UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Oct 9
Congratulations to our 2026 MCB Outstanding Postdoc Award recipients Thomas Li (@BateupLab) & Rachana Deven Somaiya (Feller Lab)! 👏
mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…
2026 MCB Outstanding Postdoc Award recipients: Thomas Li & Raqchana Deven Somaiya
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Sep 23
Congrats to MCB's Fyodor Urnov (@UrnovFyodor) who was honored with the 2026 UC Regents Innovation Gamechanger Award! 👏🎉
mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…
Fyodor Urnov received the 2026 UC Regents Innovation Gamechanger Award
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Sep 22
Congratulations to MCB's Hernan Garcia (@HernanGGarcia), who has been named a 2026 Schmidt Science Polymath by @schmidtsciences! Garcia joins a cohort of eight scientists pursuing ambitious questions beyond their established areas of research. 👏🧪
schmidtsciences.org/2026-polymaths…
Hernan Garcia is among 8 scientists who have been named 2026 Schmidt Science Polymaths.
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Sep 14
Congratulations to Gokul Upadhyayula on his promotion to MCB Associate Professor in Residence! 👏

mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…
Gokul Upadhyayula promoted to MCB Associate Professor in Residence
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Aug 14
MCB is hiring Assistant Professors across 3 divisions!:

🧪 BBS: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05483
🧬GGED: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481
🦠IMM: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05486

🗓️ Application Deadline: October 19, 2026

🔗 Click the links or scan the QR codes to learn more and apply
MCB is hiring 3 Assistant Professor positions across 3 divisions: Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology (BBS); Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development (GGED); and Immunology and Molecular Medicine (IMM) BBS application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05483 GGED application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481 IMM application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05486 Assistant Professor of Immunology and Molecular Medicine. IMM application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05486
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology (BBS). BBS application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05483Assistant Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development (GGED). GGED application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Aug 7
Congrats to MCB's Jennifer Doudna for being named a 2026 American Chemical Society (ACS) fellow! 🎉 👏@AmerChemSociety
acs.org/pressroom/news…
Jennifer Doudna named 2026 ACS fellow
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Aug 6
Congrats to MCB postdocs Jean Jacobs, Jack Liu & Feng Yuan for being named Life Sciences Research Foundation's (LSRF) fellows! 👏🎉 @RobertoZoncu, @NKWhiteman

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MCB postdocs Jean Jacobs, Jack Liu & Feng Yuan named LSRF fellows
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Jul 9
MCB is excited to host three Howard University undergrad researchers this summer! 🔬Recently, they had the opportunity to meet Chancellor Lyons @richlyons

A big thank you to their MCB faculty research mentors: @Meng2Fu, @psudmant & Laurent Coscoy! 👏
Chancellor Lyons (left) poses with Howard University undergraduate researchers Alyssa, Asia, and Aidan (left to right), along with Aubrey Green (back row)
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Jul 1
We're excited to announce the launch of MCB's new LinkedIn page! 🎉 Follow us for research highlights, awards, events, and news from across MCB. Be sure to tag us in your LinkedIn posts so we can help share your accomplishments with the broader community.

linkedin.com/company/uc-ber…
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uc-berkeley-department-of-molecular-and-cell-biology
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Jun 30
Congrats to MCB's Eva Nogales @NogalesLab for being awarded the 2026 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science! 👏🥂 @VUMChealth
news.vumc.org/2026/06/30/mol…
Nogales awarded 2026 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Jun 16
Congrats to MCB's Megan Martik and @MollyOhainle on being named 2026-27 Hellman Fellows! 👏

mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…
Megan Martik and Molly Ohainle named 2026-27 Hellman Fellows
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Jun 16
🎉 Big congratulations to the 2026 class of @pewtrusts scholars and fellows! 36 outstanding early-career researchers are leading the next generation of biomedical breakthroughs —including MCB's Ahmad Nabhan. Learn more:
pew.org/en/about/news-…
Ahmad Nabhan named Pew-Stewart Scholar
The Pew Trusts@pewtrusts
Jun 16
🎉 Today we welcome 36 researchers to our network of innovative, early-career scientists.

Learn more about the new class of scholars and fellows below👇

pew.org/en/research-an…
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Jun 3
Congrats to MCB's Michel DuPage, who has been promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure! 👏🥂

mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…
Michel DuPage promoted to associate professor
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
May 27
Replying to @berkeleyMCB
@Eric_Betzig @ABCUCBerkeley One microscope, every scale. MOSAIC images life from single molecules to whole organisms: dividing cells, remodeling organelles, regenerating zebrafish, Alzheimer's tissue at the nanoscale, live mouse neural dynamics. Credit: Fu, Liu, Milkie, Ruan et al., Nature Methods (2026).
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
May 20
Congrats to MCB's Jeremy Thorner who will serve on the Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal starting 7-1-26! @PNASNews

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Jeremy Thorner joins the editorial board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
May 19
The MCB Transcript Spring 2026 newsletter is here!
mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…
The MCB Transcript Spring 2026 newsletter is here! Learn about MCB's exciting research, new faculty, commencement speakers, biology of human cancer course, alumni and more!
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
May 12
Congratulations to MCB's Nicholas Ingolia, Kunxin Luo & David Weisblat who received the departmental 2026 MCB Outstanding Faculty Awards! 👏🎉

mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…
Nicholas Ingolia, Kunxin Luo & David Weisblat receive the 2026 MCB Outstanding Faculty Awards
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
May 12
MCB is pleased to welcome ​​​​​​​Michael Ward, Professor of Molecular Therapeutics, on July 1st! Read more about Dr. Ward's research and appointment to UC Berkeley @UCBLettersSci:
ls.berkeley.edu/news/michael-w…
Michael Ward joins MCB faculty
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Apr 30
Congrats to MCB's Gary Karpen & Russell Vance for being among the six UC Berkeley faculty members elected to the NAS! 👏🥂news.berkeley.edu/2026/04/30/nat…
Gary Karpen & Russell Vance elected to National Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Sciences@theNASciences
Apr 28
We are thrilled to announce the election of 120 members and 25 international members to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continued achievements in original research.

Congratulations to our new #NASmembers and welcome to the Academy! 🎊
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Apr 15
Congrats to MCB's Andreas Martin @AndyMartinLab on receiving the 2026 Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Award from the Protein Society @ProteinSociety! 👏🎉

proteinsociety.org/protein-societ…
Andreas Martin receives 2026 Protein Society Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Award
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Apr 10
Join us on 6.12.26 for the Bay Area Biotech Day w/ @MTI_UCB at UC Berkeley! Featuring talks from industry experts at Amgen, AbbVie, BioMarin, Gilead, Nurix, OctantBio & more. Poster session + networking to connect trainees & industry leaders. Register: bit.ly/BiotechDay2026
Bay Area Biotech Day flyer with registration link: https://bit.ly/BiotechDay2026
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Mar 18
A BIG THANKS to everyone who helped support our fundraising goals during Big Give this year! 🙏 Together, we raised $34,505 from more than 111 donors! 👏 We are grateful for your support, go Bears! 💙🐻💛
mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…
Big Thanks light painting graphic in front of Doe Library
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Mar 13
⏳We’re so close! Less then 3 hours to go to reach $40,000 for #CalBigGive! Every dollar you give helps create opportunities and supports #BerkeleyMCB 🚀💛💙.

✅ Our goals bit.ly/BigGiveMCB26go…
✅ Click 🔗 bit.ly/BigGiveMCB26 to donate
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Mar 12
The #BerkeleyMCB community is coming together for a BIG impact on #CalBigGive! We’re on our way to our $40k goal! 🎉 Every gift fuels discovery, expands student research, & supports our community.

✅ Our goals bit.ly/BigGiveMCB26go…
✅ Click 🔗 bit.ly/BigGiveMCB26 to donate
Faculty and students in the Nunez Lab with the text bit.ly/BigGiveMCB26
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Mar 12
Today’s the day to make a BIG impact for the MCB community! 🌟
MCB faculty share why our initiatives matter. Check out their quotes in the images. @HariharanLab

✅ Read about our goals bit.ly/BigGiveMCB26go…
✅ Click 🔗 bit.ly/BigGiveMCB26 to donate
"Supporting basic research — and research training — is more important today than ever. Academic research is the engine of discovery for the world, and by supporting student research opportunities, we are developing the skills and minds that will lead the way for future breakthroughs." Jennifer Doudna"The MCB Department has played a key role in what are arguably the two most impactful discoveries in biomedicine in the 21st century- checkpoint blockade immunotherapy and CRISPR/Cas9-based gene editing. We want to give our undergraduates the best chance of participating in our next big discoveries." Iswar Hariharan
"I believe a strong department is built on a culture where people feel supported and included. These investments help retain talent, foster collaboration, and support the next generation of scientists." Laurent Coscoy
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Mar 12
#CalBigGive is back! Starting TONIGHT 9pm–3/12 9pm PT, show your💛for #berkeleyMCB. Help us reach our $40k goal to support undergrad research, community wellbeing, and scientific discovery!

✅ Our goals: bit.ly/BigGiveMCB26go…
✅ Click 🔗 bit.ly/BigGiveMCB26 to donate
Brar and Unal lab members jumping in front of Barker Hall with Big Give text in front
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Feb 13
Check out this research from MCB's Dan Portnoy and collaborators! 🧪

news.berkeley.edu/2026/02/12/bas…
An electron micrograph of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. Image credit: Creative Commons
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Feb 12
Congratulations to MCB's Jennifer Doudna for being one of four Berkeley faculty to be elected to the National Academy of Engineering @theNAEng! 👏🥂
UC Berkeley Professors (from left) Kam Lau, Nitash Balsara, Jennifer Doudna and Ken Goldberg were named to the National Academy of Engineering this week. Graphic by Marissa Gutierrez
National Academy of Engineering@theNAEng
Feb 10
A new class of engineering leaders has arrived! Congratulations to 130 new members and 28 new international members elected to the NAE Class of 2026.

Explore the full list of newly elected members and international members: ow.ly/F1xa50YctXl

#NAE2026
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Feb 10
Congrats to MCB undergrad Carolyn Nguyen on being named UC Berkeley's 1st Churchill Scholar since 2016! 👍🎉

ls.berkeley.edu/news/carolyn-n…
Carolyn Nguyen on named UC Berkeley's 1st Churchill Scholar since 2016
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Feb 6
Congrats to MTI's Parkinson’s Therapeutics Awardees including MCB's Ross Wilson, Hanqin Li, Eunyong Park & Laurie Wang! 🎉👏 @HanqinLi
2026 MTI Parkinson’s Therapeutics Awardees
Molecular Therapeutics Initiative
@MTI_UCB
Feb 6
🧠 Announcing the 2026 MTI Parkinson’s Therapeutics Awardees!

The Molecular Therapeutics Initiative (@MTI_UCB) is turbo-charging three bold projects with $90,000 each and full access to our drug-discovery and medicinal-chemistry capabilities. With Parkinson’s afflicting more than ten million people worldwide, and prevalence only continuing to rise, these awards spotlight @UCBerkeley's drive to deliver disease-modifying solutions.

Meet the 2026 awardees 👇

🧬 Ross Wilson & Hanqin Li - Lowering toxic α-synuclein via precision genome editing to stop Lewy-body formation before it starts.
📍 Innovative Genomics Institute
#CRISPR #ProteinToxicity #MTIAwards

🔬 Markita Landry & Stephan Lammel - Rebuilding dopamine circuitry with regenerative TFs and near-infrared nanosensors for real-time readouts.
📍 College of Chemistry & Department of Neuroscience #Neuroscience #CircuitRestoration #Nanosensors

⚡ Eunyong Park & Laurie Wang - Discovering small molecules that boost PINK1-mediated mitophagy, safeguarding mitochondrial health in PD.
📍 Department of Molecular & Cell Biology #Mitochondria #SmallMolecules #DrugDiscovery

💡 These three teams are tackling protein toxicity, circuit failure, and mitochondrial dysfunction - the engines that drive Parkinson’s progression. MTI’s integrated ecosystem will help translate their discoveries into tomorrow’s therapies.

Read more at moleculartherapeutics.org/2026-mti-parki…

#Parkinsons #TranslationalScience #UCResearch #MolecularTherapeutics #Berkeley
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Feb 5
Congrats to MCB's Susan Marqusee @MarquseeLab on being elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Council! 👏🎉 @theNASciences

nasonline.org/news/2026_pres…
Susan Marqusee elected to NAS leadership Council
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Jan 30
Congrats to the 2026 MCB Lisa Eshun-Wilson Community Awardees: Izaiah Ornelas @IzaiahOrnelas & Julia Falo-Sanjuan! 👏Read more about their exceptional leadership and commitment to community engagement and mentorship.
mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…
2026 MCB Lisa Eshun-Wilson Community Awardees: Izaiah Ornelas & Julia Falo-Sanjuan
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Jan 27
Congratulations to MCB faculty David Bilder, Rebecca Heald, James Hurley and Gary Karpen on receiving Miller Research Professorship Awards! 👏🎉 @TheHurleyLab
David Bilder, Rebecca Heald, James Hurley and Gary Karpen receive 2026-27 Miller Professor Awards
UCB Miller Institute@UCB_MillerInst
Jan 27
The Miller Institute is proud to announce the awards for Professorships for the 2026-2027 Academic Year. The MP offers awarded UC Berkeley faculty the opportunity to join the Institute’s interdisciplinary community to pursue innovative research directions.
bit.ly/3NHxAwi
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Jan 14
Congratulations to MCB's Dan Portnoy on receiving the 2025 Excellence in Advising Outstanding Faculty Advisor award from Berkeley’s Council on Advising and Student Services! 🎉👏
mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…
Dan Portnoy on receives the 2025 Excellence in Advising Outstanding Faculty Advisor award
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
19 Dec 2025
Happy Holidays from MCB! 2025 has been a year marked by exciting discoveries, shared successes, and the remarkable resilience and dedication of our community. Please enjoy our year-end video highlighting some of our memories together:
vimeo.com/1147759879?fl=…
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
15 Dec 2025
Portnoy Lab microbiologists brought hands-on science to a local elementary school by creating a Microbe Circuit—sparking curiosity and inspiring future scientists. 🧪🦠
mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…
The Portnoy lab outreach team with the outreach exhibits. Left to right: Mariya, Carissa, Talia, Berenise, Ted and Andrea.
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
1 Dec 2025
Planning to attend the JPM healthcare conference? RSVP to join us for the MCB alumni reception on January 14, 2026 | 5:30p-8:30p | 111 Minna Gallery. Rsvp here: bit.ly/mcbJPM2026
JPM alumni reception 2025 (Photo credit: Johnny Gan Chong)
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
26 Nov 2025
Dean of Biological Sciences & MCB faculty Richard Harland's research inspires emerging treatment for rare bone disease: ls.berkeley.edu/news/uc-berkel…
Photo credits: Left: Richard Harland (Johnny Gan Chong); Right: Noggin gene mutations. Top: Typical mouse embryo skeletons. Bottom: Skeletal abnormalities due to noggin gene mutations. (Brunet, McMahon, McMahon, and Harland / Science)
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
26 Nov 2025
Research Image: A section from a 20-day-old human brain organoid, showing rosette-like structures of dividing neural precursor cells. Different types of precursors are labeled in green and red; cell nuclei are labeled in blue. Image credit: Helen Bateup Lab, Molecular Therapeutics Division, UCB Molecular & Cell Biology Department.
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
21 Nov 2025
The Fall 2025 Transcript newsletter is here! mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…
MCB Transcript Newsletter Fall 2025
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
6 Nov 2025
Congrats to MCB's Evan Miller on receiving this grant from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation! 👏🎉
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation@dreyfusfndn
30 Oct 2025
The Dreyfus Foundation is pleased to announce 16 Supplemental Grants for Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars!

These grants support research that needs an additional, modest infusion of funds to bring it to a satisfactory conclusion or stopping point.
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
21 Oct 2025
Congrats to MCB's Professor (Affiliated) Daniel Fletcher on his election to the National Academy of Medicine! 🎉👏
Daniel Fletcher
National Academy of Medicine@theNAMedicine
20 Oct 2025
Congratulations and welcome to the 100 new members elected today to the National Academy of Medicine! #NAMmtg nam.edu/news-and-insig…
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
16 Oct 2025
Welcome to Thomas Mann who will be joining the MCB department as an assistant professor of Immunology and Molecular Medicine on Jan. 1st 2026! 🎉

mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…
Thomas Mann
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
2 Oct 2025
MCB's Andrew Dillin on CURED, UC Berkeley’s new approach to advance medicine and global health:
ls.berkeley.edu/news/andrew-di…
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
30 Sep 2025
Congrats to our 2025 MCB Outstanding Postdoc Award recipients who are being honored for their excellence in research, leadership, and service! 👏🎉Erin Doherty, Kevin Eislmayr @eislmayr, Naohiro Kuwayama , & Joseph Lobel
mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…
2025 MCB Outstanding Postdoc Award recipients
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
17 Sep 2025
Oski’s turning 84!🥳Celebrate by supporting his wish: that every Cal student feels included and empowered. Donate to the Biological Sciences Undergrad Research Fund to help more students work in biology labs & spark their careers!
givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/106…
Oski with a bday cupcake next to undergrad students in the lab
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
17 Sep 2025
Congrats to MCB's Jennifer Doudna @DoudnaJennifer on receiving the 2026 ASM Lifetime Achievement Award! 👏🥂@ASMicrobiology
asm.org/press-releases…
Jennifer Doudna received 2026 ASM Lifetime Achievement Award
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
9 Sep 2025
Check out the Stanford.Berkeley.UCSF Next Generation Faculty Symposium highlighting the work of exceptional early-career scientists in the broad field of quantitative biological and biomedical sciences:

Wednesday, Sept. 10th 2025 9:30AM - 1:45PM (PT):

czbiohub.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
2025 Next Generation Faculty Symposium registration flyer: https://czbiohub.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I5xR9QzZR7u0hfbHYXD8EA
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
5 Sep 2025
Congrats to MCB's Susan Marqusee @MarquseeLab on being selected as a 2025 Protein Society Fellow @ProteinSociety! 👏🎉
proteinsociety.org/fellows
Susan Marqusee named 2025 Protein Society Fellow
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
5 Sep 2025
Congrats to MCB's James Olzmann @OlzmannLab on receiving the @ASBMB 2026 Avanti Award in Lipids! 👍🎉 asbmb.org/asbmb-today/pe…
James Olzmann received 2026 ASBMB Avanti Award in Lipids
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
5 Sep 2025
Congrats to MCB's James Nuñez @jamesknunez on being named a 2025 Vallee Scholar! 🎉👏
thevalleefoundation.org/news/2025-vall…
James Nuñez named 2025 Valle Scholar
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
4 Sep 2025
Congrats to MCB's Priya Moorjani on her promotion to MCB Associate Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development! 👏🥂

mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…
Priya Moorjani promoted to MCB Associate Professor
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
26 Aug 2025
Check out this recap of Berkeley's recent inaugural Bay Area Biotech Day which brought communities together to foster collaboration & accelerate the translation of cutting-edge biological discoveries into life-changing therapeutics! 🧪 @MTI_UCB
mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…
Keynote speaker Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi at the Bay Area Biotech Day. Photo credit: Serim Yang.
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