Contact

Department Office
Reach us by emailing: pmbdesk@berkeley.edu 

Plant & Microbial Biology
University of California, Berkeley 
111 Koshland Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-3102

(510) 642-9999

Connect with the PMB Department staff, Undergraduate advisers or Graduate advisers.

Directions

• General Directions to UC Berkeley
• Koshland Hall on UC Berkeley campus map
• Parking for Visitors
• Parking and Transportation Office
• BART web site - select Downtown Berkeley station for trip planning. You can connect from both Oakland and San Francisco airports to campus via BART and AirBART.

A UC Berkeley Ambassador leads a campus tour with prospective students and their parents during Cal Day at UC Berkeley.

Campus Tours and Events

• Visitor Services and Tours: Take a free campus tour, book a group tour or residence-hall tour, get information on visiting Sather Tower (a.k.a. the Campanile).
• UC Berkeley Online Tour: Meet the students, get to know the faculty, explore the campus, discover life at Berkeley.
• Museums, event venues, and tickets: Museums, major locations for sports events, the performing arts, lectures, and more. Ticket information for those events where a ticket is required.

Disability Access

Access for people with disabilities: Details on access to specific buildings, as well as parking information.

On Campus:

• International House
• Women's Faculty Club - Hotel rooms on campus for use of club members and guests. Visitors also may be sponsored by member departments when coming on official UC business.
• The Faculty Club - Open to the public; 23 rooms available.
• Berkeley Lab Guest House - Unique hotel featuring 57 guest rooms, above the UC Berkeley campus. Shuttle available. Amazing views.

Off Campus:

• Hotel Shattuck
• The Graduate Hotel

• Plant Gene Expression Center - PGEC - Albany, CA
• Joint Genome Institute - JGI - Walnut Creek, CA
• Joint Bioenergy Institute - JBEI - Emeryville, CA
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - LBNL - Berkeley, CA
• Energy Biosciences Institute - EBI

Students and Parents

Potential undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to get in touch. One of the best ways to get to know UC Berkeley is at the University's open house, Cal Day, held every spring.

Undergrads who would like a tour may contact the undergrad advising office to set up an appointment. With advance notice we are happy to give lab tours to individuals and small groups, particularly high school students.

Graduate students who would like to visit may contact the PMB Graduate Academic and Student Advisor.

Students who apply and are accepted to our "Interview Weekend" will meet with faculty and current graduate students, and tour labs and facilities at the department's expense in late January of the academic year.