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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! 🎉👏
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January 14, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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! 🎉👏
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Congratulations to MCB postdoc Joseph Lobel (Ingolia Lab) on receiving the 2026 RNA Society Scaringe Young Scientist Award! 👏🎉 @rnasociety.bsky.social @nickingolia.bsky.social
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January 6, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Congratulations to MCB postdoc Joseph Lobel (Ingolia Lab) on receiving the 2026 RNA Society Scaringe Young Scientist Award! 👏🎉 @rnasociety.bsky.social @nickingolia.bsky.social
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Portnoy Lab microbiologists brought hands-on science to a local elementary school by creating a Microbe Circuit—sparking curiosity and inspiring future scientists. 🧪🦠
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December 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Portnoy Lab microbiologists brought hands-on science to a local elementary school by creating a Microbe Circuit—sparking curiosity and inspiring future scientists. 🧪🦠
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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
December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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
The Fall 2025 Transcript newsletter is here! mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-eve...
November 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The Fall 2025 Transcript newsletter is here! mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-eve...
Congrats to MCB's Evan Miller on receiving this grant from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation! 👏🎉
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Congrats to MCB's Evan Miller on receiving this grant from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation! 👏🎉
Congrats to MCB's Professor (Affiliated) Daniel Fletcher on his election to the National Academy of Medicine! 🎉👏
October 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Congrats to MCB's Professor (Affiliated) Daniel Fletcher on his election to the National Academy of Medicine! 🎉👏
Welcome to Thomas Mann who will be joining the MCB department as an assistant professor of Immunology and Molecular Medicine on Jan. 1st 2026! 🎉
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October 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Welcome to Thomas Mann who will be joining the MCB department as an assistant professor of Immunology and Molecular Medicine on Jan. 1st 2026! 🎉
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MCB's Andrew Dillin on CURED, UC Berkeley’s new approach to advance medicine and global health:
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October 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
MCB's Andrew Dillin on CURED, UC Berkeley’s new approach to advance medicine and global health:
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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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September 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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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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!
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September 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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!
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Congrats to MCB's Jennifer Doudna @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social on receiving the 2026 ASM Lifetime Achievement Award! 👏🥂@asm.org
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September 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Congrats to MCB's Jennifer Doudna @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social on receiving the 2026 ASM Lifetime Achievement Award! 👏🥂@asm.org
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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):
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Wednesday, Sept. 10th 2025 9:30AM - 1:45PM (PT):
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September 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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...
Wednesday, Sept. 10th 2025 9:30AM - 1:45PM (PT):
czbiohub.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Congrats to MCB's Susan Marqusee @marquseelab.bsky.social on being selected as a 2025 Protein Society Fellow @proteinsociety.bsky.social! 👏🎉
September 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Congrats to MCB's Susan Marqusee @marquseelab.bsky.social on being selected as a 2025 Protein Society Fellow @proteinsociety.bsky.social! 👏🎉
Congrats to MCB's James Olzmann @olzmannlab.bsky.social on receiving the ASBMB 2026 Avanti Award in Lipids @asbmb.bsky.social! 👍🎉
September 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Congrats to MCB's James Olzmann @olzmannlab.bsky.social on receiving the ASBMB 2026 Avanti Award in Lipids @asbmb.bsky.social! 👍🎉
Congrats to MCB's James Nuñez @jamesknunez.bsky.social on being named a 2025 Vallee Scholar @valleefoundation.bsky.social! 🎉👏
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September 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Congrats to MCB's James Nuñez @jamesknunez.bsky.social on being named a 2025 Vallee Scholar @valleefoundation.bsky.social! 🎉👏
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Congrats to MCB's Priya Moorjani on her promotion to MCB Associate Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development! 👏🥂
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September 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Congrats to MCB's Priya Moorjani on her promotion to MCB Associate Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development! 👏🥂
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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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August 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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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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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August 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
We're Hiring! Assistant Professor of Immunology and Molecular Medicine in MCB. Learn more and apply online:
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05096
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05096
We're Hiring! Assistant Professor of Molecular Therapeutics in MCB. Learn more and apply online:
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05098
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August 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
We're Hiring! Assistant Professor of Molecular Therapeutics in MCB. Learn more and apply online:
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05098
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05098
Congrats to MCB's Ana Arruda on being named a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences! 👏🎉 @arrudalab.bsky.social
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August 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Congrats to MCB's Ana Arruda on being named a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences! 👏🎉 @arrudalab.bsky.social
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Congrats to MCB's James Olzmann @olzmannlab.bsky.social on being named a 2025 ASCB Fellow! @ascbiology.bsky.social👏🎉
August 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Congrats to MCB's James Olzmann @olzmannlab.bsky.social on being named a 2025 ASCB Fellow! @ascbiology.bsky.social👏🎉
Congrats to MCB's Jennifer Doudna @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social on receiving the 2026 ACS Priestley Medal from the @acs.org! 👏🏅
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August 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Congrats to MCB's Jennifer Doudna @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social on receiving the 2026 ACS Priestley Medal from the @acs.org! 👏🏅
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Congrats to MCB's Filipa Rijo-Ferreira on being named a
@hhmi.org 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholar! 🎉👏
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@hhmi.org 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholar! 🎉👏
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June 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Congrats to MCB's Filipa Rijo-Ferreira on being named a
@hhmi.org 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholar! 🎉👏
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@hhmi.org 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholar! 🎉👏
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