CRISPR, a genome-editing technique developed by Howard Hughes Investigator and Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology Jennifer Doudna, has been named as one of the year's top 10 Technology Breakthroughs by the MIT Technology Review.
Department News
Below are articles from various sources about members of MCB and their research.
April 29, 2014
Department Co-Chair and C.H. Li Distinguished Professor Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development Richard Harland has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the highest honors given to a scientist or engineer in the United States.
April 26, 2014
Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Diana Bautista was on NPR's Morning Edition radio show April 17, 2014 to discuss her research on tingling sensations.
April 08, 2014
Professor of Neurobiology Ehud Isacoff is the focus of a research profile on his brain and memory research on the UC Berkeley Research site.
April 03, 2014
Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology Thomas C. Alber, a structural biologist known for his striking ability to choose important biological problems and attack them with elegant biochemical and structural studies, died peacefully on March 28, 2014 in Berkeley, CA.
March 26, 2014
It is with sadness that we announce the death of our Professor Emerita of Plant & Microbial Biology Sydney Kustu. Dr. Kustu studied the regulation of nitrogen metabolism in bacteria and was affiliated with the MCB department for several years.
March 26, 2014
Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology Jennifer Doudna is the focus of a research profile titled "Crispr Goes Global" on the UC Berkeley Research site.
March 05, 2014
Sarah Wilson, a graduate student in Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Diana Bautista's lab, has been awarded the Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in Graduate Studies.
February 25, 2014
Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology Jennifer Doudna has been awarded the 2014 Lurie Prize in the Biomedical Sciences from the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health.
February 19, 2014
Research by Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Diana Bautista was featured in an article about itching in the New York Times.