New Pines Center resonates with promise
December 06, 2023
Alex Pines, Glenn T. Seaborg Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, has had a remarkable career as a groundbreaking researcher and beloved teacher. Pines is a member of the National Academy of…
Core research facilities
The many flavors of genomics, all in one place: QB3 Genomics
January 24, 2022
Christopher Hann-Soden discusses the breadth of services offered at UC Berkeley’s QB3 Genomics Core Facility. The QB3 Genomics core research facility is an umbrella term for three separate UC Berkeley…
Doing big things on a small scale: The Biomolecular Nanotechnology Center
May 19, 2021
Paul Lum, the managing director of the Biomolecular Nanotechnology Center (BNC), talks about the history of the facility, its unique equipment, and the BNC’s research and culture.
A very strong magnet: QB3-Berkeley’s 900 MHz NMR Facility
March 25, 2021
Graduate student Riley Fricke sits down with Jeff Pelton, the manager of QB3-Berkeley’s 900 MHz NMR Facility, to discuss the facility and recent research that NMR spectroscopy has helped support.
Cross-campus collaboration: Meet CTAF/HTSF core facility director Mary West
March 10, 2021
Mary West, the director of the Cell and Tissue Analysis Facility and the High Throughput Screening Facility, explains how core facilities increase researchers’ access to equipment and highlights how these facilities play a crucial role in supporting labs’ work during campus COVID-19 restrictions.