UC Berkeley Metabolic Biology@BerkeleyMetBio

@UCBerkeley Metabolic Biology and Nutrition Twitter || Committed to #research, #education, and #innovation.

 Berkeley, CA
mbn.berkeley.edu/
Joined December 2018
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James Olzmann@OlzmannLab
Sep 25
Excited to see this online and to have contributed in a small way! Huge congratulations to @Sulfur_Vladi, Takaaki Akaike & team. Elemental sulfur (S8) accumulates in lipid droplets, & protects against lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis! 🔥 science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…

Mammals produce cyclo-octasulfur to suppress lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis

Elemental sulfur is an evolutionarily ancient metabolite, yet its generation, storage, and function in animals have remained unclear. We show that mammals harbor elemental sulfur in the form of its...

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James Olzmann@OlzmannLab
Sep 23
Save the date! 🔥 The 2027 FASEB Science Research Conference on Ferroptosis: From Mechanism to Medicine is coming to Denver, July 12–15! We are excited to bring the ferroptosis community together again. Experts and newcomers welcome! Please help spread the word! More info soon!
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Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD
@KCKlatt
Sep 21
Finally replaced the COVID-era apartment professional pic that was on the brink of catfishing. Here's to hoping that there's enough retinoids and sunscreen to not have to update this for another 10 years
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UC Berkeley
@UCBerkeley
Sep 22
Once again, U.S. News & World Report (@usnews) has named UC Berkeley the #1 public university (tied). Berkeley has topped the rankings for much of the 21st century. 🥇 bit.ly/4xFfAUF
A multicolored gradient over an image of a clock tower. Text over the image reads "UC Berkeley", "#1 public university", "According to U.S. News & World Report 2027 Best Colleges"]

ALT A multicolored gradient over an image of a clock tower. Text over the image reads "UC Berkeley", "#1 public university", "According to U.S. News & World Report 2027 Best Colleges"]

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Fletcher Lab@FletcherLab_UCB
Sep 10
Influenza A virus must cross mucus to infect us. Our new preprint combines theory, simulations, and experiments to show how the virus can hijack this barrier to power its motion and follow receptor gradients—without an internal motor or signaling network. biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…

Environment-driven active transport of influenza A virus

Biological media such as airway mucus and extracellular matrix are usually viewed as transport barriers that particles cross by passive diffusion or with internal engines. We show instead that a...

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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Aug 14
MCB is hiring Assistant Professors across 3 divisions!: 🧪 BBS: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05… 🧬GGED: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05… 🦠IMM: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05… 🗓️ Application Deadline: October 19, 2026 🔗 Click the links or scan the QR codes to learn more and apply
MCB is hiring 3 Assistant Professor positions across 3 divisions: Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology (BBS); Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development (GGED); and Immunology and Molecular Medicine (IMM) BBS application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05483 GGED application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481 IMM application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05486

ALT MCB is hiring 3 Assistant Professor positions across 3 divisions: Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology (BBS); Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development (GGED); and Immunology and Molecular Medicine (IMM) BBS application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05483 GGED application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481 IMM application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05486

Assistant Professor of Immunology and Molecular Medicine. IMM application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05486

ALT Assistant Professor of Immunology and Molecular Medicine. IMM application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05486

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology (BBS). BBS application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05483

ALT Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology (BBS). BBS application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05483

Assistant Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development (GGED). GGED application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481

ALT Assistant Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development (GGED). GGED application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Aug 2
MCB's Priya Moorjani & her lab have developed a novel genomic analysis method that identified DNA inherited from two previously unknown ancient human relatives, providing new insights into the complexity of human evolution. news.berkeley.edu/2026/07/30…

New technique pinpoints human DNA inherited from ‘ghost’ ancestors - Berkeley News

Neanderthals and Denisovans interbred with modern human ancestors, leaving behind telltale DNA in our genomes. Now we have evidence of modern human interbreeding with two much older but unknown...

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Ethan Greenblatt@vancityflyguy
Jul 24
I'm incredibly proud of my lab's work defining the mechanism by which fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein (FMRP) supports translation of long neurodevelopmental mRNAs - a discovery we first made in fruit fly eggs which is conserved in the mammalian brain biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…

FMRP prevents Me31B/DDX6-associated repression of long neurodevelopmental mRNAs

Long, dosage-sensitive mRNAs encoding neurodevelopmental regulators are selectively dependent on fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein (FMRP) for efficient translation across animal systems, but the...

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The Nogales Lab@NogalesLab
Jul 10
🧵 New paper alert! Today on bioRxiv, we show how a microtubule (MT) associated protein, MTCL1, links 2 regulatory layers: mechanical MT stabilization and writing of then tubulin code. A multi-lab effort driven by @Juanmabertoldi1 and Julie Dang spanning atoms to organisms. 1/n
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Shanshan Liu@shanshanliu1218
Jul 5
Thrilled to share I’ve joined @YaleCellBio as an Assistant Professor after an incredible postdoc in the @KivancBirsoy Lab at @RockefellerUniv. Excited to launch the Liu Lab website: shanshanliulab.com/, built by @oopslabai. Thank you for bringing our lab vision to life!

Liu Lab | Metabolic Homeostasis in the Secretory Pathway

The Liu Lab studies metabolic homeostasis in the secretory pathway using ER-IP, genetics, and metabolomics.

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College of Chemistry@UCB_Chemistry
Jun 24
A new addition to the Nobel wall in Latimer Hall! Professor Omar Yaghi's plaque has been installed in the chemistry complex, joining the distinguished company of Berkeley's Nobel laureates. Go Bears! 🐻 #berkeleychemistry #chemistry #ucberkeley #nobelprize
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Jun 16
🎉 Big congratulations to the 2026 class of @Pewtrusts scholars and fellows! 36 outstanding early-career researchers are leading the next generation of biomedical breakthroughs —including MCB's Ahmad Nabhan. Learn more: pew.org/en/about/news-room/p…
Ahmad Nabhan named Pew-Stewart Scholar

ALT Ahmad Nabhan named Pew-Stewart Scholar

The Pew Trusts@pewtrusts
Jun 16
🎉 Today we welcome 36 researchers to our network of innovative, early-career scientists. Learn more about the new class of scholars and fellows below👇 pew.org/en/research-and-anal…
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UC Berkeley MCB@berkeleyMCB
Jun 16
Congrats to MCB's Megan Martik and @MollyOhainle on being named 2026-27 Hellman Fellows! 👏 mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-ev…
Megan Martik and Molly Ohainle named 2026-27 Hellman Fellows

ALT Megan Martik and Molly Ohainle named 2026-27 Hellman Fellows
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Rushika M. Perera@rushika_perera
Jun 7
Our latest study out in @MolecularCell explores how and why MHC class I is aberrantly targeted for degradation via the autophagy-lysosome pathway in pancreatic cancer. Congrats to postdoc extraordinaire @marineberquez for leading this study! @UCSFAnatomy @UCSFCancer
Molecular Cell@MolecularCell
May 29
Online Now: A multi-subunit autophagic capture complex facilitates degradation of ER-stalled MHC class I in pancreatic cancer dlvr.it/TSn7r3
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James Olzmann@OlzmannLab
Jun 1
Replying to @UCBerkeley
@UCBerkeley campus. 🤩
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Dan Nomura
@DanNomura
May 21
Congrats to chemical biology grad students Melissa Lim and Aman Modi from our lab for getting their PhD's!!
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Dan Nomura
@DanNomura
May 27
Excited to talk about our latest research at the 2nd International Symposium on Chemical and Biomedical Imaging in Hong Kong!
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James Olzmann@OlzmannLab
May 24
#NorCal ☺️
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James Olzmann@OlzmannLab
May 26
Replying to @UCBerkeley
@UCBerkeley campus. 🙂
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UC Berkeley College of Letters & Science@UCBLettersSci
May 19
🌟 Welcome to Michael Ward, MD, PhD, joining @UCBerkeley as the inaugural Schekman Family Chancellor's Chair in Neuroscience, building on Berkeley's outstanding research in molecular and disease-related neuroscience. ➡️ bit.ly/4nBlOBo @berkeleyMCB
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ALT Headshot of Michael Ward, a man with light hair, wearing glasses and a collared shirt

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