Kristofer Pister Division of Computer Science (EECS) Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS) micro robotics, synthetic insects, smart dust
Ian Holmes Dept of Bioengineering computational biology, molecular evolution, computational genomics, Systems and Synthetic Biology
Patrick Shih Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology synthetic biology, plant biology, microbiology, evolutionary biology
David Savage Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology biochemistry, metabolism, photosynthetic systems, Systems and Synthetic Biology, protein engineering
Michael Botchan Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology eukaryotic gene expression, drosophila chromosomes, papilloma viral DNA, chromosomal dynamics
Sabeeha Merchant Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology chloroplast, photosynthesis, algae, trace metals, genomics, synthetic biology, designer lipids, Chlamydomonas, Auxenochlorella, Dunaliella
Andrea Roth School of Law forensic science, criminal procedure, criminal law, DNA, evidence law, criminal justice
Priya Moorjani Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology Human evolutionary genetics, human genetics, ancient DNA, population genetics, statistical genetics
David E. Wemmer Dept of Chemistry nuclear magnetic resonance, nucleic acids, biophysical chemistry: proteins, NMR spectroscopy, magnetic resonance methods, structure of proteins and DNA, conformational fluctuations, biopolymers
Patrick Hsu Dept of Bioengineering generative biology, language models, virtual cell models, genome mining and editing, synthetic biology, AI agents for science
Timothy McQuade Haas School of Business design of optimal mortgage debt instruments, real estate economics, Affordable housing, household finance, rent control
Seung-Wuk Lee Dept of Bioengineering nanotechnology, bio-inspired nanomaterials, synthetic viruses, regenerative tissue engineering materials, drug delivery vehicles
Ziyang Zhang Dept of Chemistry synthetic chemistry, chemical biology, peptides, proteins, drug discovery, cellular signal transduction, cancer, autoimmune diseases
Carlos Bustamante Dept of Chemistry Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology Dept of Physics nanoscience, structural characterization of nucleo-protein assemblies, single molecule fluorescence microscopy, DNA-binding molecular motors, the scanning force microscope, prokaryotes
Lisa A. Pruitt Dept of Mechanical Engineering tissue biomechanics, biomaterial science, fatigue and fracture micromechanisms, orthopedic polymers for total joint replacement, synthetic cartilage
Jasper Rine Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology biology, cell biology, DNA replication, gene regulation, saccharomyces cerevisiae, genetic analysis, genome, cholesterol biosynthetic pathway, modification of proteins, prenylated proteins
Adam Arkin Dept of Bioengineering Systems and Synthetic Biology, Environmental Microbiology of Bacteria and Viruses, bioenergy, Biomedicine, Bioremediation, space, green and sustainable manufacturing, sustainability
Samantha Lewis Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology mitochondrial biogenesis, mitochondrial genome inheritance, organelle assembly, DNA replication, cell metabolism, interactions between membrane-bound organelles
Murat Arcak Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS) control, intelligent systems and robotics, Cyber-Physical Systems, networks, transportation, applications of system theory to aerospace problems, Systems and Synthetic Biology
Evan R. Williams Dept of Chemistry spectroscopy, molecular structure and dynamics, analytical chemistry, biophysical chemistry, structure and reactivity of biomolecules and biomolecule/water interactions, mass spectrometry, separations, protein conformation, protein and DNA sequencing
Brent D. Mishler Dept of Integrative Biology evolutionary biology, development, ecology, systematics, phylogeny, comparative genomics, green plants, bryophytes, mosses, reproductive biology, phylogenetics, chloroplast DNA, classification, species concepts, biodiversity, Darwin, conservation biology
Michael Rape Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology cancer, protein degradation, siRNA, Berkeley Screening Center
Andy Martin Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology 26S proteasome, Ubiquitin-Proteasome System, AAA+ ATPases, Molecular motor proteins
Alex Filippenko Dept of Astronomy supernovae, active galaxies, black holes, gamma-ray bursts, expansion of the universe