Biopharmaceuticals

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…

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…

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).

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.

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.

Margaret Chu-Moyer: The elemental rise of an alum

May 2, 2024
By Veronica Bartell | College of Chemistry
Chemist Chu-Moyer, a member of the Advisory Board of the College of Chemistry, remembers wondering how medicines worked early in life.

Colin Gould on lighting up chemistry and inspiring the next generation

June 16, 2025
By Veronica Bartell | College of Chemistry
PhD graduate Colin Gould returns to Berkeley in July as an assistant professor of chemistry.

Students shine at "Pet Biomolecule" showcase

June 2, 2025
By Iris Acosta and Audrey Ryder
Hosted by Professors Jason Ryder and Wenjun Zhang, the Spring 2025 showcase marked the culmination of a semester's worth of applied learning.

Indigenous knowledge helps biotech find new drugs. This grad student wants those companies to give back.

May 1, 2025
By Robert Sanders | Berkeley News
Many successful drugs are based on medicinal plants used and stewarded for generations by Native communities. A UC Berkeley doctoral student says these communities should also benefit.

During campus visit, U.S. representatives vow to fight freeze on federal research funding

February 24, 2025
By Robert Sanders | UC Berkeley media relations
East Bay Rep. Lateefah Simon and Los Angeles Rep. Ted Lieu visited the Innovative Genomics Institute for a tour and briefing.