\u201cUC San Diego brings exceptional strengths across biological sciences, medicine, engineering, computation, environmental research and ocean science that align powerfully with the IGI\u2019s mission,\u201d said Dean Pogliano. \u201cI am excited to help lead this campus-wide collaboration, building on years of productive partnership between UC San Diego and IGI scientists while creating new opportunities to develop genomic technologies that can move from fundamental discovery toward scalable solutions in human health, climate resilience and the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Future Prospects<\/p>\n
In addition to the current collaborations, IGI\u2019s Executive Director Brad Ringeisen foresees multiple areas of synergy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUC San Diego\u2019s strengths in engineering, medical devices, environmental research and the microbiome complement IGI\u2019s current research areas, and allow us to expand our societal impact in new ways,\u201d says Ringeisen. \u201cAI and machine learning are dramatically accelerating the speed of research in genomics, so we are very excited about applying the joint power of UC Berkeley and UC San Diego\u2019s computer science prowess to large problems in human health and the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n
New joint projects of particular interest include interdisciplinary programs designed to bolster the climate resilience of our oceans and soils through innovative scalable solutions, and combining UC Berkeley\u2019s biotechnology discovery engine with UC San Diego\u2019s biomedical research and health system to improve the drug discovery pipeline for rapid translation across areas like antimicrobial resistance and neurodegenerative disease.<\/p>\n
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