In its year-end issue, the journal Science chose the CRISPR genome-editing technology, originating out of Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology Jennifer Doudna's lab, 2015’s Breakthrough of the Year.
Department News
Below are articles from various sources about members of MCB and their research.
December 15, 2015
A new study from the Patel Lab illustrates the ease with which CRISPR-Cas9 can knock out genes in exotic animals — in this case, an amphipod or sandhopper — to learn how those genes control growth and development.
December 15, 2015
Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development Jasper Rine has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors, along with two other UC Berkeley faculty members.
December 02, 2015
Today marks the start of a three-day international summit in Washington, D.C. focusing on the ethics of making permanent, hereditary changes in the human genome. Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology Jennifer Doudna spearheaded this effort with an informal discussion organized in January -- bringing international attention and laying the ground work for this summit.
Read more about the Summit and see The New York Times Magazine's feature.
November 24, 2015
The Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) has announced that the 2016 HFSP Nakasone Award has been awarded to Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier of the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany and Umeå University, Sweden for their seminal work on gene editing by means of the CRISPR-Cas9 system.
November 20, 2015
The Developmental and Regenerative Biology (DRB) Group at UC Berkeley brings together researchers interested in fundamental questions concerning how organisms reproduce, develop from egg to adult, and maintain themselves through renewal and regeneration. Twenty different Molecular and Cell Biology faculty labs are involved in this group so far.
November 20, 2015
The Collins and Kuriyan Labs were among eight campus labs to receive the UC Berkeley Excellence in Laboratory Safety Awards. The awards are given to labs that demonstrate outstanding safety cultures, and have the on-going attention and shared responsibility required to maintain safety standards in campus labs.
Thanks to the Collins and Kuriyan Labs for helping to ensure that “Safety is Part of Science!”
November 20, 2015
MCB Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development Daniel Rokhsar and collaborators shed light on how humans evolved the ability to bite, chew, swallow and speak through this fascinating marine worm genome sequencing effort.
November 20, 2015
The Isacoff Lab has developed a new tool that aids our understanding of how G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are activated throughout the nervous system. This knowledge may assist in the development of drugs for the treatment of neurological disorders such as schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease and others.
November 19, 2015
As the campus hosts its second annual Big Give fundraiser, we invite you to "think bigger" with MCB. Even a $10 donation will send the university a message that you support MCB's top-notch education and ground-breaking discoveries.