Center for Computational Biology

Priya Moorjani received the NSF CAREER award (2024-2029) for her research on developing novel statistical methods to study archaic introgression. Her work will focus on applying these methods to explore the impact of archaic ancestry in modern humans.Read more about Moorjani Receives NSF CAREER Award

Bronwyn Lucas' was awarded the Searle Scholars Award Grants, which support independent research of exceptional young faculty in the biomedical sciences and chemistry. Lucas' work focuses on the visualization of ribosome assembly within the nucleolus of cells. Her lab utilizes advanced...Read more about Bronwyn Lucas Awarded the Searle Scholars Award Grants

Noah Whiteman, Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution and Development and Director of the Essig Museum of Entomology at UC Berkeley, explores the intricate relationship between plants and their chemical compounds in his book, "Most Delicious Poison." He explains that many plant chemicals,...Read more about Noah Whiteman: Exploring the Chemistry of Plant Toxins and Human Culture