Heterochromatin dynamics in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Division of Genetics, Genomics and Development - Heterochromatin dynamics in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Division of Immunology and Pathogenesis
Division of Immunology and Pathogenesis - Salmonella typhimurium growing within a macrophage
Division of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Division of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology - Structure of the human Ndc80 kinetochore complex around microtubules
Division of Cell and Developmental Biology
Division of Cell and Developmental Biology - Impaired trafficking of Notch in neoplastic ESCRT mutant Drosophila cells
Division of Neurobiology
Division of Neurobiology - Phosphorylation of mTOR in neurons in the striatum
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Chang Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

Congratulations to Professor Christopher Chang on being awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship!

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Carina Galicia honored with Excellence in Management Award


Congratulations to Carina Galicia, Director of Student Services, on receiving a 2021 UC Berkeley Excellence in Management Award!

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Lammel promoted to Associate Professor


Congratulations to Stephan Lammel on receiving tenure and his promotion to MCB Associate Professor!

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Thorner receives 2022 Biochemical Society Centenary Award


Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Jeremy Thorner on receiving the 2022 Centenary Award from the Biochemical Society!

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Berkeley Library: The oral history of iconoclast Bruce Ames


Professor of the Graduate School Bruce Ames is an indispensable source on the history of science. The Oral History Center at The Bancroft Library has just published his oral history.

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Grad Student Profile

Marcela Preininger
Neurobiology
Kaufer Lab & Schaffer Lab
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MCB Graduate Program

Undergraduate Profile

Kenneth Cabrera
Neurobiology

Why did you decide to apply to UCB? 

I’ll be honest, Cal wasn’t my dream school but it was definitely my target school. I decided to apply when I opened the UC application. I wasn’t sure what UCs to apply to but I knew Berkeley was kind of a long shot for me. My GPA was pretty good but I remember looking at average SAT and seeing mine I was scared. My older brother that joined the marines pushed me to apply and told me that if there was anyone in our family that could go to a star school like Cal it was me. I owe it to him.

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MCB Undergrad Program