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Researchers make major strides toward an all-purpose biosensor chip
“This work is our latest step in developing integrated optofluidic sensing devices that are sensitive enough to detect single biomolecules and work over a very wide range of concentrations,” said Schmidt. “We have shown that this can be done with a single method,...
Deep neural network provides robust detection of disease biomarkers in real time
Sophisticated systems for the detection of biomarkers — molecules such as DNA or proteins that indicate the presence of a disease — are crucial for real-time diagnostic and disease-monitoring devices.
Holger Schmidt, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering at UC Santa Cruz, and his group have long been focused on developing unique, highly sensitive devices called optofluidic chips to detect biomarkers.
Celebrating Organoid Research Day
March 22, 2023 Today is World Organoid Research Day! Researchers at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute have been working with brain organoids for years in an attempt to better understand the human brain. To raise awareness of these very special cell clusters, we put...
Braingeneers develop novel method to automate the growth of brain tissue organoids on a chip
Braingeneers develop novel method to automate the growth of brain tissue organoids on a chip The new system can increase reproducibility in cerebral organoid research and shows promise for lowering levels of cellular stress Emily Cerf | UCSC | November 28, 2022 A team...
New Center for Live Cell Genomics will Support Braingeneers Research
Tim Stephens | UCSC | September 27, 2021 The new center will bring together a broad range of researchers in different departments at UCSC, as well as collaborators at UCSF, Stanford, and other institutions. It will build on existing efforts such as the research on...
Braingeneer group publication explores neurological control of flexible robots
Braingeneer group publication explores neurological control of flexible robots Wednesday, October 21, 2020 | James McGirk Controlling a robot’s movement typically requires laborious programming. A team of UC Santa Cruz researchers in the Braingeneers group are...
New Genetic Clues to the Mystery of Your Giant Brain
Compared to gorillas and orangutans, our brains are 3X as big. Brain size is likely a big part of what makes us human. UC Santa Cruz and UCSF scientists recently made an important discovery shedding light on how we got big brains.