who have not previously held regular research grants from the NIH. More >

DNA sequencer

QB3 grant funds high-throughput DNA sequencer at UCSC
UC Santa Cruz scientists will be able to sequence DNA using next-generation high-throughput instrumentation, thanks to new funding from QB3. More >

Miscanthus

What we don't know about biofuels
Chris Sommerville, director of the new Energy Biosciences Institute, discusses the web of scientific, technical, and social questions that EBI researchers have begun to probe in an attempt to "truly understand" the potential benefits and pitfalls of large-scale biofuel production. More >

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Natural products workshop
Set for October 2-3 at UC Santa Cruz, this workshop will focus on developing new chemotherapeutics using natural products as the seed for further discovery. More >

Bridging the gap
Research funding is available from QB3 through the Rogers Bridging the Gap Award, designed to encourage translational research. Applications are due October 17. More >

2nd Annual Collaborative Drug Discovery Meeting
The 2nd Annual Collaborative Drug Discovery (CDD) - UCSF Community Meeting for Neglected Disease, Commercial and Orphan Drug Research will take place on October 7. More >

Byers Hall

QB3/GE Bioprocessing Course
QB3 is sponsoring an intensive course November 3-7 on separation and purification strategies. More >

QB3 News Clips

September 22, 2008, Discover Magazine
Science Policy Project: Jay Keasling

September 16, 2008, San Francisco Chronicle
Changing diet, exercise found to extend lives

September 5, 2008, San Francisco Chronicle
Students do cutting-edge biotech work

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