July 26, 2022
Researchers have taken an important step toward understanding the microscopic battle that plays out between our lung cells and the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. A UC Berkeley-led study has identified specific proteins within our bodies that can promote or protect us from SARS-CoV-2 infections, potentially opening the door to new antiviral therapies. In the…
July 20, 2022
Phillip Geissler (1974-2022) A message from College of Chemistry Dean Douglas S. Clark: Our community has been jolted by the news that Professor Phillip Geissler, 48, has died. Phill was hiking in Utah at the time of his death. Phill was the Aldo De Benedictis Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and a renowned physical chemist, but…
July 12, 2022
David Schaffer is a professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Bioengineering, and Neuroscience. Schaffer’s applies engineering principles to enhance stem cell and gene therapy approaches for neuroregeneration. This work includes mechanistic investigation of stem cell control, as well as molecular evolution and engineering of viral gene delivery vehicles. In addition to his lab’s research, Schaffer…
July 06, 2022
The Board of Directors of The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience has announced the selection six neuroscientists(link is external) to receive the 2022 McKnight Scholar Award including Markita Landry, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UC Berkeley. The McKnight Scholar Awards are granted to young scientists who are in the early stages of establishing their own independent…
June 28, 2022
David Schaffer has been appointed the next executive director of QB3, the institute announced today. A professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, bioengineering, and molecular and cell biology, Schaffer holds over 50 patents; his lab’s research has spawned eight companies to commercialize stem cell and gene therapies. The appointment was made jointly by the chancellors…
June 28, 2022
Coming from a long line of Iowa farmers, David Savage always thought he would do research to improve crops. That dream died in college, when it became clear that any genetic tweak to a crop would take at least a year to test; for some perennials and trees, it could take five to 10 years. Faced with…
June 28, 2022
Daniel Fletcher is the Chatterjee Professor of Bioengineering and Biophysics and a faculty member of the Bioengineering Department, an affiliated faculty of the Molecular and Cell Biology Department, and a Visiting Investigator of the Gladstone Institutes at UCSF. He is also a Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator, Faculty Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and co-director of…
June 22, 2022
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Development, and Physiology Samantha Lewis was named one of the 2022-2023 Hellman Fellows for her proposal “Exploring mitochondrial DNA replication proteins in functional assemblies in vivo”. This award, from the Society of Hellman Fellows Fund, was designed to support early-career faculty who have shown evidence of their promise for distinction…