Contact the department office by emailing: pmbdesk@berkeley.edu or reach out directly to a staff member below.

Plant & Microbial Biology
University of California, Berkeley 
111 Koshland Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-3102

(510) 642-9999

Department Staff

Irania Alarcon

ialarcon@berkeley.edu
Team Lead, Teaching Lab

Ximena Cruz Diaz

pmbdesk@berkeley.edu
Graduate Programs Administrative Coordinator

Julie Hirano

pmb_coordinator@berkeley.edu
Department Coordinator

Felice Lugos

flugos@berkeley.edu
Teaching Lab Support Staff

Daniel Marquez

dmarquez@berkeley.edu
Graduate Student Affairs Officer

Lyn Rivera

lyn.rivera@berkeley.edu
Graduate Student Adviser
Joanne Straley, Department Manager

Joanne Straley

jstraley@berkeley.edu
Department Manager

Steven Thomas

sthomas1@berkeley.edu
Microgarden Curator and Teaching Lab Staff Member

Caroline Yee

pmbgrad@berkeley.edu
Graduate Admissions and Program Coordinator