Jennifer Doudna
Biochemist Faculty Scientist
Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Principal Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Building: 2151 Berkeley Way, Room 512G
Phone: (510) 643-0113
JDoudna@lbl.gov
http://rna.berkeley.edu
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Research Interests
Molecular and Cell Biology and Chemistry
Recent Publications
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Doudna Awarded American Chemical Society’s Priestley Medal
Jennifer Doudna is the 2026 recipient of the American Chemical Society's Priestley Medal. She is honored for outstanding discoveries on ribozyme function, Dicer and double-stranded RNA processing and CRISPR gene editing, and for impactful international science leadership.
How Berkeley Lab is Leading the Biology-Based Industrial Revolution
Biosciences Area researchers are playing a key role in shaping the future of biomanufacturing.
Doudna Awarded National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Biochemist Jennifer Doudna, a faculty scientist in the Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging (MBIB) Division, founder of the Innovative Genomics Institute, and a professor at UC Berkeley, has received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement.
