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Congratulations 2021 Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigators
Four faculty scientists in the Biosciences Area were included in The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator Program, awarding $21 million to 21 University of California, Berkeley researchers.
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Mukhopadhyay Appointed Deputy for Science of Biological Systems and Engineering Division
Division Director Blake Simmons announced that he has named Aindrila Mukhopadhyay as the new Deputy for Science of the Biological Systems and Engineering Division, effective Monday, December 6, 2021. She is taking over for Susan Celniker, a senior scientist and co-Director of the Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project who served as the Division Deputy for five years.
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2021 Agile BioFoundry Industry Day Recap
The Agile BioFoundry (ABF) hosted its virtual 2021 Industry Day on November 19, 2021 to showcase its capabilities and opportunities for joint research efforts. ABF team members presented on a variety of topics, including ABF operations and capabilities, methods for collaboration, and engagement through directed funding opportunities.
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Rachbauer Wins First Place at Bay Area Research SLAM Competition
Lydia Rachbauer, a postdoctoral researcher at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) in the Biosciences Area’s Biological Systems and Engineering Division was selected for first place and people’s choice prizes in the inaugural Bay Area Research SLAM competition on October 28. Rachbauer delighted the audience and judges with her three-minute story on utilizing the microbes found in fish guts to convert seaweed into sustainable biofuels.
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A New Way to Make Chemicals Not Found in Nature
Synthetic biologists have successfully engineered microbes to make chemicals cheaply and more sustainably. However, researchers have been limited by the fact that microbes can only make molecules using chemical reactions seen in nature. A collaboration between scientists at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley has engineered the microbe E. coli to produce a molecule that, until now, could only be synthesized in a laboratory.
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