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Bakar Fellows Program Welcomes Nine New Ignite Scholars for Summer 2025
Meet the Summer 2025 cohort of the Bakar Ignite Scholars Program.
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Ronald Rael Featured in Dwell – The Adobe Revival is Here
Ronald Rael was featured in this article for his extensive work with adobe houses. "We as human beings invented this construction 10,000 years ago and it’s still responsive today," says Rael, who produces adobe extrusions from a 3D printer.
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Three Bakar Fellows Win Molecular Therapeutics Initiative 2025 Innovation Award
MTI announced the recipients of its 2025 MTI Innovator Awards, honoring six scientists for their transformative approaches to therapeutic discovery. Among the recipients are Bakar Fellows Liana Lareau, James Hurley, and James Olzmann.
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Bakar Fellow Kathy Collins Joins National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences has added eight UC Berkeley faculty members to its esteemed ranks of scholars and experts who advise governments and other organizations on subjects in academic fields ranging from chemistry and physics to psychology and economic policy. Kathleen Collins, a professor and the Walter and Ruth Schubert Family Chair in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology. Collins studies the enzyme telomerase and its role in aging and has recently transitioned her lab to explore eukaryotic retroelements and gene therapy technologies.
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Liwei Lin and Peisheng He’s Bakar Fellows Project Featured in Ars Technica
The project, “A safe and deformable Lithium-Ion Battery That Can Self-Repair," was published in Science Advanced and featured in media outlets such as Ars Technica and IEEE Spectrum.
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Two Berkeley professors receive prestigious Guggenheim fellowships
Bakar Fellow and chemical engineer Markita Landry will try to find molecules in little-studied plants that could treat neurological disorders.
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Bakar Fellow James Olzmann Awarded 2025 Beatriz Manz Award
Bakar Fellow James Olzmann recently received the Beatriz Manz Award, given to faculty recently promoted to full professor. He is among the seven faculty awarded the 2025 L&S Faculty Awards.
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