Jennifer Doudna, UC Berkeley and UCSF professor and Berkeley Lab faculty scientist, shares the prize with Emmanuelle Charpentier for their discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 as a tool for making targeted changes to the genome.
Jennifer Doudna wins 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry
UCLA and UC Berkeley faculty share the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics
Andrea Ghez and Reinhard Genzel will share half the 2020 Nobel in physics for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of our galaxy.
UC Berkeley played big role in Nobel Prize-winning work
Reinhard Genzel realized his mentor Charles Townes’ dream of exploring the center of the Milky Way on his way to his own Nobel Prize.
UC Davis alum Charles Rice wins Nobel Prize
Now professor at The Rockefeller University, he shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.
Quiz: How much do you know about the Nobel Prize?
Not everyone can win a Nobel, but this is the next best thing. Prizes are announced starting Oct. 5.
Nobel Prize-winner Carol Greider to join UC Santa Cruz faculty
Known for her pioneering work on telomeres, Greider brings exceptional research and leadership skills to campus.
UC Berkeley research leads to Nobel Prize-winning immunotherapy
James Allison shares the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discoveries he made at UC Berkeley that revolutionized the treatment of cancer.
Nobel laureate to join UC Riverside faculty
Alumnus and renowned scholar Richard Schrock will share pioneering science with faculty and students.
Professor’s ‘big intellectual risk’ grabs eyeballs years later
A UCLA professor's study of the New Deal continues to go viral - but does anyone fully understand it?
UC President Napolitano praises Professor Randy Schekman for Nobel Prize
University of California President Janet Napolitano made the following statement today (Oct. 7) after it was announced that Randy W. Schekman, professor of molecular and cell biology at UC Berkeley, has been awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: