Center for Computational Biology

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

Researchers from the Arc Institute, led by Dr. Patrick Hsu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, have discovered a new class of guide RNA, termed “bridge RNA,” that enables programmable genome editing by facilitating sequence-specific recombination. Utilizing mobile genetic...Read more about Patrick Hsu: Breakthrough in Genome Editing with Discovery of Bridge RNA