UC Berkeley launches trial of saliva test for COVID-19

Scientists from Jennifer Doudna’s Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI), the same UC Berkeley group that rapidly opened up a pop-up COVID-19 testing laboratory in March, are now testing a quicker and cost-efficient way to obtain patient samples through saliva.

Paul Alivisatos named 2021 Priestley Medalist

Paul Alivisatos, Samsung Distinguished Professor of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and UC Berkeley professor of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering, has been awarded the 2021 Priestley Medal.

New partnership seeds microbiome research

Scientists at UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, UCSF, and UC Davis have formed a Tri-Institutional Partnership in Microbiome Research (TrIP Microbiome) to leverage their collective expertise.