Innovative Genomics Institute

Researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory developed a technique that advanced the study of antibiotic resistant microbes.

UC Berkeley professor Jill Banfield was awarded the 2023 van Leeuwenhoek Medal from the Royal Netherlands Society for Microbiology, making Banfield the first woman to receive the medal.

In a huge scientific milestone, scientists at the Innovative Genomics Institute harnessed a new CRISPR technology that can be used to engineer bacteriophages, a long-time challenge due to diverse defense systems that protect their genomes. 

Researchers at UC Berkeley and UCSF’s  Innovative Genomics Institute, or IGI, have found the diversity of CRISPR gene editors in viruses goes far beyond what they expected, possibly leading to new ways of editing genomes. 

A team of researchers at the Innovative Genomics Institute, or IGI, have found a way to use CRISPR technology to edit genes within a community, spearheading huge advancements in the medical industry.

The Innovative Genomics Institute will begin a research program using CRISPR gene-editing technology for carbon removal, according to a Tuesday press release.

Researchers from UC Berkeley and Gladstone Institutes identified why some variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, lead to increased transmission and infectivity in a study published Nov. 4.

At the start of almost every morning, long before students begin to enter campus, UC Berkeley gets cleaned. 

UC Berkeley’s University Health Services, or UHS, released data showing that campus COVID-19 cases have risen, with 18 new cases emerging in the previous week.

On June 29, UC Berkeley announced the launch of the Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Center, or LSEC, making it the latest addition to the Innovation and Entrepreneurship ecosystem.