Center for Computational Biology

UC Berkeley’s College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS) appointed two prominent faculty members to new endowed chairs. Bin Yu was named the CDSS Chancellor’s Chair, holding appointments in both the Department of Statistics and the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer...Read more about Jennifer Listgarten and Bin Yu Appointed to Endowed Chairs at UC Berkeley's CDSS

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