Collins elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
April 23, 2020
Kathy Collins, a professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology has been elected as a new member of the 2020 American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Landry named 2020 Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy
April 20, 2020
Markita Landry, an assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been selected for the 2020 Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy Award.
Doudna receives 2020 Guggenheim Fellowship
April 09, 2020
Jennifer Doudna, a professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology and the Executive Director of the Innovative Genomics Institute, has been awarded a 2020 Guggenheim Fellowship.
UC Berkeley scientists spin up a robotic COVID-19 testing lab
March 30, 2020
Scientists at UC Berkeley’s Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) are creating a diagnostic lab with the capability to process more than 1,000 patient samples per day.
New technique ‘prints’ cells to create diverse biological environments
March 18, 2020
UC Berkeley researchers, including David Schaffer and Lydia Sohn, have created a new technique that utilizes photolithography and programmable DNA to rapidly “print” two-dimensional arrays of cells and proteins that mimic a variety of cellular environments in the body.
Merchant receives Moore Foundation Investigator Award
March 12, 2020
Sabeeha Merchant Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology and of Plant and Microbial Biology has received the Investigator Award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Lewis receives Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation Faculty Grant
February 18, 2020
Samantha Lewis, MCB Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, has received the 2020 Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation Faculty Grant.
Huge bacteria-eating viruses narrow gap between life and non-life
February 12, 2020
UC Berkeley researchers and collaborators, including Jennifer Doudna and Jamie Cate, have discovered hundreds of unusually large, bacteria-killing viruses with capabilities normally associated with living organisms.