Community & Culture

• iBio at UC Berkeley
• Congelando el calor: cómo las nuevas tecnologías están derrotando el calor
• SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference (October 30-November 1, 2025)
• Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) (November 19-22, 2025)
• UC Berkeley | Graduate Diversity Admissions Fair
• Ivy Plus Puerto Rico

• STEM mentors–Be a scientist
• Volunteer teaching program at San Quentin State Prison
• Expanding Your Horizon (EYH) Conference 1-day volunteer
• Bay Area Scientists Inspiring Students (BASIS)
• GiGS Mentoring or Coordinating
• Firebaugh Scholars GSI Position
  • The Office for Graduate Diversity is recruiting a Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) at a 50% appointment (includes salary and fee remission). The Marco Antonio Firebaugh Scholars Program is an undergraduate research program designed for underrepresented undergraduate students in higher education who conduct independent research under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Please email the following materials to Program Administrator for Firebaugh Scholars, Jessica Mena Flores at: menafloresj@berkeley.edu: Current CV/Resume, Cover Letter Copies of your most recent teaching evaluation

Congratulations to our winners of the 2025 MCB Lisa Eshun-Wilson Community Award for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Justice:

• Madi McCloud, PhD Candidate
• Roland Lacap, PhD Candidate
• Erin Doherty, Postdoc
• Meagan N. Esbin, Postdoc

Our MCB community members host or participate in many activities, programs, and organizations, serving current and prospective MCB community members. Here is a sampling list of these programs for students and postdocs. Additional information can be found in the Berkeley Supportal.

Alex and Cydni, from Hampton University, looking at cell-culture plates as part of the MCB Amgen Scholars Summer Research Program.

• Discovery Opportunities Database
• Undergraduate Research Shadowing Program
• Berkeley MCB Undergraduate Program
• Amgen Scholars – An Undergraduate STEM Summer Research Program 
• Bridges to Baccalaureate Program
• NSF Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
• Berkeley Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program
• Berkeley Biology Scholars Program (BSP)
• MCB USA 
• MCB cDNA

• MCB Graduate Student Organization (GSO)
• MCB Grad Student Network (MGN)
• Berkeley | Inclusive Biosciences (iBio)
• MCB Graduate Student and Alumni Association (GSAA)
• STEM*FYI Program

• Berkeley Postdoctoral Association
• MCB Industrial Affiliates Program
• MCB Postdoc Lunch Club
• Postdoc Funding Opportunities
• Berkeley Lab & UC Berkeley Postdoc Career Development Symposium
• MCB Postdocs Research Showcase (May 5, 2026)

• Faculty Diversity Initiatives

Below, you can find additional resources relevant to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) and higher education that may support you or someone you know.

• Berkeley Division of Equity & Inclusion
• Berkeley Disability Services
• Berkeley Affinity Groups and Diversity Initiatives
• Berkeley Health & Safety
• Berkeley Student Parent Center 

• Berkeley Thriving Initiatives
• Society for the Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
• oSTEM | [LGBTQ+ students STEM professional and social network]
• Alliance for Diversity in Science and Engineering (ADSE)
• Berkeley United Scientists (BUS)

• MCB Health and Wellbeing 
• Berkeley Health Services | Mental Health
• Graduate Wellness Center
• Graduate Student Mental Health

• Ombuds Office for Students & Postdoctoral Appointees
• Sexual Harassment, Violence Support and Education

Graduate Affairs Office Our graduate affairs office's mission is to provide excellent support to graduate students, faculty, and the University in its research, education, and public service mission. Visit the graduate program website or contact mcbgao@berkeley.edu with questions.

Undergraduate Affairs Office Check out the resources for our undergraduates on our undergraduate website or email mcbuao@berkeley.edu with questions.