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Perennial Explorer: A Profile of Neelima Sinha

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The UC Davis botanist is a Berkeley alumna who worked in Sarah Hake's lab, focusing on the genetics of plant development.
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Glausinger and Komeili named American Academy of Microbiology Fellows

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Britt Glausinger and Arash Komeili have been elected into the Academy's class of 2019 Fellows.
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PMB faculty awarded Berkeley curriculum development grant

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The grant, which was awarded to five PMB faculty members, provides funding for the team to develop, improve, transform, and examine core areas of the undergraduate curriculum.
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Removing Harmful Contaminants from Water Using Bacteria

John Coates' laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley, using bacteria to remove harmful contaminants from our water
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Magnetic Attraction

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The fall issue of Breakthroughs magazine features Arash Komeili, whose research examines magnetotactic bacteria.
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Berkeley ranked highly for plant and animal science by the U.S. World & News Report

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As part of the U.S. World & News Report "Best Global University Rankings," Berkeley was ranked fourth for its plant and animal science programs.
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Apply Now for Graduate Programs

The application submission deadline is November 30, 2018, 11:59:59 Eastern Time (ET)....

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PMB at Upcoming Student Diversity Conferences

PMB Department Members Available to Meet with Prospective Students at SACNAS and ABRCMS...

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Gut bacteria’s shocking secret: They produce electricity

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Scientists find that some bacteria located in the gut produce electricity in a new way not previously known.
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Ben Blackman Co-PI on 5-Year NSF Grant

Ben Blackman, Ph.D.was recently awarded a five-year, multi-million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation, Blackman and his associates are excited to start research.....
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