Collage of seven faculty portrait photos and the National Academy of Sciences logo.

Donald Rio elected to National Academy of Sciences

Seven UC Berkeley faculty members were among 120 new members and 23 new international members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) announced this week, an honor that recognizes their distinguished…

Faculty member Daniel Fletcher on a grey graphic with the QB3-Berkeley logo on it.

Fletcher receives graduate student mentoring award

Professor Dan Fletcher has received the 2023 the Carol D. Soc Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Award, a campus-wide award that recognizes faculty for outstanding mentorship of UC Berkeley graduate students.…

Jim Hurley stands in front of a white building

Faculty focus on Jim Hurley

James Hurley is a professor of biochemistry, biophysics, and structural biology in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology. The Hurley lab is interested in fundamental questions of how the…

Susan Marqusee named 2023 ASBMB fellow

The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology today announced that 20 members have been named fellows of the scientific society. Designation as a fellow recognizes outstanding commitment to the…

Lewis receives AAA R.R. Bensley Award in Cell Biology

Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology, Samantha Lewis, received the R.R. Bensley Award in Cell Biology from the American Association of Anatomists (AAA). This award recognizes early-career investigators who…