Faculty

Faculty Position in Quantitative Systems Biology

Submitted by khansen on Fri, 08/18/2017 - 17:40

The Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a 100% time tenure-track position in quantitative systems biology at the rank of Assistant Professor. Potential start date is July 1, 2018.

We seek a colleague to join the department working in the area of computationally-oriented biology focused on the development and application of new methods to enable biological discovery from genomic, imaging and/or other large datasets.

Congratulations 2017 IB Graduates!

Submitted by rhkayen on Fri, 06/16/2017 - 09:16

2017 Graduate Photo Album

Please enjoy the photos! Let us know if you see yourself!

IB Undergraduate Wins University Medal

Submitted by rhkayen on Tue, 05/09/2017 - 08:30

This Saturday, May 13, Grant Schroeder, 22, an integrative biology major, will address thousands of his peers at a campus wide commencement ceremony as UC Berkeley’s top graduating senior and winner of the prestigious 2017 University Medal. Instead of cataloging his achievements, his speech will touch on the experiences and vulnerabilities that turned him from methodical to mensch. Read More...

My Love Affair with the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond

Submitted by rhkayen on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 11:04

Yosemite documentary features Berkeley sequoia researchers

Submitted by rhkayen on Mon, 04/03/2017 - 13:25

BS Nature documentary that first aired March 29 and is now available for streaming explores the impact of climate change on Yosemite National Park, and features two UC Berkeley biologists who climb to the tops of giant sequoias to understand what the future holds for these ancient trees.

How Butterfly Wings are Built

Submitted by khansen on Wed, 03/01/2017 - 07:54

Professor Nipam Patel and his lab are using innovative techniques to study how butterflies develop their extraordinary colors and patterns. Watch this new video, created by the California Academy of Sciences, posted on its bioGraphic website:

Ackerly Elected to Ecological Society of America

Submitted by khansen on Tue, 02/07/2017 - 13:28

Professor David Ackerly has been elected a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America. The ESA cited his contributions "for pioneering the integration of phylogenetic methods into ecology to generate new understanding of the evolutionary processes that contribute to the ecological function and community assembly of plants." Ackerly joins Professor Mary Power, who was elected as a Fellow and also served as President of ESA in 2009-2010.
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Workshop: Switzerland. Evolutionary Biology

Submitted by rhkayen on Mon, 12/12/2016 - 13:18

Evolutionary Biology Workshop in the Alps (The previous posting contained a typo in an invited professor’s name, for which we apologize.) The 2017 edition of the Evolutionary Biology Workshop in the Alps will take place on 17-23 June 2017 in Riederfurka, Switzerland. Target participants are PhD students in early stages of PhD and advanced Master students.

Remember after election: Stress can be good for you

Submitted by rhkayen on Tue, 11/15/2016 - 08:23

This election was particularly stressful.

Research proposes repellent/insecticide combination to fight malaria

Submitted by rhkayen on Wed, 11/02/2016 - 08:13

After 15 years of research findings on efforts to fight malaria, a researcher has proposed a combination of insect repellents and insecticides to combat malaria scourge.

Michael Boots, a University of California, Berkeley, professor of integrative biology, who worked with his colleagues at Exeter University in the United Kingdom on the project, disclosed this on Monday in San Francisco, United States of America.