Department News

Associate Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development Hernan Garcia has received The 2025 Michael and Kate Bárány Award from the Biophysical Society.

We are excited to announce the recipients of our annual MCB Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellows Awards! Each year, the department honors postdocs for excellence in research, leadership, and service. 

Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology Andrea Gomez was selected for Science News’ 2024 10 Scientists to Watch list. This honor recognizes early- and mid-career scientists doing leading-edge research.

Congratulations to Nicholas Ingolia on his promotion to MCB Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology!

Congratulations to Laurent Coscoy on his promotion to MCB Professor of Immunology and Molecular Medicine!

Welcome to MCB's newest faculty member, Ahmad Nabhan, who will join us as an assistant professor of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology (CDP) on January 1, 2025. Nabhan's research is focused on decoding and recoding stem/niche communication in regeneration and fibrosis.

Interested in becoming a UC Berkeley faculty member in MCB? We are now accepting applications for an Assistant Professor for the MCB Division of Immunology and Molecular Medicine (IMM).  

Interested in becoming a UC Berkeley faculty member in MCB? We are now accepting applications for an Assistant Professor for the MCB Division of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology (BBS).  

Assistant Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development Priya Moorjani recently received an NSF CAREER award for 2024-2029 for her research project to develop novel statistical methods to characterize archaic introgression and apply it to large-scale diverse, multi-ethnic cohorts to learn about the legacy of archaic ancestry

MCB is pleased to welcome our newest graduate students to the department! Learn fun facts about their favorite model organisms, childhood career aspirations, and more. 

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