Congratulations to our recently promoted faculty! |
 Laurent Coscoy – Professor of Immunology and Molecular Medicine |
 Nicholas Ingolia – Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology |
 Craig Miller – Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development |
 James Olzmann – Professor of Molecular Therapeutics |
 David Savage – Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology |
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 Professor Carlos Bustamante – 2025 Martin Meyerson Berkeley Faculty Research Lecturer, UC Berkeley |
 Professor Yang Dan – 2024 Peter Seeburg Integrative Neuroscience Prize |
 Associate Professor Hernan Garcia – Michael and Kate Bárány Award, Biophysical Society |
 Assistant Professor Andrea Gomez – 2024 McKnight Scholar; Science News’ 2024 10 Scientists to Watch list |
 Distinguished Professor Richard Harland – Dean of Biological Sciences, UC Berkeley |
 Professor James Hurley – 2024 SPARK NS Parkinson’s Disease Translational Research Program |
 Assistant Professor Liana Lareau – 2024 Bakar Fellows Program Spark Award |
 Assistant Professor Samantha Lewis – NSF CAREER award |
 Assistant Professor Bronwyn Lucas – 2024 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award; 2024 Searle Scholar |
 Assistant Professor Priya Moorjani – NSF CAREER award |
 Professor Dan Nomura – 2024 Bakar Fellows Program Spark Award |
 Assistant Professor James Nuñez – 2024 Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences |
 Assistant Professor Robert Saxton – 2024 Bakar Fellows Program Spark Award |
 Assistant Professor Denis Titov – Hellman Fellow |
 Professor Fyodor Urnov – Horace Mann Medal, Brown University |
 Assistant Professor (Affiliated) Ziyang Zhang – 2024 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award; 2024 Searle Scholar |
In Memoriam | Bruce N. Ames
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Bruce N. Ames, who served as professor of biochemistry from 1968 to 1989, then professor of molecular and cell biology from 1989 to 2000, and thereafter as a senior scientist at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute from 2000 to 2018. Bruce was best known for the development of the Ames Test, a screen that made use of bacteria to test the mutagenic potential of natural and synthetic chemicals as a means to pinpoint possible carcinogens. He received many honors, including the National Medal of Science, election to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal of the Genetics Society of America. A symposium in his memory is being planned. Read more about Bruce Ames
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