Congratulations to our MCB PhD, MBT, and BA Class of 2025 graduates!
The MCB Department is proud of our newest graduates and all that they have accomplished! Please help us celebrate the 2025 MCB Commencement Honors awardees listed below.
Department News
Below are articles from various sources about members of MCB and their research.
May 27, 2025
On May 5, 2025, MCB held its 4th annual Postdocs Research Showcase at Sutardja Dai Hall, bringing together approximately 70 attendees for a day of scientific exchange, career development, and community building.
May 23, 2025
Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology Eva Nogales was elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society. The Royal Society selects their fellows for their exceptional contributions to science.
May 20, 2025
Learn about MCB's exciting research, master of biotech cohort, new faculty, youth STEM conference, alumni and more!
May 15, 2025
Congratulations to our faculty who received the departmental 2025 MCB Outstanding Faculty Awards!
Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology Gloria Brar – Outstanding Contribution to Teaching
April 29, 2025
Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology, Kathleen Collins, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). NAS members are selected in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
April 24, 2025
Professor of Molecular Therapeutics Yang Dan and Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology Donald Rio have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA&S).
April 23, 2025
Five MCB faculty and one PhD candidate were recently named 2025 Molecular Therapeutics Initiative (MTI) Innovator Awardees:
April 16, 2025
Professor of Molecular Therapeutics James Olzmann has received a 2025 L&S Faculty Award, the Beatriz Manz Award, from Berkeley's College of Letters & Science. This award recognizes exceptional scholarship, service to the College and community, and transformational teaching.
April 02, 2025
Congratulations to MCB undergraduates Carolyn Nguyen (Nuñez Lab), Karla Tapia (Hurley Lab), Shriprithi Vel Murugan (Hurley Lab), and Selina Wu (Hurley Lab) who were recently named Sprin