Department News

Below are articles from various sources about members of MCB and their research.

September 25, 2024

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

September 23, 2024

2024 Outstanding Postdoc AwardsWe 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. 

 

September 23, 2024

Andrea GomezAssistant 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.

September 16, 2024

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

September 09, 2024

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

September 06, 2024

Ahmad NabhanWelcome 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.

August 30, 2024

Asst Prof IMMInterested 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).  

August 30, 2024

Asst Prof BBSInterested 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).  

August 30, 2024

Moorjani received NSF CAREER awardAssistant 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

August 27, 2024

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. 

 

Entering PhD photo PC Shoey Sindel

Photo credit: Shoey Sindel