Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest public health challenges of our time. New medicines are urgently needed, and tomorrow’s breakthroughs depend on the curiosity and creativity of today’s students. At UC Santa Cruz, undergraduates are stepping up to the challenge—conducting hands-on research to discover the next generation of life-saving antibiotics.
This Giving Day, you can empower undergraduates to take on real-world science with global impact.
Why It Matters
- A global crisis: Unless new therapies are approved, by 2050 there may be more deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections than from cancer and diabetes combined.
- Undergraduate degree-defining experience: We provide UC Santa Cruz undergraduates with direct access to cutting-edge antibiotic drug discovery research.
- Future-ready scientists: Students gain the skills, mentorship, and confidence to launch careers in biomedical research and medicine.
Impact
“This experience allowed me to develop my critical thinking, technical research, and communication skills that prepared me for my transition from undergrad to graduate school.” — Former UC Santa Cruz undergrad researcher in antibiotic drug discovery
Your gift supports lab supplies, research training, and the mentorship that makes transformative student experiences possible.
Giving Levels
- $25 — Provides essential lab materials for student researchers.
- $100 — Supports hands-on training in the UC Santa Cruz Chemical Screening Center.
- $250 — Funds a student research presentation at a campus symposium.
- $500 — Covers supplies for testing novel antibiotic candidates.
- $1,000+ — Launches an undergraduate summer research fellowship.
Every gift, no matter the size, fuels student innovation and the fight against antibiotic resistance.
For more information, please visit https://auerbuchstonelab.sites.ucsc.edu/.
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