Spring 2025 | New and Noteworthy: Faculty

Congratulations to our 2025 MCB Outstanding Faculty Award recipients:

Brar
Associate Professor Gloria Brar – Outstanding Contribution to Teaching
Fu
Assistant Professor Meng-meng Fu – Outstanding Contribution to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Rape
Professor Michael Rapé – Outstanding Contribution to Service
 

Congratulations to the 2025 Molecular Therapeutics Initiative (MTI) Innovator awardees:

Hurley
Professor James Hurley
Isacoff
Professor Edud Isacoff
Lareau
Assistant Professor (Affiliated) Liana Lareau
Olzmann
Professor James Olzmann
Welch
Professor Matthew Welch 
 

 

 
Bateup
Associate Professor Helen Bateup – UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award
Bautista
Professor Diana Bautista – American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow

 
Bilder
Professor David Bilder – American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow
Cande
Professor Emeritus W. Zacheus Cande – Rollins A. Emerson Lifetime Maize Genetics Award for 2025
Collins
Professor Kathleen Collins – Elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
Dan
Professor Yang Dan – Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA&S)
Darzacq
Professor Xavier Darzacq – Promoted to Professor of Molecular Therapeutics
Doudna
Professor Jennifer Doudna – National Medal of Technology and Innovation, United States
Feller
Professor Marla Feller – Sayer Vision Research Award, National Eye Institute, NIH
King
Professor Nicole King – Vallee Visiting Professor
Merchant
Professor Sabeeha Merchant – Vallee Visiting Professor
Nogales
Professor Eva Nogales – Honorary doctorate by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid; Extraordinary Medal of Scientific Merit from the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC)
Nunez
Assistant Professor James Nuñez – Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship
Olzmann
Professor James Olzmann – UC Berkeley College of Letters & Science Beatriz Manz Faculty Award
Rape
Professor Michael Rapé – SPARK NS Translational Research Program Award
Raulet
Professor David Raulet – 2025 Graduate Assembly Faculty Mentor Award
Rio
Professor Donald Rio – Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA&S)
 
Schaffer
Professor David Schaffer – Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
 
Stanley
Associate Professor Sarah Stanley – UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award
 
Whiteman
Professor Noah Whiteman – 2025 Genetics Society of America Medal
 

 

 

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