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berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · 5d

MCB's Andrew Dillin on CURED, UC Berkeley’s new approach to advance medicine and global health:
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berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · 7d

Congrats to our 2025 MCB Outstanding Postdoc Award recipients who are being honored for their excellence in research, leadership, and service! 👏🎉Erin Doherty @erinedoherty.bsky.social, Kevin Eislmayr, Naohiro Kuwayama, & Joseph Lobel
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berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · 20d

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/1...

Oski holding a bday cupcake next to undergrads in a lab

berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · 20d

Congrats to MCB's Jennifer Doudna @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social on receiving the 2026 ASM Lifetime Achievement Award! 👏🥂@asm.org

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Jennifer Doudna receives 2026 ASM Lifetime Achievement Award

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QB3-Berkeley @qb3-berkeley.bsky.social · 22d

NSF has committed $18M more to C-GEM at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, directed by QB3-Berkeley's Alanna Schepartz. The center is tackling a "Holy Grail" problem: synthesizing truly sequence-defined chemical polymers. Read more from the College of Chemistry: chemistry.berkeley.edu/news/nsf-com...

NSF commits $18 million to renewed funding for the Center for Genetically Encoded Materials | College of Chemistry

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berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · 26d

Congrats to MCB PhD alumni Paul Negulescu for receiving the 2025 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award!

Triple-drug therapy for cystic fibrosis - Lasker Foundation laskerfoundation.org/winners/comb...

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berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · 28d

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/regi...

2025 Next Generation Faculty Symposium registration flyer: https://czbiohub.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I5xR9QzZR7u0hfbHYXD8EA

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berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · 29d

Exciting research from the lab of MCB's Yang Dan! 🧪
news.berkeley.edu/2025/09/08/s...

Sleep strengthens muscle and bone by boosting growth hormone levels. UC Berkeley researchers discover how. - Berkeley News

Growth hormone released during sleep is critical not only for childhood growth but also for adult metabolism. A new study reveals the complex brain circuits involved, offering fresh insights into heal...

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berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congrats to MCB's Susan Marqusee @marquseelab.bsky.social on being selected as a 2025 Protein Society Fellow @proteinsociety.bsky.social! 👏🎉

Susan Marqusee named 2025 Protein Society Fellow

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berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congrats to MCB's James Olzmann @olzmannlab.bsky.social on receiving the ASBMB 2026 Avanti Award in Lipids @asbmb.bsky.social! 👍🎉

James Olzmann receives 2026 Avanti Award in Lipids

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berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congrats to MCB's James Nuñez @jamesknunez.bsky.social on being named a 2025 Vallee Scholar @valleefoundation.bsky.social! 🎉👏

thevalleefoundation.org/news/2025-va...

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berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congrats to MCB's Priya Moorjani on her promotion to MCB Associate Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development! 👏🥂

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Priya Moorjani promoted to MCB Associate Professor

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Molecular Therapeutics Initiative @mti-ucb.bsky.social · Sep 3

If you're into startups, innovation, or university impact, don’t miss this.

Startup Campus chronicles @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's rise as a global startup hub, with named contribution from the MTI's executive director, Dr. Julia Schaletzky.

Learn more at news.berkeley.edu/2025/09/02/n...

New book chronicles UC Berkeley's evolution into a 'Startup Campus' - Berkeley News

Now available for all students, faculty and staff, the free ebook gives a sweeping account of Berkeley's gradual embrace — and recent celebration — of innovation and entrepreneurship.

news.berkeley.edu

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berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · Aug 26

Check out this recap of Berkeley's recent inaugural Bay Area Biotech Day which brought communities together to foster collaboration and accelerate the translation of cutting-edge biological discoveries into life-changing therapeutics! 🧪 @mti-ucb.bsky.social
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Keynote speaker Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi at the Bay Area Biotech Day. Photo credit: Serim Yang.

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berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · Aug 20

We're Hiring! Assistant Professor of Immunology and Molecular Medicine in MCB. Learn more and apply online:
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05096

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berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · Aug 20

We're Hiring! Assistant Professor of Molecular Therapeutics in MCB. Learn more and apply online:
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05098

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berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · Aug 19

Exciting research out of the Nayak lab! 🧪

news.berkeley.edu/2025/08/14/s...

Scientists hack microbes to identify environmental sources of methane - Berkeley News

UC Berkeley researchers tweaked a key enzyme involved in microbial methane production to understand the unique fingerprints of different environments on Earth that generate the greenhouse gas.

news.berkeley.edu

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berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · Aug 19

Congrats to MCB's Ana Arruda on being named a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences! 👏🎉 @arrudalab.bsky.social‬

www.pew.org/en/about/new...

berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · Aug 13

Congrats to MCB's James Olzmann @olzmannlab.bsky.social on being named a 2025 ASCB Fellow! @ascbiology.bsky.social👏🎉

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berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · Aug 7

Congrats to MCB's Jennifer Doudna @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social on receiving the 2026 ACS Priestley Medal from the @acs.org! 👏🏅
www.acs.org/pressroom/ne...

Jennifer Doudna named 2026 Priestley Medalist by the American Chemical Society.

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Molecular Therapeutics Initiative @mti-ucb.bsky.social · Jul 23

Grateful to everyone who brought #BayAreaBiotechDay to life yesterday at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social! It was incredible to see the energy in the room and the cutting-edge advances shared by leaders in both academia and industry. Excited to see what’s next for biotech!

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QB3-Berkeley @qb3-berkeley.bsky.social · Jul 24

New research from Priya Moorjani's lab offers insights into India’s genomic legacy.

Postdocs @lauritsskov.bsky.social and @ekerdoncuff.bsky.social traced Indian's ancestry to three main sources. Read the findings in this story by grad student Jules Perez: bit.ly/3IK46vh

An illustration of a DNA strand surrounded by faces. Artist: Saurabh Singh.

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Noah Whiteman @nkwhiteman.bsky.social · Jul 28

@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social undergrads, there is still space in this course on the cellular, genetic, and developmental basis of evolution taught by Professor Nicole King and me this Fall. Find out why, as Dobzhansky, said "nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution."

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Molecular Therapeutics Initiative @mti-ucb.bsky.social · Jul 29

🧬📈 The UC Regents approved the IGI-Bakar Labs building, expanding lab space for the @innovativegenomics.bsky.social - founded by MTI board member Jennifer Doudna - and building out Bakar Labs - championed by MTI ally David Schaffer.

📰 Read more at inspire.berkeley.edu/o/crispr-res...

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Innovative Genomics Institute @innovativegenomics.bsky.social · Jul 16

Out today in @natbiotech.nature.com, IGI's @urnov.bsky.social and leaders across the #biotech industry on expanding patient access to #CRISPR cures with platform technology.

Nature Biotechnology @natbiotech.nature.com · Jul 16

Platform solutions for commercial challenges to expanding patient access and making gene editing sustainable go.nature.com/4kCD1Y3

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