Campus Science News

The following news items are from various campus, college and department sources.

MCB undergrads named Bakar Ignite Scholars

Bakar Ignite Scholars SP25Congratulations to MCB undergraduates Carolyn Nguyen (Nuñez Lab), Karla Tapia (Hurley Lab), Shriprithi Vel Murugan (Hurley Lab), and Selina Wu (Hurley Lab) who were recently named Spring 2025 Ignite Scholars by the Bakar Fellows Program. The scholars will gain hands-on translational research experience, mentorship from Bakar Faculty and Innovation Fellows, and financial support to launch their careers in STEM fields.
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
Raulet and Andrews receive Berkeley graduate mentorship awards

Raulet and Andrews receive graduate mentoring awardsProfessor of Immunology and Molecular Medicine David Raulet and MCB graduate student Elle Andrews have both received 2025 Graduate Mentorship Awards from UC Berkeley's Graduate Assembly. Raulet was awarded the Graduate Assembly Faculty Mentor Award and Andrews the Outstanding Graduate Peer Mentor Award. These awards are in acknowledgement of an outstanding commitment to helping UC Berkeley graduate students to succeed academically, professionally, and personally. Learn more about the graduate mentorship awards and recipients here. 
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
Understanding the coyote next door
A photo shows a coyote walking across a paved street in an urban environment. April 01, 2025

Research by ESPM professor Christopher Schell and postdoctoral scholar Lauren Stanton could help improve human-wildlife interactions and inform new ways of thinking about urban environments.
College of Natural Resources
Messersmith’s AsparaGlue named East Bay Innovation Awardee
Berkeley startup AsparaGlue, founded on science by Professor Phil Messersmith and postdoc Subhajit Pal, won an East Bay Innovation Award for their bioinspired surgical superglue.
Department of Bioengineering
Aaron Streets named AIMBE Fellow
Professor Aaron Streets has been named to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Streets was selected for “developing innovative technology to elucidate genome regulation with single-cell and molecule resolution, and for impactful leadership to diversify bioengineering.College membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to engineering and…
Department of Bioengineering
Bautista and Bilder named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows

AAAS fellows 2024Professors of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology Diana Bautista and David Bilder are among seven Berkeley faculty members elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS fellows are recognized for their achievements across disciplines and have a distinguished lifetime honor within the scientific community. Read more about the 2024 AAAS fellows here. 
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology