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Professor Andrej Sali, PHD

Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics Protein Data Bank, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), and Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

Researchers at the Genome Center have contributed to a groundbreaking study published in Science, revealing that chimpanzees possess genetic adaptations enabling them to thrive in diverse habitats, including forests and savannahs. Notably, the study identifies genetic variants in chimpanzees that may confer resistance to malaria, similar to protective mechanisms observed in humans.

This article originally appeared in the UC Davis CBS News. The full article, written by Cody Kitaura, can be found here.

A battle around the world is raging between plants and the changing environment, and UC Davis researchers are on the front lines.

This article originally appeared in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences News. The full article, written by Trina Kleist, can be found here.

The groundbreaking work of John Jumper and Demis Hassabis from DeepMind and David Baker from the University of Washington, which earned them the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has deep roots in the global scientific initiative known as the Critical Assessment of Structure Prediction (CASP). This biennial project, co-founded by UC Davis Genome Center’s Dr.

This article originally appeared in UC Davis News and the full article is found here, written by José Vadi.

This article originally appeared in the The Davis Enterprise. Written by Monica Stark, Enterprise Staff Writer

This article originally appeared on the College of Biological Sciences News.

This article originally appeared on the College of Biological Sciences News.

This article originally appeared on the College of Biological Sciences News.