Announced in a UCSC Newscenter article, UCSC has joined the UC DDC, “a cross-campus initiative aimed at building a drug discovery community that actively promotes research translation through industry partnerships.” Dr. Lokey is serving as the site lead for UCSC in the Executive Committee, the goal of which is “to promote drug development by providing expertise in drug discovery education and training to UC researchers, promote access to related core facilities throughout the UC system for researchers and partners, and build relationships between industry partners and researchers for enhanced project translation.” To all users of the CSC: please contact us if you have a drug discovery project idea, and together we can apply for seed funds from the UC DDC!

“From the UC researcher’s perspective, it’s not just a funding opportunity. Industry partnerships provide great training for graduate students and postdocs who get to see how the pharmaceutical industry works and make connections with people. Also, doing this kind of translational research gives you a sense that the work you’re doing has real-world applications.” – Scott Lokey