Current News

• QB3 structural biologists make algorithm available on the web

  Scientists around the world who study the structure of protein molecules can now download an advanced program developed by QB3 researchers at Berkeley. The program, “Ringer,” reveals hidden flexibility in proteins such as enzymes and drug receptors. (read more)

• QB3 researchers illuminate operation of molecular gateway to the cell nucleus

  QB3 biophysicists have traced with unprecedented resolution the paths of cargos moving through the nuclear pore complex, a selective nanoscale aperture that controls access to the cell’s nucleus, and answered several key questions about its function. (read more)

• Amy Ralston wins Ellison Medical Foundation grant for stem cell research

  The award designates QB3's Ralston, an assistant professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at UC Santa Cruz, as a New Scholar in Aging, and provides $400,000 over four years to support her research on "aging" in reprogrammed stem cells. (read more)

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• QB3 blog: Healthy, wealthy, and wise

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• UC Berkeley program sparks debate on personalized medicine

  QB3's Jasper Rine will present a public lecture on personalized medicine on September 13, as part of a UC Berkeley freshman program meant to stimulate discussion of DNA testing and other emerging technologies. QB3 is co-sponsoring the program this year. See updates at http://onthesamepage.berkeley.edu/ (read more)

• QB3 Global Bio-Entrepreneurship Course (GloBE)

  GloBE is a one-week course in bio-entrepreneurship for professionals in countries with emerging biotech industries. Sign up now--the course runs October 3-8 at UCSF Mission Bay. (read more)

• QB3/GE bioprocessing course

  

  The QB3/GE bioprocessing course offers an extensive introduction to the separation and purification of proteins, antibodies, and DNA. Register for the next course, which runs October 25-29 at UC Santa Cruz. (read more)