Assistant Professor of Neurobiology Andrea Gomez and Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology Samantha Lewis were among six Berkeley early-career faculty members named 2023 Sloan Research Fellows. The fellowships honor extraordinary researchers whose creativity, innovation and re
Department News
Below are articles from various sources about members of MCB and their research.
February 15, 2023
February 13, 2023
Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology, Nicholas Ingolia, has been selected to receive a 2023 RNA Society Mid-Career Award for his exceptional research achievements. Read more...
January 31, 2023
MCB Professors David Drubin, Rebecca Heald and Robert Tjian are among 11 UC Berkeley faculty who have been elected as lifetime fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
January 26, 2023
MCB Professors of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, Greg Barton and Russell Vance, are two of the recent grant recipients of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) new Emerging Pathogens Initiative.
December 16, 2022
As the year comes to a close, MCB has a lot to be thankful for. Most importantly, we are grateful for our extraordinary community of our students, postdocs, staff, faculty, alumni and friends. We hope you enjoy our year-end video highlighting some of our 2022 memories together.
November 21, 2022
Learn about MCB's exciting research, new faculty, plant-based egg entrepreneurship, phixing physiology, and much more...
Read the Fall 2022 MCB Transcript here.
November 17, 2022
Filipa Rijo-Ferreira, Assistant Professor (Affiliated) of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, was chosen as one of the 2022 STAT Wunderkinds. She was selected among hundreds of nominations for her innovative research. Read more...
November 03, 2022
Interested in becoming a UC Berkeley faculty member? We are now accepting applications for an Assistant Professor in Residence for the MCB Division of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development (GGED).
November 01, 2022
Congratulations to Hernan Garcia on receiving tenure and his promotion to MCB Associate Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development!
The Garcia laboratory seeks to understand, predict, and control developmental programs.
October 06, 2022
Yvette Fisher, Assistant Professor of Neurobiology, is a recipient of an NIH Director's New Innovator Award for her project “How Does Neuromodulation Shape the Fluidity of Spatial Working Memory?” The award was established in 2007 to support unusually innovative research from early career investigators.