Bustamante awarded Biophysical Society Honors
October 14, 2020
Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology Carlos Bustamante has been awarded the 2021 Biophysical Society (BPS) Kazuhiko Kinosita Award in Single-Molecule Biophysics.
Faculty news
Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna: Gene editing could make a better future
October 14, 2020
Rapid advances in gene-editing technology have a transformative potential to help cure disease and feed the world, but scientists must assure that the tools are not used for unethical purposes, new UC Berkeley Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna told reporters today.
UC Berkeley’s Jennifer Doudna wins 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
October 14, 2020
University of California, Berkeley, biochemist Jennifer Doudna today won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, sharing it with colleague Emmanuelle Charpentier for the co-development of CRISPR-Cas9, a genome editing breakthrough that has revolutionized biomedicine.
Vance honored with Cancer Research Institute Award
September 10, 2020
Russell Vance, Molecular and Cell Biology professor of Immunology and Pathogenesis has been awarded the Cancer Research Institute’s 2020 William B. Cley Award for his research and discoveries in immunology.
Paul Alivisatos named 2021 Priestley Medalist
June 25, 2020
Paul Alivisatos, Samsung Distinguished Professor of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and UC Berkeley professor of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering, has been awarded the 2021 Priestley Medal.
Hurley elected to National Academy of Sciences
April 27, 2020
James Hurley, a professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology has been elected as a new member of the 2020 National Academy of Sciences.
Collins elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
April 23, 2020
Kathy Collins, a professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology has been elected as a new member of the 2020 American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Landry named 2020 Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy
April 20, 2020
Markita Landry, an assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been selected for the 2020 Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy Award.