January 2019 – July 2022
As part of Jennifer Doudna’s research for the CRISPR gene-editing tool, which won her a Nobel Prize on Wednesday, her team utilized the Advanced Light Source to help understand the structure of the CRISPR-Cas9 protein complex, which was essential to understanding its function. https://als.lbl.gov/tag/crispr/
As a fun experiment for this year’s festivities, Molecular Foundry Director Kristin Persson virtually met with four science enthusiasts – a kindergartner, a middle schooler, a high school senior, and a graduate student — to talk about nanoscience. Check out their conversation in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvQIdnYH960&feature=youtu.be
As part of Jennifer Doudna’s research for the CRISPR gene-editing tool, which won her a Nobel Prize on Wednesday, her team utilized JGI’s Integrated Microbial Genomics & Microbiomes system and its immense collection of publicly accessible metagenomic datasets to find novel Cas genes. https://jgi.doe.gov/from-life-at-extremes-to-editing-genomes-doudna-nobel/
Researchers at Berkeley Lab have found a way to generate single, identical photons on demand. The precisely controlled photon source, made from an atomically thin semiconducting material, could aid the development of advanced quantum communication. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/10/08/electrical-trigger-fires-photons/
Do you need a non-disclosure or materials transfer agreement? Are you developing software that you need to disclose? IPO has now updated its NDA, MTA, and software disclosure forms to be more user-friendly, while still meeting DOE requirements. Contact ipo@lbl.gov with questions. https://ipo.lbl.gov/for-researchers/
The discovery of a primitive form of a photosynthetic enzyme will help scientists understand how carbon-fixing organisms oxygenated the atmosphere and how modern plants evolved. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/10/07/rubisco-missing-link/
Zoom fatigue is a common side-effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. But for post-doctoral researchers Xin He and Jonathan Larson in the Energy Technologies Area, it helped revive an experiment aimed at gaining new insights on solid-state batteries. https://appliedenergyscience.lbl.gov/zoom-enables-collaboration-cutting-edge-battery
A team led by the University of Washington’s David Baker created a method to design artificial proteins to serve as a framework for the viral antigens. Lab scientists collected data at the Advanced Light Source to visualize the atomic structure and determine the dynamics of the designed scaffolds. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/09/30/new-vaccine-development/
Berkeley Lab statistician Paul Williams seeks to explain how genetics and external factors interact to shape alcohol consumption, lung function, and weight gain – aspects of health that are on many of our minds during the coronavirus pandemic. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/10/05/genes-environment-health/
Seven scientist entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial scientists will pitch their inventions and commercialization plans to a panel of judges, including industry startup founders, at Berkeley Lab’s Pitch Competition 2020. Join the virtual competition to cheer them on. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MHY4YTc1ZmFtbWU4NXFmZW40dXU4N2R0Z2kgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com