Contact the department office by emailing: pmbdesk@berkeley.edu or reach out directly to a staff member below.

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

(510) 642-9999

Department Staff

Irania Alarcon

ialarcon@berkeley.edu
Team Lead, Teaching Lab

Juliana Cho

julescho@berkeley.edu
Microgarden Curator, Teaching Lab Support Staff

Patricia Helyer

pmb.ugrad@berkeley.edu
Undergraduate Academic Advisor

Julie Hirano

pmb_coordinator@berkeley.edu
Department Coordinator

Jenny Lee

jennylee2589@berkeley.edu
Administrative Assistant

Jennifer Munguia

jennymunguia@berkeley.edu
Administrative Assistant

Amber Ptacnik

ptacnik@berkeley.edu
Graduate Programs Assistant

Victoria Quach

victoriaq25@berkeley.edu
Administrative Assistant

Lyn Rivera

lyn.rivera@berkeley.edu
Graduate Student Adviser

Joanne Straley

jstraley@berkeley.edu
Department Manager