Fifteen graduate students were presented with Outstanding GSI Awards (OGSI)at a ceremony at Alumni House on Monday, May 9th for their excellence in teaching in MCB courses.
Department News
Below are articles from various sources about members of MCB and their research.
April 26, 2005
More than 100 years ago, Theodor Boveri proposed that errors in the segregation of genetic material (chromosomes) to two daughter cells during cell division could be a cause of cancer.Furthermore, chromosome segregation defects during meiotic germ cell divisions are responsible for many spontaneous abortions and can lead to birth defects such as Down syndrome. Despite its fundamental importance very little is known about the molecular origins of these potentially devastating errors.
April 13, 2005
You are cordially invited to attend the annual MCB Undergraduate Honors Research Poster Session this Friday, April 15th, 3:00-5:00pm in the VLSB Courtyard (VLSB Lobby in case of rain).
View approximately sixty posters and partake in a delicious spring reception. Outstanding posters will be displayed at Cal Day, Saturday, April 16th.
March 29, 2005
On Saturday, April 9, 2005 the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology and the College of Letters & Science are hosting a symposium in honor of Emeritus Professor of Neurobiology Gunther Stent.
March 15, 2005
Morgan Harris, Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Department of Zoology (one of the precursor departments to MCB) died on February 14 at the age of 88.
For details please see the UC Press Release.
March 15, 2005
A major step in the development of the vertebrate embryo - the establishment of a back that morphs into a brain, spinal cord and muscles - turns out to be so important that the body uses at least three signals to make sure it happens properly.
The discovery, reported this month in the journal Developmental Cell by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, finally explains an 80-year-old observation that revolutionized the way biologists think about embryonic and fetal development and set the stage for the stem cell debate.
March 03, 2005
On Thursday, March 24, 2005 the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, Division of Cell & Developmental Biology, will be sponsoring a symposium entitled "New Frontiers in Cellular Imaging" in the Chan Shun Auditorium
In recent years, vastly improved techniques for labeling cellular structures with fluorescent probes, coupled with dramatic improvements in microscopes and software, have had a revolutionary impact on our ability to appreciate the intricate organization and dynamic properties of living cells.
February 01, 2005
Professor Hiroshi Nikaido has been awarded the Bristol-Myers Squibb "Freedom to Discover" Award for Distinguished Acheivement in Infectious Diseases Research.
The award consists of $50,000 and a silver medallion.
January 25, 2005
Professor John Kuriyan has been awarded the 2005 Richard Lounsbery Award by the National Acadamy of Sciences.
For more information see:
National Academies Press Release
Richard Lounsbery Award Site
January 11, 2005
Professor Douglas Melton from Harvard University will present the 2005 Choh Hao Li Lecture series on January 19 and 20 at 4:00 in the Cox Auditorium (100 GPBB).