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Prasad Raghavendra, an associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and Jennifer Doudna, a professor of molecular and cell biology and of chemistry, were...Read more about National Academy of Sciences honors Raghavendra, Doudna

The College of Chemistry is pleased to announce that Advisory Board member Terry Rosen has stepped into a newly-established role as the college’s first Special Adviser to the Dean.Read more about Alum Terry Rosen appointed to new college adviser role

Dr. Ramelmeier discusses the future needs of talent in the biomanufacturing industry.Read more about Advisory Board member Andrew Ramelmeier discusses jobs in biomanufacturing

Scientists at the University of California are teaming up with Mars company to try to save the crop before it's too late.Read more about Chocolate is on track to go extinct in 40 years

David Schaffer and fellow UC Berkeley scientists have for the first time used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to disable a defective gene that causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,...Read more about First step toward CRISPR cure of Lou Gehrig's disease

Markita Landry, UC Berkeley assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is a recipient of the second annual New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research award for plant efficiency to study GMO-free gene editing.Read more about Markita Landry receives New Innovator in Food and Agriculture award

The College of Chemistry is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Kwabena Bediako and Dr. John Rittle as assistant professors in the Department of Chemistry commencing July 2018.Read more about College of Chemistry welcomes new professors

Researcher Osamu Nureki used high‐speed atomic‐force microscopy to film a tiny needle move back and forth across Cas9.Read more about Watch Real Moving Images of CRISPR/Cas9 Cutting DNA

UC Berkeley College of Chemistry professor Ronald Cohen, has been elected to the AAAS, the world-renowned Washington, D.C.-based general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. UC Berkeley...Read more about Cohen one of six UC Berkeley faculty elected AAAS fellows