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Research from the lab of MCB's Andrea Gomez (@IndigeNerd)
Neuroscientists from UC Berkeley, UCSF and Stanford ran parallel trials of psilocybin to see what behavioral effects were reproducible in mice. The findings challenge reported results and underscore the importance of reproducibility in psychedelic research and its potential therapeutic applications. bit.ly/4jVCTq7
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Researchers in the labs of QB3-Berkeley affiliates Jamie Cate and Alanna Schepartz engineered bacterial ribosomes to build non-canonical molecules—unlocking safer, cheaper routes to bioplastics and therapeutics. Read the story: qb3.berkeley.edu/news/lifes-…
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A wonderful celebration of Carlos Bustamante's scientific contributions and lasting impact on single-molecule biophysics! 🇨🇱🔬 Many thanks to the organizers! @QuimicaUdeChile @Franburgos_ @PiereBiophysics @LabMaillard @InLiuOfBulkExps @rubenlgonzalez uchile.cl/u245970
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Congratulations to our 2026 MCB Outstanding Postdoc Award recipients Thomas Li (@BateupLab) & Rachana Deven Somaiya (Feller Lab)! 👏 mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-ev…
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Reminder🎗️: MCB is hiring Assistant Professors across 3 divisions! 🗓️ Application Deadline: October 19, 2026
MCB is hiring Assistant Professors across 3 divisions!: 🧪 BBS: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05… 🧬GGED: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05… 🦠IMM: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05… 🗓️ Application Deadline: October 19, 2026 🔗 Click the links or scan the QR codes to learn more and apply
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MCB postdoc Silvan Spiri is the lead author of exciting new research from the labs of Gloria Brar and Elçin Ünal that sheds new light on the mechanisms underlying gametogenic rejuvenation! 🔬
New @UCBerkeley research from the Brar and Ünal labs puts us one step closer to understanding gametogenic rejuvenation. Lead author Silvan Spiri developed a platform to discover the first factors responsible for making cells “young” again. Read more: bit.ly/4hpqYPJ
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UC Berkeley MCB retweeted
Applications are open for the UC Berkeley MBT Summer 2027 cohort! Join our Oct. 7 info session at 5 PM PT to learn about the program. Register: bit.ly/MBTInfoSessionOct2026 #UCBerkeley #BerkeleyMBT #Biotech
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Excited to see this online and to have contributed in a small way! Huge congratulations to @Sulfur_Vladi, Takaaki Akaike & team. Elemental sulfur (S8) accumulates in lipid droplets, & protects against lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis! 🔥 science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Congrats to MCB's Fyodor Urnov (@UrnovFyodor) who was honored with the 2026 UC Regents Innovation Gamechanger Award! 👏🎉 mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-ev…
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Researchers at @berkeleyMCB demonstrated that strong and sustained type I IFN responses specifically and cell intrinsically impair responsiveness to #IFNγ to cause susceptibility to #MycobacteriumTuberculosis. 🫁 Learn more: bit.ly/4cNybpV | #OpenAccess
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Spotlight: Bartolutti, Brar et al. @berkeleyMCB (hubs.la/Q04y7fcJ0) describe how physiological UPR induction drives #gametogenesis in budding #yeast. David Pincus @UChicago and Vladimir Denic @MCB_Harvard discuss the work: hubs.la/Q04y7f950 #ProteinHomeostasis
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Congratulations to MCB's Hernan Garcia (@HernanGGarcia), who has been named a 2026 Schmidt Science Polymath by @schmidtsciences! Garcia joins a cohort of eight scientists pursuing ambitious questions beyond their established areas of research. 👏🧪 schmidtsciences.org/2026-pol…
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Exciting research from the labs of MCB’s David Savage (@SavageCatsOnly) and Christina Listgarten, featuring MCB postdoc Maria Lukarska (@MariaLukarska)! 🧬🔬
.@UCBerkeley researchers developed ProteinGuide, an AI strategy that steers protein generative models toward specific properties using experimental data—without retraining the underlying models. Read more about this research in QB3-Berkeley faculty labs: bit.ly/4AlhcFC
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Congratulations to Gokul Upadhyayula on his promotion to MCB Associate Professor in Residence! 👏 mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-ev…
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Congrats to MCB PhD alum Sophie Dumont @DumontLab on being named a 2026 ASCB Fellow! 👏
Congratulations to Sophie Dumont of UC San Francisco on being named a 2026 ASCB Fellow in recognition of a career dedicated to advancing cell biology. ascb.org/society-news/fiftee…
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