Center for Computational Biology

Yun Song, Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences and Statistics, and Director of the Center for Computational Biology at UC Berkeley, led a team of researchers in developing GPN-Star, a new genomic language model that uses evolutionary patterns across species to identify...Read more about Yun Song and Collaborators Develop AI Model to Unlock Secrets of the Human Genome

Daniel Fletcher, Professor of Bioengineering and an affiliate of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology, has been elected a 2026 Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), one of the field’s leading professional organizations. Fletcher is recognized for his significant and...Read more about Daniel Fletcher Elected Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology

Peter Sudmant, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, collaborated with Juan Manuel Vazquez, Elise Lauterbur, Lucie Etienne, and David Enard on a new study investigating the genetic basis of longevity in bats. By analyzing the genomes of eight Myotis bat species, the researchers discovered...Read more about Peter Sudmant and Collaborators Uncover Genetic Clues to Longevity in Long-Lived Bats