November 19, 2025
Two years ago, a novel analysis by UC Berkeley researchers pointed to comb jellies as the root of the animal tree of life. Another Berkeley group now says it’s sponges. Photo by Alison Yin, courtesy of HHMIBiologists who study the evolutionary origin of animals got a bit of a surprise this month when a new…
November 10, 2025
Worldwide, more than 500,000 children under age five die each year from gastrointestinal bacterial infections, largely in communities lacking safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure. To address this public health threat, scientists need to better understand how these pathogens spread. Now, a team led by Amy Pickering, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, has discovered…
October 21, 2025
The new members have worked on mobile phone microscopes and health disparities. The National Academy of Medicine has added two UC Berkeley faculty members to its ranks of scholars, the academy announced Monday. Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine, recognizing individuals who have…
October 07, 2025
The Nobel Prize committee honored Clarke “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit.” These circuits were forerunners of the qubits in many quantum computers. John Clarke, an emeritus professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for his…
October 03, 2025
For many people, viruses are a scourge; they cause illness and even death, and the mere mention of them, whether they are harmless or cause the flu, sends many reaching for the disinfectant wipes. But to Britt Glaunsinger, viruses are a wonder. “I love efficiency, and viruses are masters at efficiency,” says Glaunsinger, a professor…
October 01, 2025
Andrew Dillin is a professor of immunology and molecular medicine in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB). He would be in the Department of Neuroscience, too, if he wasn’t so dang busy. In addition to his regular teaching and research duties, Dillin is developing the Division of Immunology and Molecular Medicine’s new curriculum…
September 03, 2025
Allon Wagner is an assistant professor of computer science in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, an assistant professor of immunology and molecular medicine in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology at UC Berkeley, and a member of the Center for Computational Biology. His lab develops data-driven algorithms to analyze single-cell molecular…
August 12, 2025
Today, the Pew Charitable Trusts announced that four UC Berkeley researchers will be recognized as 2025 Pew Scholars. The early-career biomedical scientists will receive multi-year research grants and join a rich network of more than 1,000 Pew-funded scientists. Ana Paula Arruda and Cara Brook — an assistant professor of nutritional science and toxicology and an…