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  • Mukhopadhyay Named AAAS Fellow

    Mukhopadhyay Named AAAS Fellow

    Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, the science deputy for the Biosciences Area’s Biological Systems and Engineering (BSE) Division and vice president for Biofuels and Bioproducts at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), has been recognized for her “exceptional contributions to the field of microbial engineering for the sustainable production of biofuels and bioproducts, particularly in optimizing and using functional genomics approaches.”

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  • Adams and Keasling Receive DOE Secretary’s Honor Award

    Adams and Keasling Receive DOE Secretary’s Honor Award

    In a virtual ceremony on January 24, Associate Laboratory Director for Biosciences Paul Adams and Jay Keasling, Biological Systems and Engineering senior faculty scientist, were among several Lab staff who received the Department of Energy’s (DOE) highest form of employee recognition for excellence and achievements.

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  • Biosciences Area FY23 LDRD Projects

    Biosciences Area FY23 LDRD Projects

    The projects of 22 Biosciences Area scientists and engineers received funding through the FY23 Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program.

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  • Biosciences Inventor Deepika Awasthi Wins 2022 Berkeley Lab Pitch Competition

    Biosciences Inventor Deepika Awasthi Wins 2022 Berkeley Lab Pitch Competition

    Biosciences Area scientist Deepika Awasthi won the 2022 Berkeley Lab Pitch Competition held on October 27. The competition, funded by the Department of Energy (DOE) and co-hosted by the Intellectual Property Office and the Haas School of Business, was designed to provide scientist-entrepreneurs at the Lab with experience in pitching to key stakeholders such as potential investors and partners.

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  • Agile BioFoundry, NSF Select New Collaborations

    Agile BioFoundry, NSF Select New Collaborations

    The Agile BioFoundry selected new collaborations from its joint funding opportunity with the National Science Foundation. The selected projects all directly contribute to the production of renewable biochemicals and biofuels and build foundational technologies critical for the decarbonization of the industrial and transportation sectors.

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