February 24, 2026
Berkeley is a vibrant constellation of brilliant minds and shining ideas. Within this Golden Bear-shaped expanse, QB3-Berkeley stands as a hub where the boundaries of biology and technology dissolve. Here, every member of our community finds a unique place to shine—whether they are pushing the limits of discovery in a faculty lab or mastering the…
February 20, 2026
We are pleased to announce that the newest cohort of CIRM Scholars includes four postdoctoral scientists working in QB3-Berkeley faculty labs. Funded by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), this prestigious training program supports outstanding scientists as they advance the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine. Congratulations to these new first-year CIRM…
February 18, 2026
Sarah Smaga, PhD, is the 2025-2026 Biophysical Society/AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow in the Office of Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04). She previously served as executive director of the NSF Center for Genetically Encoded Materials (C-GEM) and coordinating editor at Biochemistry. Sarah received her PhD in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University. Sarah joins…
February 17, 2026
A Sloan Research Fellowship is one of the most prestigious awards available to early-career researchers. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation today announced the names of the 126 early-career researchers selected to receive 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships, including seven from UC Berkeley. The fellowships honor exceptional scholars in the U.S. and Canada whose creativity, innovation and research accomplishments…
February 12, 2026
Amy Herr, a QB3-Berkeley faculty affiliate and professor of bioengineering, has been awarded a 2026 Weill Neurohub Investigator Award. The award supports her research project, “The Protein Code of Brain Aging: From Molecules to Mechanisms.” The Weill Neurohub Investigator program is designed to fund high-impact, interdisciplinary research that leverages expertise across UC Berkeley, UCSF, and…
February 11, 2026
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced this week that four UC Berkeley faculty — including QB3-Berkeley faculty affiliate Jennifer Doudna — have been elected to its ranks. Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to engineering research, practice…
February 10, 2026
Parkinson’s disease afflicts more than ten million people worldwide, and with prevalence continuing to rise, the need for therapies that do more than merely mask symptoms has become urgent. In response, UC Berkeley’s Molecular Therapeutics Initiative (MTI) has selected three research teams for the inaugural MTI Parkinson’s Therapeutics Program, launched last autumn to transform high-impact academic…
January 14, 2026
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) scientist Dan Fletcher was elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in October, 2025. He joins 90 other new members and 10 new international members. Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have…