Cancer & NCD Genomics

Genomic analysis of genes, genomes and genetic variation is transforming human health. Cancer is a leading cause of death world wide, with more than 10 million deaths per year. Our faculty use genomics to uncover the genetic causes and blueprints of cancer, as well as new diagnostics and innovative treatments.

This includes work on new screening and therapeutic approaches to rare diseases. Like cancer, rare genetic diseases are a major global health dilemma. More than 800M people worldwide suffer from a combined 7,900 rare diseases. Unfortunately, less than 5% of these diverse diseases have an approved therapy. The excessive cost of rare disease therapeutics hinders patient access to potential cures.

Faculty at UC Santa Cruz study the molecular basis of these rare diseases.

Angela Brooks

• Pronouns
  • she, her, her, hers, herself
• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Biomolecular Engineering
• Campus Email
  • anbrooks@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Bioinformatics

Manel Camps

• Pronouns
  • he, him, his, his, himself
• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology Department
• Campus Email
  • mcamps@ucsc.edu

Ahmed Hamdy

• Title
  • Adjunct Professor
• Department
  • Biomolecular Engineering
• Campus Email
  • ahamdy@ucsc.edu

David Haussler

• Title
  • Distinguished Professor
• Department
  • Biomolecular Engineering
• Campus Email
  • haussler@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Genomics

Ted Holman

• Pronouns
  • he, him, his, his, himself
• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
• Campus Email
  • holman@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Biochemistry

Doug Kellogg

• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology Department
• Campus Email
  • dkellogg@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Biochemistry

Daniel H. Kim

• Title
  • Assistant Professor
• Department
  • Biomolecular Engineering
• Campus Email
  • dkim142@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Genomics

Sarah Loerch

• Pronouns
  • she, her, her, hers, herself
• Title
  • Assistant Professor
• Department
  • Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
• Campus Email
  • sloerch@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Biophysics

Scott Lokey

• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
• Campus Email
  • slokey@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Organic Chemistry

John MacMillan

• Title
  • Vice Chancellor for Research
• Department
  • Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
• Campus Email
  • jomacmil@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Chemical Biology

Karen M. Ottemann

• Pronouns
  • she/hers
• Title
  • Professor and Chair
• Department
  • Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology Department
• Campus Email
  • ottemann@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Microbiology

Benedict John Paten

• Title
  • Associate Professor
• Department
  • Biomolecular Engineering
• Campus Email
  • bpaten@ucsc.edu

Sofie Reda Salama

• Pronouns
  • she, her, her, hers, herself
• Title
  • Acting Professor of Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology
• Department
  • Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology Department
• Campus Email
  • ssalama@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Biomedical Sciences

Jeremy R Sanford

• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology Department
• Campus Email
  • jsanfor2@ucsc.edu

Shaheen Sikandar

• Campus Email
  • ssikanda@ucsc.edu

William Sullivan

• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology Department
• Campus Email
  • wtsulliv@ucsc.edu

Zhu A. Wang

• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology Department
• Campus Email
  • zwang36@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Developmental Biology

Ali Yanik

• Title
  • Associate Professor
• Department
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Campus Email
  • yanik@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Electrical Engineering

Martha Cecilia Zúñiga

• Pronouns
  • she, her, her, hers, herself
• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology Department
• Campus Email
  • mzuniga@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Cell Biology