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A planned addition to UC Berkeley's Innovation Zone will expand lab space for the Innovative Genomics Institute and build out the largest innovation hub — Bakar Labs — at any U.S. university. news.berkeley.edu/2025/07/17/cri…

Exciting event coming to @berkeleyMCB ,#MolecularTherapeutics, @MTI_UCB !

A new #CRISPR Cures center, funded by $20M from @czi and led by @UrnovFyodor, will create 8 custom therapies for patients in the next 3 years. “Our goal is to aggressively walk the walk of CRISPR platformization,” Urnov told me. More in @endpts: endpoints.news/crispr-cures-c…

Very grateful to the Menéndez Pelayo International University @UIMP for awarding me an honorary doctorate last Tuesday, July 8th, in the incomparable setting of the Magdalena Palace (Santander). On Monday I enjoyed a conversation with those interested in my career and science.

New preprint w/ the Dupage lab! FSP1 KO in Tregs / Tcells promotes tumor suppression, highlighting the therapeutic value & single-agent potential of FSP1 inhibition. A new paradigm for targeting ferroptosis in the immune system (not just in cancer cells). biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

A new collaboration between IGI and @czi on pediatric #CRISPR cures innovativegenomics.org/news/czi-igi-n… @UCSF @UCBerkeley

Scientists discover gene circuit that allows zebrafish to regenerate their hearts after injury. Since humans have the same but dormant circuit, it should be possible to reactivate heart repair in humans. @UCBerkeley @Caltech news.berkeley.edu/2025/07/09/rep…

Congrats to MCB's Filipa Rijo-Ferreira on being named a @HHMINEWS 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholar! 🎉👏@Filipa_Ferr hhmi.org/programs/freem…

Scientists @UCBerkeley unravel the complex genetic diversity in India, one of the most culturally and genetically diverse nations in the world news.berkeley.edu/2025/06/26/sci…

Congrats to MCB postdocs Aurora Alvarez-Buylla (Schepartz Lab), Grace Hibshman (Nogales Lab) and Heegwang Roh (Rapé Lab) for being selected as 2025 Jane Coffin Childs Fellows! 🎉👏 @schepartzlab @NogalesLab @RapeLab @heegwangroh jccfund.org/fellows/class-…

🚀 Bay Area Biotech Day lands @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! 🧬🥂

And another one for MCB's Yvette Fisher @yvetteefisher! 🔥Congrats on being named a @HHMINEWS 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholar! 🥂hhmi.org/programs/freem…

Congrats to MCB's Yvette Fisher @yvetteefisher on being named a 2025 McKnight Scholar! 👏🎉 mcknight.org/news-ideas/202…

Meet Cathy, an inspiring @UCBerkeley Molecular & Cell Biology student researcher! 🧬 As a SURF participant, she's tackling HIV research, aiming to help us all live healthier lives. Learn more: bit.ly/45wxQFr #StudentResearch #MolecularBiology #HIVResearch @berkeleyMCB

Congratulations to Gloria Brar on her promotion to MCB Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology! 👏🎉 mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…

Congratulations to Dirk Hockemeyer on his promotion to MCB Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology! 👏🎉 @DirkHockemeyer mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…

New @UCBerkeley research! The @MerchantLab and @sunnyjoy_dupuis reveal that algae remember light stress from the day and prep for it at night—like a cellular slumber party with global CO₂ implications. Read more about the new study in @ThePlantCell: bit.ly/QB3_algae

Congratulations to Elçin Ünal on her promotion to MCB Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development! 👏🎉 mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…

Congrats to MCB's James Nuñez @jamesknunez who was recently named a Hellman Fellow by the Society for Hellman Fellows! 👏🧪 mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…

Congrats to MCB's Meng-meng Fu @Meng2Fu who was recently named a Hellman Fellow by the Society for Hellman Fellows! 👏🧪 mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-event…