The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) today announced a $5 million grant to the University of California, Santa Cruz, as part of a four-year project to build a “parts list” of biologically functional elements in the human genome. Under the grant, a team led by James Kent, associate research scientist at UCSC’s Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering (CBSE), will establish a Data Coordination Center for the ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project.
