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Molecular Therapeutics Initiative @mti-ucb.bsky.social · 6h

Congratulations, Professor Yaghi! A remarkable achievement for our UC Berkeley community - Fiat Lux and Go Bears!

UC Berkeley @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social · 8h

Congratulations to Omar Yaghi, a Jordanian-American chemist at UC Berkeley, who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry today, sharing it with Richard Robson of the University of Melbourne, Australia, and Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, Japan. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/08/u...

UC Berkeley’s Omar Yaghi shares 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Berkeley News

Yaghi created a field called reticular chemistry, which involves stitching together molecular building blocks to form porous structures — metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — with myriad applications.

news.berkeley.edu

Molecular Therapeutics Initiative @mti-ucb.bsky.social · 6h

Congratulations, Professor Clarke! What an incredible moment for our UC Berkeley community - Fiat Lux and Go Bears!

UC Berkeley @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social · 1d

John Clarke, UC Berkeley emeritus professor, has been awarded the 2025 #NobelPrize in #Physics. The @nobelprize.bsky.social committee honored Clarke "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit." news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/07/j...

John Clarke, UC Berkeley emeritus professor, awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics - Berkeley News

The Nobel Prize committee honored Clarke "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit."

news.berkeley.edu

Molecular Therapeutics Initiative @mti-ucb.bsky.social · 13d

📢 The California Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship (CITE) Conference is happening Wed, Oct 15 at UC Berkeley!

A half-day event with expert talks, discussions & networking on tech, innovation & entrepreneurship. Breakfast and lunch included.

🔗 More Info: sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...

UC Berkeley CITE

A half-day academic conference featuring speakers, discussions, and networking at the intersection of technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

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Molecular Therapeutics Initiative @mti-ucb.bsky.social · 21d

🏆 For the third year in a row, PitchBook has ranked UC Berkeley as the world’s top university for producing venture-backed startups: 1,650 companies, 1,804 founders, and the highest number of female founders.

The MTI is proud to be part of this momentum.

#PitchBook2025 #UCBerkeley #Biotech #MTI

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Molecular Therapeutics Initiative @mti-ucb.bsky.social · Sep 6

🔬 The future of biotech is female… and global.

We just wrapped up a strategic advisory session for female founders as part of a program for international entrepreneurs.

From cancer immunotherapy to non-resistant antibiotics, they’re building what’s next 🧪

#WomenInBiotech #MolecularTherapeutics

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

🫀 Organos, a @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social startup from Kevin Healy’s lab, advised by MTI Executive Director Dr. Julia Schaletzky, just secured a $2M NIH SBIR Phase IIB grant!

Their platform uses engineered heart tissue + analytics to transform cardiac drug discovery.

#biotech #cardiology #NIH

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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
mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-eve...

Keynote speaker Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi at the Bay Area Biotech Day. Photo credit: Serim Yang.

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Molecular Therapeutics Initiative @mti-ucb.bsky.social · Aug 5

📣 IGI & Aditum Bio launch the IGI Incubator Program (IIP) for UC Berkeley PIs working on novel therapeutics & enabling platforms. Grants $200-400K + mentoring. 2-3 page proposals due Sept 15 2025.

Details: innovativegenomics.org/igi-incubato...

@innovativegenomics.bsky.social

IGI Incubator Program

The IGI Histopathology Core supports histological analysis of samples for investigators at UC Berkeley, UCSF & affiliated institutions.

innovativegenomics.org

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Molecular Therapeutics Initiative @mti-ucb.bsky.social · Aug 5

🚀 MTI & affiliate labs at @UCBerkeley welcomed teens from the Lawrence Hall Of Science’s Teen Research Program for hands‐on tours - from their first PCRs to high‐throughput compound‐screening. Big thanks to every mentor who made STEM pathways feel real!

🌟🔬 #ScienceOutreach #MTI

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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...

inspire.berkeley.edu

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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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Molecular Therapeutics Initiative @mti-ucb.bsky.social · Jul 15

🚨 Bay Area Biotech Day hits @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
next week!

Hear from leaders at Denali, Frontier, Nurix & more on the future of drug discovery.

🧬 Posters, panels & networking.

#Biotech #DrugDiscovery #UCBerkeley

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Molecular Therapeutics Initiative @mti-ucb.bsky.social · Jul 12

MTI advisor and board member @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social just teamed up with the @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social to unveil UCSF’s Center for Pediatric CRISPR Cures. First up: 8 children receiving custom edits after Baby KJ’s landmark treatment.
Details: time.com/7300257/cent...
#CRISPR #RareDisease

The $20 Million Bet on CRISPR to Cure Rare Childhood Diseases

The center will bring custom gene-editing treatments to children.

time.com

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Innovative Genomics Institute @innovativegenomics.bsky.social · Jul 9

Out now in TIME — @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social on IGI's new initiative, teaming up with the @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social to create a new center for pediatric #CRISPR cures! Read here: ow.ly/E5un50WnbCi

The $20 Million Bet on CRISPR to Cure Rare Childhood Diseases

The center will bring custom gene-editing treatments to children.

ow.ly

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Jul 8

A new Pediatric Center for CRISPR Cures builds on the recent saved life of Baby KJ, who expeditiously had bespoke in vivo base genome editing
@jenniferdoudna.bsky.social @doudna-lab.bsky.social
@innovativegenomics.bsky.social
@chanzuckerberg.bsky.social
erictopol.substack.com/p/new-center...

Our conversation photo and photo of Baby KKJ

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Innovative Genomics Institute @innovativegenomics.bsky.social · Jul 8

We're excited to announce that the IGI is teaming up with @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social to create a new center for pediatric #CRISPR cures @UCSF + @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social building on the recent success of an on-demand CRISPR therapy for Baby KJ. Read more: ow.ly/XUQH50Wmt7U

Aysel Ogul, an undergraduate research assistant at the IGI, pipetting in the lab with her mentor Kevin Briseno

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Molecular Therapeutics Initiative @mti-ucb.bsky.social · Jun 22

🚀 Bay Area Biotech Day lands at #UCBerkeley 7/22! Hear Nobel Laureate Carolyn Bertozzi + leaders from Denali Therapeutics, Calico Labs, Frontier Medicines & more leaders in biotechnology unveil the next wave in drug discovery. Scan the QR on the flyer to register now! 🧬🥂

Molecular Therapeutics Initiative @mti-ucb.bsky.social · Jun 14

Big congrats to MTI and MTx faculty member Markita Landry on winning a Guggenheim Fellowship! Her new project explores plant-based compounds from Indigenous Bolivian medicine as potential neurotherapeutics. 🌿🧠

🔗 news.berkeley.edu/2025/04/22/t...

#MTI #Neurotech #Guggenheim #UCBerkeley

Molecular Therapeutics Initiative @mti-ucb.bsky.social · Jun 8

Excited to announce a new collaboration between the Molecular Therapeutics Initiative (MTI) and Amgen Inc.! This partnership includes funding for cutting-edge research & an internship program for grad students to train in drug discovery & development at Amgen.
#MTI #Amgen #Biotech #UCB

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Molecular Therapeutics Initiative @mti-ucb.bsky.social · Jun 4

@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social is launching the Chancellor’s Fund - a VC fund backing startups from the UC ecosystem, with all returns flowing back into the university.

www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...

www.bizjournals.com

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Micha Rapé Lab @micharapelab.bsky.social · May 29

Congratulations James! From basic discovery to drugging it in such a short time! Amazing work out of #MolecularTherapeutics @mti-ucb.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social!!!

James Olzmann @olzmannlab.bsky.social · May 29

Thrilled this paper is out! We solved the first cocrystal structure of FSP1 with an inhibitor (FSEN1), providing mechanistic insight & a foundation for medchem. Led by Amalia Megarioti & Sitao Zhang. A terrific collaboration with Da Jia.
Brief Skytorial!
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Cocrystal structure reveals the mechanism of FSP1 inhibition by FSEN1 | PNAS

FSP1 is an FAD-dependent oxidoreductase that uses NAD(P)H to regenerate the reduced forms of lipophilic quinone antioxidants, such as coenzyme Q10 ...

www.pnas.org

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

🧠 Don’t miss it!

Hardly Strictly Synapses

🗓️ June 3 | 9 - 4:30 | UC Berkeley
🎤 Südhof (Nobel), Gouaux, Chen, Gomez, and more
✨ Celebrating 1 year of Berkeley Neuro
📍 125 LKS | FREE entry

Scan flyer QR to register!

#Neuroscience #Berkeley #Synapse #NeuroTwitter

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Roberto Zoncu Lab @robzonculab.bsky.social · May 20

Fantastic MTx-Neuro seminar by Michael Ward @michael-e-ward.bsky.social, incredible science and full house! @mti-ucb.bsky.social

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Micha Rapé Lab @micharapelab.bsky.social · May 20

Thank you to Michael Ward for presenting his amazing science addressing urgent problems in neurodegenerative disease at a joint #MolecularTherapeutics, @mti-ucb.bsky.social, and Neuroscience talk at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social today! Great science helping patients is more important than ever!

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