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College of Chemistry goes to Taipei for Healthcare Conference

February 25, 2026

By Veronica Bartell | College of Chemistry

The Healthcare Conference Taipei serves as an international summit connecting academic research with the global health industry, featuring biotech startup showcases and partnerships.

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Chemistry across continents: How Africa is shaping Berkeley's next generation of scientists

January 15, 2026

By Sarah C.P. Williams

A record number of students and faculty in Berkeley’s College of Chemistry have ties to Africa, and the continent is inspiring their science and career paths.

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CRISPR gene-editing works to reduce high cholesterol in a new study

November 13, 2025

by Rob Stein | NPR

(NPR) A single infusion of an experimental gene-editing drug appears safe and effective for cutting cholesterol, possibly for life, according to a small early study released Saturday.

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/08/nx-s1-5587748/crispr-gene-editing-cholesterol-hea…

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Atom-swapped morphine may help create safer painkillers

July 15, 2025

by Brianna Barbu

(C&EN) - By putting a carbon atom in place of a core oxygen, chemists constructed an opioid that blocks pain with less respiratory depression in mice

https://cen.acs.org/synthesis/medicinal-chemistry/Atom-swapped-morphine-help-cre…

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NSF commits $18 million to renewed funding for the Center for Genetically Encoded Materials

August 14, 2025

UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry Press Release

The National Science Foundation has renewed funding for the NSF Center for Genetically Encoded Materials (C-GEM).

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CBE student Luisa Dell awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship

May 2, 2024

By Sarah C.P. Williams

This fall, Dell will attend Cambridge University in the UK to study antibiotic resistant urinary tract infections.

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Ritankar Das: Chemistry as an economic powerhouse

May 2, 2024

By Veronica Bartell | College of Chemistry

At just 18 years old, he was the youngest person in over a hundred years to win the University Medal, and the first student from the College of Chemistry in 58 years to win the award.