Rausser College of Natural Resources celebrates a milestone anniversary this month! Learn more about the impact of PMB and the entire College over the last half century.
Can engineered plants help make baby formula as nutritious as breast milk?
New research from the lab of Assistant Professor Patrick Shih shows that engineered plants may hold the secret to improving commercial infant formula.
PMB researchers use CRISPR/Cas9 to alter photosynthesis for the first time
A RIPE team led by Professor Krishna Niyogi and alum Dhruv Patel-Tupper, PhD '22, used CRISPR/Cas9 to increase gene expression in rice by changing its upstream regulatory DNA.
50 years and counting
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the College of Natural Resources, Breakthroughs magazine shares 50 fun facts and big impacts from the College’s first five decades.
A half-century of plant immunity breakthroughs
Professor Emerit Brian Staskawicz and co-authors break down the last half-century of breakthroughs in the study of plant immunity in the 50th-anniversary issue of Cell.
Patrick Shih named 2024 Spark Award recipient
Shih joins professors Daniel Nomura, Joseph Shapiro, and other UC Berkeley faculty members as recipients of funding, resources, and entrepreneurial mentorship.
Advancing scientific understanding of calcium signaling
Recent studies led by Plant and Microbial Biology professor Sheng Luan shed light on the role calcium plays in plant immunity and defense.
Student Spotlight: Trinity Reimer
Fourth-year microbial biology major Trinity Reimer speaks about her background, experience at UC Berkeley and as a Bakar Ignite Scholar, and plans for the future
Karine Gibbs on microbiology and mentorship
The PMB professor and former Packard Fellow speaks about her research on complex bacterial behavior and encouraging scientists to bring their authentic selves to work