Department News

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

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

August 21, 2024

Lisa Eshun-Wilson Community Award Recipients 2024We are excited to announce the recipients of the 2024 MCB Lisa Eshun-Wilson Community Award for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Justice (DEIBJ).

August 21, 2024

James Hurley receives SPARK NS AwardProfessor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology & Molecular Therapeutics James Hurley was one of five principal investigators nationwide selected for the 2024 SPARK NS Parkinson’s Disease Translational Research Program.

August 01, 2024

James OlzmannCongratulations to James Olzmann on his promotion to MCB Professor of Molecular Therapeutics!

July 16, 2024

Craig MillerCongratulations to Craig Miller on his promotion to MCB Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development!

The Miller laboratory studies how pattern forms during development and changes during evolution. Read more about the Miller lab and their research

July 16, 2024

Carlos BustamanteProfessor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology Carlos Bustamante has been selected to deliver one of the Martin Meyerson Berkeley Faculty Research Lecturers at UC Berkeley.

July 15, 2024

HHMI Gilliam Fellows Ornelas, Wallace and WilliamsMCB graduate students Izaiah Ornelas (Nuñez Lab), Sahim Wallace (Lareau Lab) and Kevin Williams (Bautista Lab) were named Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) 2024 Gilliam Fellows. These studen