March 26, 2026
The newly elected AAAS Fellows include a tech pioneer, the author of a book on nature’s poisons and a neuroscientist who can decode what you are seeing from your brain wave activity. Eleven UC Berkeley faculty members have been elected 2025 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest…
March 25, 2026
Eldora Ellison is an accomplished patent attorney and director at Sterne Kessler. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated expertise in patent challenging and prosecution, most recently serving as the lead strategist for CRISPR technology. Prior to her Professional in Residence discussion, Ellison discussed her career trajectory and how she has taken charge of her professional…
March 25, 2026
A miniaturized system developed by UC Berkeley researchers can mimic the effects of nearly four decades of aging with high accuracy, potentially enabling rapid drug development and cheaper testing. Over one billion people worldwide are over 60, and the population is projected to more than double by 2050. But as more people live into their…
March 10, 2026
New approach could lead to therapies for a wider range of diseases and with fewer side effects Lymph nodes, considered the command centers of our immune system, often get swollen and stiff when fighting infection. Now, a UC Berkeley-led team of researchers has discovered that this mechanical change may help instruct our immune system to…
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…