Faculty focus on Markita del Carpio Landry

Markita del Carpio Landry is an assistant professor in the department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and the principal investigator of the Landry Laboratory, which has pioneered nanotechnologies for in-brain neurotransmitter imaging, and also genetic manipulation in plants. Prof. Landry is also on the scientific advisory board of Terramera and on…

Chemistry pilots Graduate Diversity Program to support DEI efforts

While graduate students in the College of Chemistry have long been leading DEI efforts and initiatives to improve the unit’s climate, a new program provides more support and compensation for their work.  Academic institutions have recently shifted significantly toward focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Many departments and colleges at UC Berkeley have shown…

Reconstructing the chromosomes of the earliest animals on Earth

A study led by QB3-Berkeley faculty affiliate Daniel Rokhsar is the first to compare the chromosomal position of genes from diverse animals, allowing the ancestral organization to be inferred and rare changes in chromosome organization to be studied.

An Interview with Professional in Residence Christine Ring: Thriving at the interface

Christine Ring, PhD, JD, is the secretary of Nurix and the company’s general counsel. Ring is joining the QB3-Berkeley Professionals in Residence (PIR) program on Friday, Feburary 11th for two in-person events in Stanley Hall on the UC Berkeley campus. Interested graduate students and postdocs may register for Ring’s events here. Ring spoke with graduate…

Eva Nogales among new UC Berkeley AAAS fellows

Ten members of the UC Berkeley community have been elected American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellows, one of the most distinctive honors within the scientific community. Among these 10 members is Eva Nogales, professor of molecular and cell biology and QB3-Berkeley faculty affiliate.