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Sharing QB3-Berkeley research, news & opportunities with the community of bioscience researchers, students & faculty @UCBerkeley and beyond.
Berkeley, CA
Joined January 2019
New in @natBME: Using a heart-on-a-chip model, QB3-Berkeley faculty affiliate Kevin Healy has helped to discover a lipid nanoparticle that can penetrate dense heart muscle and efficiently deliver a therapeutic cargo. Read more from @Cal_Engineer:
engineering.berkeley.edu
Model helps identify nanoparticles that can deliver mRNA directly into heart muscle cells
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Congrats to QB3-Berkeley faculty affiliate Daniel Fletcher (@FletcherLab_UCB), elected to the National Academy of Medicine for his work developing mobile phone-based microscopy, and more. Read about this honor from the @UCBerkeley news team:
news.berkeley.edu
The new members have worked on mobile phone microscopes and health disparities.
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At @UCBerkeley's new Center for Unmet, Rare and Emerging Diseases (CURED), prof Andrew Dillin is linking discovery science, venture & philanthropy to treat rare & emerging conditions often ignored by pharma. Read more from @UCBLettersSci:
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In advance of his November visit, @protocolsIO prez Lenny Teytelman spoke to @UCB_Chemistry's Leah Keiser about his path to becoming the founder of a startup acquired by @SpringerNature. Read the interview: https://t.co/ioD4FJBjUr
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QB3-Berkeley faculty affiliate and emeritus professor of physics John Clarke has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on quantum tunneling, a discovery that laid the foundation for today’s quantum computers. Read about his work:
news.berkeley.edu
The Nobel Prize committee honored Clarke "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit." These circuits were forerunners of the qubits...
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To many, viruses are a scourge. To Britt Glaunsinger (@brittaspen), they're a wonder. She gives the 101 on these "masters at efficiency" in 101 seconds in a new @UCBerkeley video feature: https://t.co/M4qLU4bl7f
news.berkeley.edu
"I love efficiency, and viruses are masters at efficiency," says Professor Britt Glaunsinger in this 101 in 101 video.
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Can “good” bacteria in your mouth fight cavities? New research from QB3-Berkeley's Wenjun Zhang has identified gene clusters that help oral microbes form biofilms, and she hopes to harness their power. Read more from @UCBerkeley:
news.berkeley.edu
UC Berkeley's Wenjun Zhang is trying to understand how oral bacteria make biofilms, aka plaque, so she can distinguish the good from the bad — and tip the balance to prevent cavities.
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Shining a light on misleading data! Grad students Owen Lin & Kylee Hillman in @Landry_Lab won an NINDS Early-Career Rigor Champions Prize for quantifying how many bio papers misuse data viz techniques. Learn more from @UCB_Chemistry: https://t.co/L8BIvg2kSK
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Thrilled to see QB3-Berkeley faculty affiliate & @BerkeleyBioE prof Iain Clark among this year's Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research. He'll use his four-year grant to examine the genetic underpinnings of one of the most lethal forms of leukemia.
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NSF has committed $18M more to C‑GEM at @UCBerkeley, directed by faculty affiliate @AlannaSchepartz. The center is tackling one of chemistry's "Holy Grail" problems: synthesizing truly sequence-defined chemical polymers. Read more from @UCB_Chemistry:
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New @UCBerkeley research co-authored by QB3-Berkeley's Markita Landry reveals that the “love hormone" also plays a key role in friendship. Prairie voles without oxytocin receptors are slower to make friends than their peers. Read more:
news.berkeley.edu
A UC Berkeley study found that social prairie voles lacking the receptor for oxytocin are slow to form friendships and less aggressive toward unfamiliar peers. This suggests a role for oxytocin in...
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Faculty focus on: Allon Wagner! An assistant prof at @Berkeley_EECS and computer scientist by training, he works with his team to investigate how immune cell metabolism is disrupted in immune-related diseases. Read our interview: https://t.co/CmKZz0Wkqw
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Jennifer Doudna (@DoudnaJennifer) has been named the 2026 Priestley Medalist by @AmerChemSociety for her pioneering work on CRISPR and global science leadership. A well-deserved honor!
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The award recognizes the biochemist for discoveries on ribozyme function and CRISPR gene editing, and international science leadership
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New research from Priya Moorjani's lab offers insights into India’s genomic legacy. Postdocs Laurits Skov & @e_kerdoncuff traced Indian's ancestry to three main sources. Read about these findings in a story by @CCBBerkeley student Jules Perez: https://t.co/kQEh6RzcTv
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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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Scientists find that in old mice, exercise induces inflammation and fibrosis unless Alk5-Inhibitor and Oxytocin are used. By Joana Marie C. Cruz, Irina M. Conboy, et al from @QB3Berkeley
https://t.co/3fkn3wOgwQ
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Research by @MargauxPinney, our newest asst. professor of chemistry and @QB3Berkeley affiliate, gives unprecedented view into how enzymes have evolved across billions of years of evolution. 🧬⏳💡 https://t.co/Et4YQMZLTo
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Veridical Data Science for Biology, inspired by the principles of predictability, computability, and stability, this year’s meeting focuses on rigorous, interpretable, and biologically grounded computational methods in the biosciences. @bbiinnyyuu is the faculty sponsor.
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Check out this piece I wrote with @QB3’s awesome science communication team *highlighting* (pun intended) recent work in @ThePlantCell by @Valle_OjeSer and yours truly! 🌱🦠🔬
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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Congratulations to Elçin Ünal on her promotion to MCB Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development! 👏🎉 https://t.co/Reyx5hTl7P
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