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Faculty Spotlight: Ksenia Krasileva

August 23, 2018
This fall new students and faculty will take to the Berkeley campus. PMB welcomes Ksenia Krasileva....
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NSF grant awarded for CRISPR crop research

July 10, 2018
National Science Foundation support will help scientists employ CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to domesticate alternative food crop sources.
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CNR welcomes new dean

June 12, 2018
The College of Natural Resources has a new dean, plant ecologist and evolutionary biologist David Ackerly.
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Living Large: Exploration of Diverse Bacteria Signals Big Advance for Gene Function Prediction

May 17, 2018
New research from Adam Deutschbauer is the largest functional genomics study of bacteria ever published.
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From Genes to Global Solutions

May 10, 2018
College of Natural Resources faculty, including Brian Staskawicz, faculty lead wide-ranging research initiatives at the Innovative Genomics Institute.
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Drought treatment restructures plants’ microbiomes

April 16, 2018
New research examines drought tolerance in sorghum—a finding that could help scientists develop crops that are more resistant to climate change.
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Brewing hoppy beer without the hops

March 22, 2018
Researchers, including PhD candidate Rachel Li and adjunct professor Henrik Scheller, have created strains of brewer's yeast that produce a hoppy flavor without the use of hops.
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Scientists engineer crops to conserve water, resist drought

March 06, 2018
Researchers have improved how crops use water by altering the expression of a gene found in all plants.
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New research identifies plant “sunscreen” protein

December 21, 2017
New research from Krishna Niyogi sheds light on plant photoprotection mechanisms.
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Microorganism in East Bay sludge reveals new CO2 fixation pathway

November 30, 2017
PMB scientists have identified the first natural example of a pathway for carbon dioxide fixation previously thought to be only synthetically derived.

Matthew Traxler named 2017 Hellman Fellow

October 31, 2017

The Hellman Fellows Program supports junior faculty research on the ten UC system campuses and at four private institutions.

NSF funds $3.4 million grant to improve maize crops

October 12, 2017

Sarah Hake and researchers from the Danforth Science Center have been awarded a $3.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Alumni Making Headlines!

October 06, 2017

Three Cal Scientists Shift Focus from Biofuels to Prebiotics.

Virginia Tartaglio Named ASPB Conviro Scholar

October 03, 2017

This award program is open to exceptional undergraduate and graduate students studying plant biology.

Researchers identify gene that made corn edible

September 27, 2017
PMB scientists locate the gene that played a critical role in domesticating corn.

Reinvestment in research supports potential for increased crop yields

September 19, 2017

A project on which UC Berkeley Professor Krishna Niyogi has been a longtime collaborator announced today that it has received a $45 million.

Scientists-in-training learn to tell a CLEAR story

September 13, 2017

The CLEAR project aims to mentor the next generation of science communicators by engaging in open, transparent, and active conversations with the public about science and research.

N. Louise Glass Named Fellow of Mycological Society of America

July 20, 2017

The fellowship recognizes mid-career members who have contributed significantly to the field of mycology

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Honoring Anastasios Melis, Faculty Founder of CNR Honors Research Program

May 31, 2017

By Julie Gipple, College of Natural Resources

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Niyogi Lab, and Collaborators, Provide Blueprint to Advance Clean Energy

May 23, 2017

by Sarah Yang, Lawrence Berkeley Lab

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