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A recent study led by Postdoctoral Researcher Dawei Dai and Assistant Professor Ben Williams shows that Arabidopsis thaliana could serve as a model organism for studying aging at the molecular level.Read more about A tiny plant may provide big insights into how we age

Portnoy, a distinguished professor in PMB and MCB, was recognized as an outstanding faculty advisor by the Council on Advising and Student Support.Read more about Professor Dan Portnoy recognized with 2025 campus advising award

Our Fall issue of Breakthroughs highlights the Rausser College researchers working to benefit the people, landscapes, and ecosystems of rural and agricultural California.Read more about Breakthroughs magazine: Inside California

Watch Patrick Shih, a professor of Plant and Microbial Biology, describe how synthetic plant biology can transform plants into platforms for producing valuable compounds such as therapeutics, nutrients, and renewable fuels.Read more about Explaining the power of synthetic plant biology in 101 seconds

Professor Britt Glaunsinger explains how gaining a better scientific understanding of viruses and how they work could result in better health outcomes for patients.Read more about Breaking down the wonder of viruses in 101 seconds

The fourth-year genetics and plant biology major and food systems minor discusses their passion for fungi and photography, involvement with Cal Band, and time at UC Berkeley.Read more about Student Spotlight: Yaeko Long

This academic year, we welcome professors Rebecca Bart and Yan Gong to the Department. Welcome Rebbeca and Yan!Read more about Two new faculty join PMB

Lewis Feldman, Mike Freeling and N. Louise Glass were honored for their dedication to students and their fields, as well as for their service to the University.Read more about Three PMB retirees honored by Rausser College

The highly competitive international fellowship will support Lingappa, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of PMB professor Sabeeha Merchant, as she studies algal contributions to soil carbon cycling.Read more about PMB postdoc Usha Lingappa awarded Branco Weiss Fellowship

PMB scientists in the lab of Professor Sabeeha Merchant are studying how the stress of the workday influences algae’s biological clock.Read more about How tiny organisms manage stress to power the planet

Dueñas, a PhD candidate in the lab of PMB professor Sabeeha Merchant, was recently profiled by QB3-Berkeley.Read more about Focus on: PhD candidate Marco Dueñas

Staskawicz, a longtime professor of Plant and Microbial Biology, was awarded the 2025 Wolf Prize in Agriculture in recognition of his groundbreaking discoveries of the immune system and disease resistance in plants.Read more about Brian Staskawicz awarded Wolf Prize in Agriculture