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Sharing QB3-Berkeley research, news & opportunities with the community of bioscience researchers, students & faculty at UCBerkeley and beyond.
In advance of his November visit, @protocolsio.bsky.social prez Lenny Teytelman (@lteytelman.bsky.social) spoke to Berkeley's Leah Keiser about his path to founding a startup acquired by @springernature.com. Read the interview:
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October 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
In advance of his November visit, @protocolsio.bsky.social prez Lenny Teytelman (@lteytelman.bsky.social) spoke to Berkeley's Leah Keiser about his path to founding a startup acquired by @springernature.com. Read the interview:
qb3.berkeley.edu/news/profess...
qb3.berkeley.edu/news/profess...
Shining a light on misleading data! Grad students Owen Lin & Kylee Hillman in the Landry Lab have won an NINDS Early-Career Rigor Champions Prize for quantifying how many bio papers misuse data viz techniques. Read the UC Berkeley College of Chemistry story: chemistry.berkeley.edu/news/shining...
September 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Shining a light on misleading data! Grad students Owen Lin & Kylee Hillman in the Landry Lab have won an NINDS Early-Career Rigor Champions Prize for quantifying how many bio papers misuse data viz techniques. Read the UC Berkeley College of Chemistry story: chemistry.berkeley.edu/news/shining...
Faculty focus on: Allon Wagner! A computer scientist by training, he works with his team to investigate how immune cell metabolism is disrupted in immune-related diseases.
Read our interview: qb3.berkeley.edu/news/faculty...
Read our interview: qb3.berkeley.edu/news/faculty...
September 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Faculty focus on: Allon Wagner! A computer scientist by training, he works with his team to investigate how immune cell metabolism is disrupted in immune-related diseases.
Read our interview: qb3.berkeley.edu/news/faculty...
Read our interview: qb3.berkeley.edu/news/faculty...
New research from Priya Moorjani's lab offers insights into India’s genomic legacy.
Postdocs @lauritsskov.bsky.social and @ekerdoncuff.bsky.social traced Indian's ancestry to three main sources. Read the findings in this story by grad student Jules Perez: bit.ly/3IK46vh
Postdocs @lauritsskov.bsky.social and @ekerdoncuff.bsky.social traced Indian's ancestry to three main sources. Read the findings in this story by grad student Jules Perez: bit.ly/3IK46vh
July 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
New research from Priya Moorjani's lab offers insights into India’s genomic legacy.
Postdocs @lauritsskov.bsky.social and @ekerdoncuff.bsky.social traced Indian's ancestry to three main sources. Read the findings in this story by grad student Jules Perez: bit.ly/3IK46vh
Postdocs @lauritsskov.bsky.social and @ekerdoncuff.bsky.social traced Indian's ancestry to three main sources. Read the findings in this story by grad student Jules Perez: bit.ly/3IK46vh
Congratulations to Usha Lingappa for receiving a 2025 Branco Weiss Fellow!
The fellowship will support Usha's research on algal contributions to soil carbon cycling as she continues her work as a postdoc in Sabeeha Merchant's lab in @natureatcal.bsky.social.
Read more: bit.ly/lingappa-congrats
The fellowship will support Usha's research on algal contributions to soil carbon cycling as she continues her work as a postdoc in Sabeeha Merchant's lab in @natureatcal.bsky.social.
Read more: bit.ly/lingappa-congrats
July 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Congratulations to Usha Lingappa for receiving a 2025 Branco Weiss Fellow!
The fellowship will support Usha's research on algal contributions to soil carbon cycling as she continues her work as a postdoc in Sabeeha Merchant's lab in @natureatcal.bsky.social.
Read more: bit.ly/lingappa-congrats
The fellowship will support Usha's research on algal contributions to soil carbon cycling as she continues her work as a postdoc in Sabeeha Merchant's lab in @natureatcal.bsky.social.
Read more: bit.ly/lingappa-congrats
What do algae do after a long day of photosynthesis?
The Sabeeha Merchant lab & @sunnyjoydupuis.bsky.social tracked them day & night. These tiny powerhouses prep for stress in their sleep—findings that could reshape how we see global carbon cycling.
Read more: bit.ly/QB3_algae
The Sabeeha Merchant lab & @sunnyjoydupuis.bsky.social tracked them day & night. These tiny powerhouses prep for stress in their sleep—findings that could reshape how we see global carbon cycling.
Read more: bit.ly/QB3_algae
June 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
What do algae do after a long day of photosynthesis?
The Sabeeha Merchant lab & @sunnyjoydupuis.bsky.social tracked them day & night. These tiny powerhouses prep for stress in their sleep—findings that could reshape how we see global carbon cycling.
Read more: bit.ly/QB3_algae
The Sabeeha Merchant lab & @sunnyjoydupuis.bsky.social tracked them day & night. These tiny powerhouses prep for stress in their sleep—findings that could reshape how we see global carbon cycling.
Read more: bit.ly/QB3_algae
QB3-Berkeley alum spotlight: Nicolas Altemose (@naltemose.bsky.social), now a Stanford professor and CZ Biohub Investigator, shares how his time in the Streets lab shaped his research journey—from developing new tech to mentoring the next generation.
📖 Full interview here: bit.ly/AltemoseQB3
📖 Full interview here: bit.ly/AltemoseQB3
May 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
QB3-Berkeley alum spotlight: Nicolas Altemose (@naltemose.bsky.social), now a Stanford professor and CZ Biohub Investigator, shares how his time in the Streets lab shaped his research journey—from developing new tech to mentoring the next generation.
📖 Full interview here: bit.ly/AltemoseQB3
📖 Full interview here: bit.ly/AltemoseQB3
Dive into our latest research story, "How my first fish expedition found a species on the brink of extinction."
Read the story from @fishfena.bsky.social, a postdoc in @fishspeciation.bsky.social's lab: bit.ly/QB3-fish 🐟
Read the story from @fishfena.bsky.social, a postdoc in @fishspeciation.bsky.social's lab: bit.ly/QB3-fish 🐟
April 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Dive into our latest research story, "How my first fish expedition found a species on the brink of extinction."
Read the story from @fishfena.bsky.social, a postdoc in @fishspeciation.bsky.social's lab: bit.ly/QB3-fish 🐟
Read the story from @fishfena.bsky.social, a postdoc in @fishspeciation.bsky.social's lab: bit.ly/QB3-fish 🐟
This month's interview is with Marco Dueñas! Marco is a PhD candidate in Sabeeha Merchant’s lab in @berkeleymcb.bsky.social and @natureatcal.bsky.social.
He chats with us about his recent paper in @pnas.org, overcoming research challenges, and more.
Read the story: bit.ly/m-duenas
He chats with us about his recent paper in @pnas.org, overcoming research challenges, and more.
Read the story: bit.ly/m-duenas
April 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This month's interview is with Marco Dueñas! Marco is a PhD candidate in Sabeeha Merchant’s lab in @berkeleymcb.bsky.social and @natureatcal.bsky.social.
He chats with us about his recent paper in @pnas.org, overcoming research challenges, and more.
Read the story: bit.ly/m-duenas
He chats with us about his recent paper in @pnas.org, overcoming research challenges, and more.
Read the story: bit.ly/m-duenas
This month's interview is with @natureatcal.bsky.social Prof. Andreas Stahl: "The biggest inspiration comes from the excitement of discovery. Few things are more rewarding than forming a bold hypothesis & seeing it hold true—or discovering something unexpected."
Read more: bit.ly/Andreas-Stahl-QB3
Read more: bit.ly/Andreas-Stahl-QB3
March 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This month's interview is with @natureatcal.bsky.social Prof. Andreas Stahl: "The biggest inspiration comes from the excitement of discovery. Few things are more rewarding than forming a bold hypothesis & seeing it hold true—or discovering something unexpected."
Read more: bit.ly/Andreas-Stahl-QB3
Read more: bit.ly/Andreas-Stahl-QB3
Check out the latest news from @lbnlbiosci.bsky.social's Jay Keasling, published in Nature Catalysis: QB3-Berkeley researchers engineer biological assembly-line enzymes to create new, sustainable products.
Read the story from grad student Leah Keiser: bit.ly/bio-assembly-line
Read the story from grad student Leah Keiser: bit.ly/bio-assembly-line
February 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Check out the latest news from @lbnlbiosci.bsky.social's Jay Keasling, published in Nature Catalysis: QB3-Berkeley researchers engineer biological assembly-line enzymes to create new, sustainable products.
Read the story from grad student Leah Keiser: bit.ly/bio-assembly-line
Read the story from grad student Leah Keiser: bit.ly/bio-assembly-line
Check out the latest news from the Jay Keasling lab, published in @NatureCatalysis: QB3-Berkeley researchers engineer biological assembly-line enzymes to create new, sustainable products.
Read the story from grad student Leah Keiser:
bit.ly/bio-assembly-l…
Read the story from grad student Leah Keiser:
bit.ly/bio-assembly-l…
February 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Check out the latest news from the Jay Keasling lab, published in @NatureCatalysis: QB3-Berkeley researchers engineer biological assembly-line enzymes to create new, sustainable products.
Read the story from grad student Leah Keiser:
bit.ly/bio-assembly-l…
Read the story from grad student Leah Keiser:
bit.ly/bio-assembly-l…
This month's faculty focus interview features Bronwyn Lucas!
@bronwynalucas.bsky.social on running a lab: "It’s about equipping the people in my lab to tackle challenges & mentoring them as they develop their own approaches."
Read more on our website: bit.ly/QB3_Bronwyn
@bronwynalucas.bsky.social on running a lab: "It’s about equipping the people in my lab to tackle challenges & mentoring them as they develop their own approaches."
Read more on our website: bit.ly/QB3_Bronwyn
February 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This month's faculty focus interview features Bronwyn Lucas!
@bronwynalucas.bsky.social on running a lab: "It’s about equipping the people in my lab to tackle challenges & mentoring them as they develop their own approaches."
Read more on our website: bit.ly/QB3_Bronwyn
@bronwynalucas.bsky.social on running a lab: "It’s about equipping the people in my lab to tackle challenges & mentoring them as they develop their own approaches."
Read more on our website: bit.ly/QB3_Bronwyn
In our first story of 2025, MCB and CCB grad student Meaghan Marohn highlights UC Berkeley's Center for Theoretical Evolutionary Genomics.
Check out the story: bit.ly/BerkeleyCTEG
Check out the story: bit.ly/BerkeleyCTEG
January 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In our first story of 2025, MCB and CCB grad student Meaghan Marohn highlights UC Berkeley's Center for Theoretical Evolutionary Genomics.
Check out the story: bit.ly/BerkeleyCTEG
Check out the story: bit.ly/BerkeleyCTEG
Ahmet Yildiz is our final faculty focus interview of the fall semester!
He chats with us about the @Yildiz_Lab's research, how he faces setbacks & how he went from the youngest of 7 growing up in rural Turkey to a @UCBerkeley scientist.
Read the story:
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He chats with us about the @Yildiz_Lab's research, how he faces setbacks & how he went from the youngest of 7 growing up in rural Turkey to a @UCBerkeley scientist.
Read the story:
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February 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Ahmet Yildiz is our final faculty focus interview of the fall semester!
He chats with us about the @Yildiz_Lab's research, how he faces setbacks & how he went from the youngest of 7 growing up in rural Turkey to a @UCBerkeley scientist.
Read the story:
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He chats with us about the @Yildiz_Lab's research, how he faces setbacks & how he went from the youngest of 7 growing up in rural Turkey to a @UCBerkeley scientist.
Read the story:
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.@UCBerkeley's talented grad students & postdocs arrive on campus with a diverse set of skillsets, experiences & backgrounds. Check out this terrific story from @BerkeleyBioE grad student Jazmin Isabel Velazquez about some of our trainees!
Read the story:
bit.ly/PathstoBerkeley
Read the story:
bit.ly/PathstoBerkeley
February 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
.@UCBerkeley's talented grad students & postdocs arrive on campus with a diverse set of skillsets, experiences & backgrounds. Check out this terrific story from @BerkeleyBioE grad student Jazmin Isabel Velazquez about some of our trainees!
Read the story:
bit.ly/PathstoBerkeley
Read the story:
bit.ly/PathstoBerkeley
An interdisciplinary group of researchers from the @M_delCarpio & @AnnalieseBeery labs is exploring the molecular mechanisms of friendship in prairie voles using fluorescent carbon nanotube sensors.
Read more in this story from grad student Sophia Tomatz
bit.ly/3TVEgXV
Read more in this story from grad student Sophia Tomatz
bit.ly/3TVEgXV
February 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
An interdisciplinary group of researchers from the @M_delCarpio & @AnnalieseBeery labs is exploring the molecular mechanisms of friendship in prairie voles using fluorescent carbon nanotube sensors.
Read more in this story from grad student Sophia Tomatz
bit.ly/3TVEgXV
Read more in this story from grad student Sophia Tomatz
bit.ly/3TVEgXV
We're back with our faculty focus interview series! First up: Leah Guthrie, a @BerkeleyBioE faculty member & @QB3 faculty affiliate.
Read the interview to learn more about the Guthrie lab's research, what inspires the lab's work & advice for trainees.
bit.ly/GuthrieQB3
Read the interview to learn more about the Guthrie lab's research, what inspires the lab's work & advice for trainees.
bit.ly/GuthrieQB3
February 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We're back with our faculty focus interview series! First up: Leah Guthrie, a @BerkeleyBioE faculty member & @QB3 faculty affiliate.
Read the interview to learn more about the Guthrie lab's research, what inspires the lab's work & advice for trainees.
bit.ly/GuthrieQB3
Read the interview to learn more about the Guthrie lab's research, what inspires the lab's work & advice for trainees.
bit.ly/GuthrieQB3
In our latest news story, @CCBBerkeley & @Cal_Engineer postdoc Sindy Li writes about an interdisciplinary QB3-Berkeley Bioscience Meeting on the “One Health” approach and its potential as a framework for bioscience researchers.
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February 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
In our latest news story, @CCBBerkeley & @Cal_Engineer postdoc Sindy Li writes about an interdisciplinary QB3-Berkeley Bioscience Meeting on the “One Health” approach and its potential as a framework for bioscience researchers.
qb3.berkeley.edu/news/qb3-berke…
qb3.berkeley.edu/news/qb3-berke…
Stanley Hall's newest resident has arrived: Theia! The new @thermofisher microscope on the @UCBerkeley campus will be outfitted with the laser phase plate. Thanks to @TheMuellerLab with support from @cziscience!
February 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Stanley Hall's newest resident has arrived: Theia! The new @thermofisher microscope on the @UCBerkeley campus will be outfitted with the laser phase plate. Thanks to @TheMuellerLab with support from @cziscience!
Our final interview of the spring semester is with Karthik Shekhar who discussed his lab's research, advice for students, and the value of #SciComm for scientists and the public. And more!
Read the interview:
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Read the interview:
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February 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Our final interview of the spring semester is with Karthik Shekhar who discussed his lab's research, advice for students, and the value of #SciComm for scientists and the public. And more!
Read the interview:
qb3.berkeley.edu/news/faculty-f…
Read the interview:
qb3.berkeley.edu/news/faculty-f…
Check out our interview with Professor Matt Francis: "It continually amazes me to see how creative and innovative @UCBerkeley's students are...I have always looked at this group as a big collaboration between me and all of the trainees."
Read more:
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Read more:
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February 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Check out our interview with Professor Matt Francis: "It continually amazes me to see how creative and innovative @UCBerkeley's students are...I have always looked at this group as a big collaboration between me and all of the trainees."
Read more:
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Read more:
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Iain Clark in our latest interview: “The greatest reward for me in science has always been the possibility of discovering or building something new. Getting to explore an idea that no one has worked on before, even if it’s small, is a great joy for me.”
qb3.berkeley.edu/news/faculty-f…
qb3.berkeley.edu/news/faculty-f…
February 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Iain Clark in our latest interview: “The greatest reward for me in science has always been the possibility of discovering or building something new. Getting to explore an idea that no one has worked on before, even if it’s small, is a great joy for me.”
qb3.berkeley.edu/news/faculty-f…
qb3.berkeley.edu/news/faculty-f…
Samantha Lewis was recently selected for this year's Prytanean Faculty Enrichment Award. Join us in congratulating @SamLewisPhD!
Read more on QB3-Berkeley:
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February 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Samantha Lewis was recently selected for this year's Prytanean Faculty Enrichment Award. Join us in congratulating @SamLewisPhD!
Read more on QB3-Berkeley:
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Read more on QB3-Berkeley:
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Our latest interview is with Judith Klinman: "My advice: be a squeaky wheel for yourself. Women are often silent and taught to behave themselves, but I think that every young budding female scientist must be their own squeaky wheel."
Read the interview:
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Read the interview:
qb3.berkeley.edu/news/faculty-f…
February 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Our latest interview is with Judith Klinman: "My advice: be a squeaky wheel for yourself. Women are often silent and taught to behave themselves, but I think that every young budding female scientist must be their own squeaky wheel."
Read the interview:
qb3.berkeley.edu/news/faculty-f…
Read the interview:
qb3.berkeley.edu/news/faculty-f…