Department News

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

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

Welcome 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.

Interested 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).  

Interested 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).  

Assistant 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

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. 

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

Professor 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.

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