Biochemistry

Richmond Sarpong honoured with Royal Society of Chemistry Prize

June 17, 2026
Royal Society of Chemistry Press Release
The Pedler Prize is one of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Research & Innovation Prizes, given in celebration of exceptional people advancing the chemical sciences across industry and academia.

Margaux Pinney uses revolutionary methods in biochemistry to help create better treatments for disease

May 15, 2026
by Colleen Connolly
Margaux Pinney always wanted to know more about biology. She ended up double majoring in chemistry and biochemistry, and there, she honed in on the research topic she'd dedicate her career to: enzymes.

Chemical bonds beyond the lab: Douglas S. Clark

May 15, 2026
By Veronica Bartell | College of Chemistry
Dean Emeritus Clark has spent time reflecting on his career recently — as one might do when one steps away from being dean for 12 years.

Singapore opens synthetic biology lab to grab share of global market set to grow to $80b in 2030

June 11, 2026
Zhaki Abdullah | The Straits Times
(The Straits Times) A new laboratory has been launched in Singapore to transform recent breakthroughs in synthetic biology into commercial products from eco-friendly cosmetics to affordable vaccines.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-synthetic-biology-lab-launches-to-cap…

The Entrepreneurial University

May 5, 2026
Scientific American Custom Media | UC Berkeley
A research university emphasizes entrepreneurial science—and spawns start-ups in fields as varied as genetic medicine, humanoid robotics and carbon-catching materials.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/custom-media/uc-berkeley/technology-transferr…

Research shines a light on development of the visual cortex during the critical period after birth

January 19, 2022
UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry Press Release
A new study from the labs of Professors S. Lawrence Zipursky (UCLA) and Karthik Shekhar (UC Berkeley) presents "significant findings that shine an exciting light on our understanding of the influence of vision during the critical period of development in the mouse visual cortex.”

2026 MTI Parkinson’s Therapeutics Awardees Announced

February 10, 2026
by Julia Schaletzky | MTI Executive Director
UC Berkeley’s Molecular Therapeutics Initiative has selected three research teams for the inaugural MTI Parkinson’s Therapeutics Program, launched last autumn to transform high-impact academic discoveries into therapeutic leads.

A protein voyage into cells enabled by a short helical protein

April 16, 2021
By Xizi (Kelsey) Zhang | QB3

Drawing of three pathways of endocytosis

Three common pathways of endocytosis in a cell to internalize outside substances. Figure credit: scientificanimations.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Schepartz lab at UC Berkeley recently reported a way to efficiently deliver therapeutic proteins into live cells and...

Berkeley’s ecosystem of innovation, entrepreneurship combats climate change

May 16, 2024
Ivan Natividad, Elizabeth Costello | Berkeley News
UC Berkeley faculty are fast-tracking the development of new and creative climate solutions.

Learning from the past: How algae use memory to protect against sudden changes in sunlight

December 7, 2023
by Alison Hatt | Berkeley Lab
Research from Graham Fleming finds the molecular mechanisms responsible for photoprotective memory in algae have implications for crop productivity.