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Congrats to alum Yue Clare Lou, Ph.D. on making Forbes' 30 under 30 list in healthcare!

Congratulations to Giles E D Oldroyd 🏳️‍🌈 on being named the next president of the Danforth Center. Oldroyd was a graduate student in the lab of PMB professor Brian Staskawicz and earned his PhD in 1998. plantandmicrobiology.berkeley.edu/news/2025/02/a…

Join UC Berkeley Graduate Division on March 12 and 13 for a series of lectures by the Hon. Jane Lubchenco, former Deputy Director for Climate and Environment for White House Office of Science & Technology Policy. Lubchenco will discuss science in the White House and creating a new narrative for the ocean. gradlectures.berkeley.edu/lecture/agency…

The Merchant lab's latest work on polycistronic expression in green algae is published in PNAS! Come find out how we uncovered the mechanism driving multiple ORF translation and its potential for synthetic biology! Congrats to Marco Dueñas and team! pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Advances in DNA sequencing and analysis make it possible for PMB professor Patricia Lang to study historical plant samples for clues about how plants respond to environmental pressures. Her research may offer insights into climate resilience strategies. the-scientist.com/plant-genomics…

Our commemorative 50th anniversary shirts are available for purchase again until March 25th! Order here: uc-berkeley-rausser.company.site

Brian Staskawicz, a Berkeley Plant & Microbial Biology professor of the graduate school, has been awarded the 2025 Wolf Prize in Agriculture in recognition of his groundbreaking discoveries of the immune system and disease resistance in plants. nature.berkeley.edu/news/2025/03/b…

Help PMB shine bright today during #CalBigGive by making a gift to the Grad Student Support Fund! When 25 gifts are made, 14 PMB professors will contribute nearly $12K to aid student researchers at the forefront of plant biology and microbiology. givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/908…

Professor Krishna Niyogi will join Science Friday hosts Ira Flatow and Ethan Elkind this Friday, March 14, in San Francisco for a special live podcast episode focused on climate change and environmental solutions. Learn more and get tickets: bayareascience.org/calendar/index…

Don't delay! Time is running out to place your order for one of Rausser College's 50th-anniversary shirts and sweaters. Our limited-time store closes on March 25. uc-berkeley-rausser.company.site

This month's interview is with Marco Dueñas, a PhD candidate in Sabeeha Merchant’s lab! He chats with us about his recent paper in PNASNews, overcoming research challenges, and more. Read the story: bit.ly/m-duenas

Rausser College’s commitment to addressing pressing environmental and societal challenges extends far beyond the Bay Area. Read more about our international exchanges and impacts in the latest issue of Breakthroughs magazine at nature.berkeley.edu/breakthroughs/

Plant and Microbial Biology and Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology professor Sabeeha Merchant (S. Merchant Lab) recently wrote about the history of her research in the Journal of Molecular Biology. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The Plant & Microbial Biology Department came together last month to celebrate Brian Staskawicz, recipient of the 2025 Wolf Prize in Agriculture. See photos of the reception in our Facebook album! facebook.com/media/set/?set…

Assistant Professor Patrick Shih (ShihLab) was named the 2025 recipient of the ASPB's Charles Albert Shull Award, which recognizes outstanding research in plant biology by an ASPB member under 45 years old. Congratulations, Patrick! plantandmicrobiology.berkeley.edu/news/2025/05/p…

Researchers from Berkeley Plant & Microbial Biology and the Innovative Genomics Institute are leveraging CRISPR and other genomic tools to help safeguard the planet’s supply of cacao from disease. Read more about their efforts in our latest issue of Breakthroughs. nature.berkeley.edu/breakthroughs/…

Article by Sunnyjoy Dupuis et al. Valle Ojeda S. Merchant Lab Berkeley Plant & Microbial Biology UC Berkeley Universidad de Sevilla IBVF The Plant Cell Too dim, too bright, and just right: Systems analysis of the #Chlamydomonas diurnal program under limiting and excess #light academic.oup.com/plcell/advance…

Professor and Energy & Biosciences Institute Director John Coates said the expansion of biofuel production raises new questions about shifts in agricultural production. “Just because something can be converted to a biofuel doesn’t necessarily mean that it should be…” montanafreepress.org/2025/05/16/a-s…