A team of scientists, including Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development Richard Harland, are publishing the first genome sequence of an amphibian, the African clawed frog Xenopus tropicalis, filling in a major gap among the vertebrates sequenced to date.
Department News
Below are articles from various sources about members of MCB and their research.
April 29, 2010
Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development Doug Koshland, who is officially joining MCB on July 1, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Members are elected to the National Academy in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
April 26, 2010
The third annual Genetics, Development and Molecular Evolution Supergroup Symposium will take place on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Details and free registration are available at the link below.
April 19, 2010
Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology David Drubin and Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development Richard Harland have been elected as 2010 Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
April 12, 2010
Professor Emeritus of Neurobiology Frank Werblin is the recipient of the Retina Research Foundation's 2010 Paul Kayser International Award in Retina Research. This honor is given every other year to one or more vision scientists who have made a significant contribution to knowledge about the retina or retinal disease. Please join us in congratulating Professor Werblin on receiving this prestigious award in recognition of his many important discoveries, which have advanced
April 02, 2010
The 2010-11 Molecular & Cell Biology GSI application is now available: http://mcb.berkeley.edu/grad/main/gsi-appointments/
Make sure to review the Projected GSI needs as some of the courses requiring GSI's has changed from last year.
The application deadline is Monday April 19th and the Divisional GSI Advisers will meet in early May to make the assignments.
First time GSIs will be involved in mandatory GSI training so plan to be on campus in mid-late August.
February 05, 2010
Assistant Professor of Immunology and Pathogenesis Greg Barton is the 2010 recipient of the American Association of Immunologist (AAI) BD Biosciences Investigator Award. This award is presented to an early-career investigator who has made outstanding contributions to the field of immunology.
February 01, 2010
MCB Professor of Neurobiology, Mu-ming Poo has recently published a paper in Science addressing a fundamental question of neurodevelopment about how neurons become polarized -- i.e. how growing neurites in a young neuron decide whether to become an axon or a dendrite. His group showed that reciprocal interactions between intracellular signaling cascades underlie this event.
January 15, 2010
Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology David Bilder will receive the 2010 Harland Winfield Mossman Award in Developmental Biology and present an award lecture on Function Follows Form: Linking Epithelial Polarity, Growth Control, and Morphogenesis in Drosophila during the Young Investigator Symposium at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Anatomists (AAA)/Experimental Biology (EB) 2010.
December 11, 2009
The Cell & Developmental Biology Division is hosting a one-day Symposium on Non-coding RNA on March 23, 2010. Information about the schedule, speakers and free registration are available by following the link below.