Berkeley Plant & Microbial Biology
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The Department of Plant & Microbial Biology at UC Berkeley ranks among top institutions worldwide for research and training in plant biology and microbiology.
Koshland Hall, Berkeley, Ca
Joined July 2014
Fourth-year genetics and plant biology major Yaeko Long has explored the fungal world, cultivated a passion for photography, and performed with the Cal Band across California. Learn more about their UC Berkeley experience: https://t.co/fRie1tCdHw
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MONDAY, Oct 6: Join us for the Albright Lecture with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, renowned marine biologist, policy expert, and climate thought leader, as she discusses her new book What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures. Register: https://t.co/JuAshtN2jR
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PMB is excited to welcome professors @becky_bart and @Yan_C_Gong to the Department this year. Learn more about their background and research:
Rausser College is excited to welcome six new faculty members this year. Their research and expertise span a variety of topics, including environmental economics, metabolic biology, land management, and plant biology. Read more about each faculty member: https://t.co/kTdazHrtiM
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Plant Biology PhD student Kylee Hillman and @UCB_Chemistry PhD student Teng-Jui (Owen) Lin were recognized with a national prize for their efforts to highlight misleading visualizations published in academic journals. https://t.co/r3TNB739BT
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Congratulations to Usha Lingappa for receiving a 2025 Branco Weiss Fellow! The fellowship will support Usha's research on algal contributions to soil carbon cycling as she continues her work as a postdoc in the @Merchant_Lab. Congrats again 🎊 Read more: https://t.co/ISvvJW3EeV
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Congratulations to Marco, a plant biology PhD candidate in the @Merchant_Lab, on receiving this fellowship!
Rausser College PhD candidates Yihong Zhu, Marco Dueñas, Sheherazade, and Simon Greenhill were awarded fellowships by the Philomathia Center to study issues related to the environment. Learn more about their research: https://t.co/wFBQotdsrS
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Calling all PMB alumni and current students! Please share your updates for our 2025 newsletter via this form by August 15! https://t.co/TaqZt63kjq
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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: https://t.co/GzP1zLORfB
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Professor and @EnergyBioscien1 Director John Coates said the expansion of biofuel production raises new questions about shifts in agricultural production. “Just because something can be converted to a biofuel doesn’t necessarily mean that it should be…” https://t.co/h3LqPSt1p5
montanafreepress.org
Although Montana Renewables touts its environmental benefits, projections from the company suggest that the biofuels plant could emit more air pollutants than the site emitted as a crude oil refine...
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Article by @sunnyjoy_dupuis et al. @Valle_OjeSer @Merchant_Lab @PMB_Berkeley @UCBerkeley @unisevilla @IBVF_Sevilla @ThePlantCell Too dim, too bright, and just right: Systems analysis of the #Chlamydomonas diurnal program under limiting and excess #light
https://t.co/vfas5wXXdO
academic.oup.com
Chlamydomonas populations acclimate to low and high diurnal light and maintain altered photosystem abundance, thylakoid architecture, and non-photochemical
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Researchers from @PMB_Berkeley and the Innovative Genomics Institute are leveraging CRISPR and other genomic tools to help safeguard the planet’s supply of cacao from disease. Read more about their efforts in our latest issue of Breakthroughs. https://t.co/jpYDNLPlRx
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Assistant Professor Patrick Shih (@LabShih) was named the 2025 recipient of the @ASPB's Charles Albert Shull Award, which recognizes outstanding research in plant biology by an ASPB member under 45 years old. Congratulations, Patrick! https://t.co/KhxHD5F1pL
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The Plant & Microbial Biology Department came together last month to celebrate Brian Staskawicz, recipient of the 2025 Wolf Prize in Agriculture. See photos of the reception in our Facebook album! https://t.co/QekojjYppa
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Plant and Microbial Biology and Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology professor Sabeeha Merchant (@Merchant_Lab) recently wrote about the history of her research in the Journal of Molecular Biology. https://t.co/F62t22bXqQ
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And to students Jason Avalos, Amanda Dee, Cierra Ord, and Aspen Pastore, who received honorable mentions!
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Congrats to @agoldman252 on receiving an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship! đź’«
Congratulations to graduate students Annelise Goldman, Yarrow Syskine, and Dakota Pekerti on receiving 2025 Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation. https://t.co/URPnu8B5zv
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Rausser College’s commitment to addressing pressing environmental and societal challenges extends far beyond the Bay Area. Read more about our international exchanges and impacts in the latest issue of Breakthroughs magazine at https://t.co/aEW9DRVaVI
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This month's interview is with Marco Dueñas, a PhD candidate in Sabeeha Merchant’s lab! He chats with us about his recent paper in @PNASNews, overcoming research challenges, and more. Read the story: https://t.co/wz1Dh7ZS2c
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Don't delay! Time is running out to place your order for one of Rausser College's 50th-anniversary shirts and sweaters. Our limited-time store closes on March 25.
Our commemorative 50th anniversary shirts are available for purchase again until March 25th! Order here: https://t.co/y17XVlyKLm
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Professor Krishna Niyogi will join Science Friday hosts Ira Flatow and Ethan Elkind this Friday, March 14, in San Francisco for a special live podcast episode focused on climate change and environmental solutions. Learn more and get tickets: https://t.co/COCRQXIddD
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