Professor of the Graduate School Jack Kirsch has received the presitigious UC Berkeley Edward A. Dickson Emeriti Professorship in recognition of his exemplary continued service in teaching, research, and public service.
Department News
Below are articles from various sources about members of MCB and their research.
April 29, 2016
Professor of Neurobiology and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering David Schaffer received the American Chemical Society Marvin J. Johnson Award. It recognizes outstanding research contributions toward the advancement of microbial and biochemical technology.
April 27, 2016
Professor Emeritus of Neurobiology Walter J. Freeman passed away at age 89 in Berkeley on Sunday, April 24, 2016. He was a UC Berkeley professor for nearly 60 years, and is considered one of the founders of the field of computational neuroscience.
April 20, 2016
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology Eva Nogales and Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology Robert Glaeser are among nine UC Berkeley faculty members newly elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
April 14, 2016
Assistant Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development Hernan Garcia is one of 15 scientists named as 2016 Searle Scholars. The exceptional young scientists are selected for their potential to make significant contributions to chemical and biological research over the course of their careers.
April 14, 2016
MCB Affiliate Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development and Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology Steven Brenner was elected as a Fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) for his significant contributions to protein analysis and genetics.
April 13, 2016
Associate Adjunct Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development Fyodor Urnov's career is featured in the April edition of ASBMB Today. His current endeavors target the inherited blood diseases beta-thalassemia and sickle-cell, offering alternatives to current treatments through gene editing, while still inspiring Berkeley undergraduates.
April 12, 2016
A collaboration between Professor of Neurobiology Richard Kramer's lab and Assistant Professor of Neurobiology Hillel Adesnik's lab has yielded a genetically-targeted photochemical toolkit to control GABA A receptors, and they have proven its effectiveness.
April 11, 2016
Assistant Professor of Neurobiology Hillel Adesnik and his research team have designed a microscope that allows watching and controlling individual brain cells in real-time through optogenetics. Incredibly, neural patterns can be mapped out and played back to induce specific behaviors.
April 08, 2016
Here's one for the biochemistry textbooks: using cryo-EM, MCB Professor and LBNL scientist Eva Nogales and her team have made a significant breakthrough, showing with unprecedented detail the role of a powerhouse transcription factor known as TFIID.