Department News

David Weisblat, Professor of the Graduate School Division of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology, was elected to the 2023 Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) Academy.

Eva Nogales, Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology, has received the 2023 Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine for pioneering structural biology that enabled visualisation, at the level of individual atoms, of the protein machines responsible for gene transcription, one of life’s fundamental processes.

We are excited to report that the MCB Class of 2023 senior gift campaign to raise funds for sponsored research stipends has met their goal of $5,000! Thanks to the generosity of our community, more MCB students will be able to receive stipends and have transformative research experiences. This year's funds will support 5 undergraduate students to receive $1,000 research stipends in the 2023-2024 academic year.

Congratulations to Susan Marqusee on her new leadership role as Assistant Director at the NSF starting June 20, 2023. Marqusee will work for the federal government on loan from UC Berkeley to lead the NSF's effort across the BIO Directorate and work together with the rest of the executive leadership team to further the overall mission of the NSF.

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Gary Firestone, Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology, has been named the the recipient of the 2023 Berkeley Faculty Service Award by the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate.

Congratulations to Professor of Neurobiology Marla Feller and Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology Donald Rio for being elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).

The U.S. News & World Report has released their 2023-2024 graduate program rankings and Berkeley's Biological Sciences was ranked 3rd overall in the country.

Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology Iswar Hariharan was recently announced the winner of the 2023 Jessica Blanche Peixotto Award, an inaugural L&S Faculty Award. Awardees were selected for their exceptional scholarship, service to the College and community, and transformational teaching.