Campus Science News
The following news items are from various campus, college and department sources.
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The Department of Energy and the National Academy of Inventors have honored Professor Jay Keasling with their 2025 Innovator of the Year Award, which goes to one DOE employee who has translated research into tangible impacts that have benefited society at large. Keasling is a pioneer in synthetic biology who leads a groundbreaking research program focused on engineering microorganisms to produce advanced biofuels and chemicals.
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 June 27, 2025 ESPM professors Jillian Banfield and Matteo Garbelotto are among the UC Berkeley researchers who have utilized facilities at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Joint Genome Institute to conduct cutting-edge genomic research. |
 June 26, 2025 ERG's Sarah Sarfaty Epstein and ESPM's Cynthia Wilson were recognized by the Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation as graduate student leaders who are driving positive environmental and social change. |
 The Department of Integrative Biology is pleased to welcome Dr. Cara Brook as an Assistant Professor starting July 2025. The Brook lab uses tools derived from field biology, molecular immunology, and epidemiological modeling to study how pathogens persist, transmit, and evolve in both wild animal and human hosts. Learn more about the Brook lab here. |
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Assistant Professor (Affiliated) of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, 
Congratulations to MCB postdocs