Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab
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Official account of the Biosciences Area of @BerkeleyLab
Solving challenges in energy, environment, health, and biomanufacturing. Re-post ≠ Endorsement
Solving challenges in energy, environment, health, and biomanufacturing. Re-post ≠ Endorsement
The ABPDU Chang Dou and #BioBSE's Blake Simmons were honored at the recent AIChE Annual Meeting—Dou with the 2025 Shining Star Award for volunteerism, and Simmons with the Food, Pharmaceutical, and Bio-Engineering Division 15A plenary award.
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The ABPDU Chang Dou and #BioBSE's Blake Simmons were honored at the recent AIChE Annual Meeting—Dou with the 2025 Shining Star Award for volunteerism, and Simmons with the Food, Pharmaceutical, and Bio-Engineering Division 15A plenary award.
#BioBSE's Daniel Fletcher is among the newly elected members of @nam.edu, an honor that recognizes outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service in the fields of health and medicine.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
#BioBSE's Daniel Fletcher is among the newly elected members of @nam.edu, an honor that recognizes outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service in the fields of health and medicine.
Read more: lnkd.in/gyAJgfmR
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov | @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
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@berkeleylab.lbl.gov | @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
ICYMI: Neleah Aquino, a Community College Internships participant mentored this summer by #BioEGSB's Dawn Chiniquy and Elena Perry, took second place in the 2025 IGNITE Off! national competition. Watch her presentation on methane-eating bacteria: vimeo.com/user96128995...
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
ICYMI: Neleah Aquino, a Community College Internships participant mentored this summer by #BioEGSB's Dawn Chiniquy and Elena Perry, took second place in the 2025 IGNITE Off! national competition. Watch her presentation on methane-eating bacteria: vimeo.com/user96128995...
Congratulations to the Biosciences Area's 2025 @berkeleylab.lbl.gov Director's Award recipients: Kateryna Zhalnina (Early Career), Jonelle Tamara Basso (Mentorship), Kjiersten Fagnan (Organizational Impact), Graham Fleming (Scientific), and Bruce Cohen (Scientific)!
@jgi.doe.gov #BioEGSB #BioMBIB
@jgi.doe.gov #BioEGSB #BioMBIB
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Congratulations to the Biosciences Area's 2025 @berkeleylab.lbl.gov Director's Award recipients: Kateryna Zhalnina (Early Career), Jonelle Tamara Basso (Mentorship), Kjiersten Fagnan (Organizational Impact), Graham Fleming (Scientific), and Bruce Cohen (Scientific)!
@jgi.doe.gov #BioEGSB #BioMBIB
@jgi.doe.gov #BioEGSB #BioMBIB
Congratulations to the 21 researchers from the Biosciences Area @berkeleylab.lbl.gov who are among @clarivateag.bsky.social's #HighlyCited2025! View the full list: clarivate.com/highly-cited-researchers
@jgi.doe.gov @jbei.lbl.gov @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #BioBSE #BioEGSB #BioMBIB
@jgi.doe.gov @jbei.lbl.gov @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #BioBSE #BioEGSB #BioMBIB
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Congratulations to the 21 researchers from the Biosciences Area @berkeleylab.lbl.gov who are among @clarivateag.bsky.social's #HighlyCited2025! View the full list: clarivate.com/highly-cited-researchers
@jgi.doe.gov @jbei.lbl.gov @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #BioBSE #BioEGSB #BioMBIB
@jgi.doe.gov @jbei.lbl.gov @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #BioBSE #BioEGSB #BioMBIB
@jgi.doe.gov sr. engineering associate Berkeley Kauffman was arriving at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's main site when he encountered this guy out for a morning stroll. "It's aways cool seeing how much wildlife shares the Hill with us!" he noted. #WildlifeWednesday
September 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
@jgi.doe.gov sr. engineering associate Berkeley Kauffman was arriving at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's main site when he encountered this guy out for a morning stroll. "It's aways cool seeing how much wildlife shares the Hill with us!" he noted. #WildlifeWednesday
We are chuffed to have 6 postdocs representing #TeamBioSci in the 8th annual @berkeleylab.lbl.gov Research SLAM tomorrow, Thurs Sept 18 @ 3 PM PDT! Lab staff can attend live on the Hill or tune in virtually and cast votes for the People's Choice Award. Everyone else, watch this space for updates!
September 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We are chuffed to have 6 postdocs representing #TeamBioSci in the 8th annual @berkeleylab.lbl.gov Research SLAM tomorrow, Thurs Sept 18 @ 3 PM PDT! Lab staff can attend live on the Hill or tune in virtually and cast votes for the People's Choice Award. Everyone else, watch this space for updates!
Congratulations to #BioMBIB faculty scientist Susan Marqusee, who was named to The Protein Society's inaugural Fellows class. Susan is a professor of biochemistry, biophysics and structural biology @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social and Director of @qb3-berkeley.bsky.social .
September 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Congratulations to #BioMBIB faculty scientist Susan Marqusee, who was named to The Protein Society's inaugural Fellows class. Susan is a professor of biochemistry, biophysics and structural biology @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social and Director of @qb3-berkeley.bsky.social .
Hira Lesea lived many lives—from punk rocker to retreat chef—before becoming a sr. research associate in #BioEGSB. These days, she's into cultivating a sense of collaborative creativity, both in her work @berkeleylab.lbl.gov and in her personal life. Read her story: go.lbl.gov/lesea #TeamBioSci
September 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Hira Lesea lived many lives—from punk rocker to retreat chef—before becoming a sr. research associate in #BioEGSB. These days, she's into cultivating a sense of collaborative creativity, both in her work @berkeleylab.lbl.gov and in her personal life. Read her story: go.lbl.gov/lesea #TeamBioSci
A team at Indiana University, Bloomington, used beamline 8.2.2 @als.lbl.gov to perform x-ray protein crystallography to resolve the structure of the RNA cloverleaf-protein complex, which plays a critical role in viral replication.
👉 go.lbl.gov/cloverleaf
👉 go.lbl.gov/cloverleaf
September 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A team at Indiana University, Bloomington, used beamline 8.2.2 @als.lbl.gov to perform x-ray protein crystallography to resolve the structure of the RNA cloverleaf-protein complex, which plays a critical role in viral replication.
👉 go.lbl.gov/cloverleaf
👉 go.lbl.gov/cloverleaf
We are hiring! Come join #TeamBioSci and help us bring science solutions to the world @berkeleylab.lbl.gov.
Kanupriya Pande's group in #BioMBIB has an opening for a Computational Postdoctoral Fellow (cryo-EM).
https://lbl.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=104578
Kanupriya Pande's group in #BioMBIB has an opening for a Computational Postdoctoral Fellow (cryo-EM).
https://lbl.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=104578
September 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We are hiring! Come join #TeamBioSci and help us bring science solutions to the world @berkeleylab.lbl.gov.
Kanupriya Pande's group in #BioMBIB has an opening for a Computational Postdoctoral Fellow (cryo-EM).
https://lbl.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=104578
Kanupriya Pande's group in #BioMBIB has an opening for a Computational Postdoctoral Fellow (cryo-EM).
https://lbl.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=104578
Researchers @scripps.edu used the BCSB macromolecular crystallography beamline 5.0.2 @als.lbl.gov to characterize a protein from a modern shark gene that explains the evolution of the adaptive immune system shared by all vertebrates. #BioMBIB
🦈 go.lbl.gov/bcsb-shark
🦈 go.lbl.gov/bcsb-shark
September 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Researchers @scripps.edu used the BCSB macromolecular crystallography beamline 5.0.2 @als.lbl.gov to characterize a protein from a modern shark gene that explains the evolution of the adaptive immune system shared by all vertebrates. #BioMBIB
🦈 go.lbl.gov/bcsb-shark
🦈 go.lbl.gov/bcsb-shark
Congratulations to the SIBYLS beamline team on being recognized with the 2025 Klaus Halbach Award for Innovative Instrumentation for pioneering the development of time-resolved, high-throughput, small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) for collection of data from biological samples @als.lbl.gov.
August 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Congratulations to the SIBYLS beamline team on being recognized with the 2025 Klaus Halbach Award for Innovative Instrumentation for pioneering the development of time-resolved, high-throughput, small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) for collection of data from biological samples @als.lbl.gov.
A study led by #BioBSE researchers sheds light on the risks cosmic rays pose to the behavioral health of astronauts. The results suggest a paradigm shift away from DNA as the target for damage by certain light ions, which abound in outer space.
Read more: go.lbl.gov/ure3ga
Read more: go.lbl.gov/ure3ga
August 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A study led by #BioBSE researchers sheds light on the risks cosmic rays pose to the behavioral health of astronauts. The results suggest a paradigm shift away from DNA as the target for damage by certain light ions, which abound in outer space.
Read more: go.lbl.gov/ure3ga
Read more: go.lbl.gov/ure3ga
#BioEGSB's @pcronald.bsky.social received the President’s Award for Advancement of Common Good from @stanford.edu for her research on environmental stress resilience in rice, which led to the development of flood-tolerant rice now grown by +6M farmers in SE Asia. https://go.lbl.gov/ronald-stanford
August 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
#BioEGSB's @pcronald.bsky.social received the President’s Award for Advancement of Common Good from @stanford.edu for her research on environmental stress resilience in rice, which led to the development of flood-tolerant rice now grown by +6M farmers in SE Asia. https://go.lbl.gov/ronald-stanford
A team led by scientists @ucdavis.bsky.social, that included Daniil Prigozhin of #BioMBIB, used AI to help plants recognize a wider range of bacterial threats. The approach may lead to new ways to protect crops like tomatoes and potatoes from devastating diseases. go.lbl.gov/plant-immune-upgrade
August 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A team led by scientists @ucdavis.bsky.social, that included Daniil Prigozhin of #BioMBIB, used AI to help plants recognize a wider range of bacterial threats. The approach may lead to new ways to protect crops like tomatoes and potatoes from devastating diseases. go.lbl.gov/plant-immune-upgrade
Congratulations to @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social on being the 2026 recipient of the @acs.org's Priestley Medal! Doudna was recognized for her high-impact discoveries on #RNA molecules with enzymatic functions, including the development of #CRISPR 🧬 ✂️.
More 👉 go.lbl.gov/doudna-priestly
📷 Glenn Ramit
More 👉 go.lbl.gov/doudna-priestly
📷 Glenn Ramit
August 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Congratulations to @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social on being the 2026 recipient of the @acs.org's Priestley Medal! Doudna was recognized for her high-impact discoveries on #RNA molecules with enzymatic functions, including the development of #CRISPR 🧬 ✂️.
More 👉 go.lbl.gov/doudna-priestly
📷 Glenn Ramit
More 👉 go.lbl.gov/doudna-priestly
📷 Glenn Ramit
Ruiwen Hu, a postdoc in #BioEGSB, attended #LiNo25 in #Chemistry as part of the UC President’s annual fellowship program. The event “offered a rare opportunity to engage directly with some of the world’s foremost scientific minds," including Nobel Laureate Moungi Bawendi (pictured with Hu).
August 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Ruiwen Hu, a postdoc in #BioEGSB, attended #LiNo25 in #Chemistry as part of the UC President’s annual fellowship program. The event “offered a rare opportunity to engage directly with some of the world’s foremost scientific minds," including Nobel Laureate Moungi Bawendi (pictured with Hu).
Join #TeamBioSci & help us bring science solutions to the world at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov!
We are #hiring an Advanced Analysis Manager & Research Associate Principal at @jgi.doe.gov, DevOps Software Engineer at @kbase.us & a computational postdoc for #cryoEM in #BioMBIB.
go.lbl.gov/bioscijobs
We are #hiring an Advanced Analysis Manager & Research Associate Principal at @jgi.doe.gov, DevOps Software Engineer at @kbase.us & a computational postdoc for #cryoEM in #BioMBIB.
go.lbl.gov/bioscijobs
July 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Join #TeamBioSci & help us bring science solutions to the world at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov!
We are #hiring an Advanced Analysis Manager & Research Associate Principal at @jgi.doe.gov, DevOps Software Engineer at @kbase.us & a computational postdoc for #cryoEM in #BioMBIB.
go.lbl.gov/bioscijobs
We are #hiring an Advanced Analysis Manager & Research Associate Principal at @jgi.doe.gov, DevOps Software Engineer at @kbase.us & a computational postdoc for #cryoEM in #BioMBIB.
go.lbl.gov/bioscijobs
Researchers from Novartis Biomedical Research used a #BioMBIB -run beamline at the @als.lbl.gov to confirm the structure of an engineered immune system protein that could open new opportunities to treat inflammatory bowel disease.
go.lbl.gov/atg38j
#IBD #AcceleratingScience @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
go.lbl.gov/atg38j
#IBD #AcceleratingScience @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
July 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Researchers from Novartis Biomedical Research used a #BioMBIB -run beamline at the @als.lbl.gov to confirm the structure of an engineered immune system protein that could open new opportunities to treat inflammatory bowel disease.
go.lbl.gov/atg38j
#IBD #AcceleratingScience @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
go.lbl.gov/atg38j
#IBD #AcceleratingScience @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
Today we wrap up our retiree celebration by wishing Rene Perrier a fond farewell after 21+ years of service on #TeamBioSci at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov. He developed web applications to help scientists around the world access the awesome resources of the @jgi.doe.gov. Congratulations, Rene! 🙌 🎉
July 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Today we wrap up our retiree celebration by wishing Rene Perrier a fond farewell after 21+ years of service on #TeamBioSci at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov. He developed web applications to help scientists around the world access the awesome resources of the @jgi.doe.gov. Congratulations, Rene! 🙌 🎉
Congratulations to Lisa Kegg on her retirement! She started at the @jgi.doe.gov in 1999 through Livermore National Lab and transferred to @berkeleylab.lbl.gov nine years later. She has been a key member of the JGI Operations team since 2010. Thanks for supporting science on #TeamBioSci, Lisa!
July 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Congratulations to Lisa Kegg on her retirement! She started at the @jgi.doe.gov in 1999 through Livermore National Lab and transferred to @berkeleylab.lbl.gov nine years later. She has been a key member of the JGI Operations team since 2010. Thanks for supporting science on #TeamBioSci, Lisa!
Woot! 🙌 The retiree celebration continues! 🙌
Igor Ratnere has retired from @berkeleylab.lbl.gov with more than 20 years of service. Igor was a software engineer at the @jgi.doe.gov and he developed biological software and hashtag#genomics databases. 🧬
#TeamBioSci wishes you all the best! 🎉
Igor Ratnere has retired from @berkeleylab.lbl.gov with more than 20 years of service. Igor was a software engineer at the @jgi.doe.gov and he developed biological software and hashtag#genomics databases. 🧬
#TeamBioSci wishes you all the best! 🎉
July 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Woot! 🙌 The retiree celebration continues! 🙌
Igor Ratnere has retired from @berkeleylab.lbl.gov with more than 20 years of service. Igor was a software engineer at the @jgi.doe.gov and he developed biological software and hashtag#genomics databases. 🧬
#TeamBioSci wishes you all the best! 🎉
Igor Ratnere has retired from @berkeleylab.lbl.gov with more than 20 years of service. Igor was a software engineer at the @jgi.doe.gov and he developed biological software and hashtag#genomics databases. 🧬
#TeamBioSci wishes you all the best! 🎉
Congratulations to Lisa Simirenko on her retirement from @berkeleylab.lbl.gov! She was at the Lab for over 23 years, the last 12 of them on #TeamBioSci in the synthetic biology group at the @jgi.doe.gov. Best of luck in your next chapter, Lisa!
July 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Congratulations to Lisa Simirenko on her retirement from @berkeleylab.lbl.gov! She was at the Lab for over 23 years, the last 12 of them on #TeamBioSci in the synthetic biology group at the @jgi.doe.gov. Best of luck in your next chapter, Lisa!
This week, we are celebrating some of our #TeamBioSci retirees!
Katherine Schall worked in many parts of @berkeleylab.lbl.gov over 15 years. She was with the #ABPDU from its start in 2011. Before that, she worked in HR, @lbnlengineering.bsky.social & the @als.lbl.gov. Congratulations, Katherine!
Katherine Schall worked in many parts of @berkeleylab.lbl.gov over 15 years. She was with the #ABPDU from its start in 2011. Before that, she worked in HR, @lbnlengineering.bsky.social & the @als.lbl.gov. Congratulations, Katherine!
July 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This week, we are celebrating some of our #TeamBioSci retirees!
Katherine Schall worked in many parts of @berkeleylab.lbl.gov over 15 years. She was with the #ABPDU from its start in 2011. Before that, she worked in HR, @lbnlengineering.bsky.social & the @als.lbl.gov. Congratulations, Katherine!
Katherine Schall worked in many parts of @berkeleylab.lbl.gov over 15 years. She was with the #ABPDU from its start in 2011. Before that, she worked in HR, @lbnlengineering.bsky.social & the @als.lbl.gov. Congratulations, Katherine!