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QB3 Multimedia Highlights
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July 28, 2008
Clinical practice informs basic science research, and that research in turn informs clinical practice. In the field of oncology discoveries in molecular biology and genetics have revolutionized clinical care for patients with cancer. This series begins at the "bench" with UC San Francisco Professor Joseph DeRisi describing genomic alterations that occur in cancer cells and how applications of genomic technologies use this information for diagnostic and therapeutic management .
UCTV (video)
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July 14, 2008
UC San Francisco Professor Elizabeth Blackburn explores the effects of aging on a cellular level.
UCTV (video)
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February 29, 2008
Synthetic biology has the potential to dramatically change fields from agriculture to medicine to zoology. But how will society cope with the ability for a lone researcher to, for example, build a polio virus from scratch in a private lab? And as researchers draw nearer to the ability to design and grow totally new organisms, what planning and protections need to be in place to cope with the consequences? Synberc researchers Paul Rabinow and Drew Endy answer these and other questions on NPR's Science Friday program.
Science Friday (video)
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November 14, 2007
UC Berkeley has taken global warming and environmental protection
seriously, establishing several new energy-related research centers,
including the new Energy Biosciences Institute, which will focus on
better technologies for producing biofuels – fuels made from plants.
Going Green (video)
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November 2007
In response to the oil crisis of the 1970s, Brazil created a domestic ethanol industry that is now thriving on all levels, from production, to distribution at gas stations, to nationwide adoption of flex-fuel cars. This episode of the PBS series e2: Energy, which includes an interview with Steve Chu, examines what can be learned from Brazil's extraordinary success with ethanol, and whether other countries could follow suit.
PBS: Growing Energy (video)
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September 2007
In this edition of Bear in Mind, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau discusses landmark events unfolding here and explains how they connect to the role, mission and identity of the nation's preeminent public university. The launch of the Energy Biosciences Institute is among the developments discussed that will define the campus for years into the future.
Bear in Mind (video)
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September 21, 2007
Imagine a kind of cloaking device that enables a drug to reach its target without provoking an immune response that would destroy it. Imagine being able to control diabetes by creating a successful delivery system for replacement pancreatic cells. Or consider microscopic scaffolds that support the growth of new cells to replace those lost to the blinding disease known as macular degeneration. These are just some of the wonders being worked up in Tejal Desai’s laboratory at QB3 UC San Francisco.
UC San Francisco Science Café (podcast)
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May 7, 2007
James McKerrow, Chair in Experimental Pathology at UC San Francisco, explores parasitic diseases from mosquitos to sushi, from single cells to worms. Learn about tropical parasites and the diseases they cause.
UCTV (video)
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March 20, 2007
Cutting-edge microscopes at UC San Francisco are helping QB3 scientists create three-dimensional images of cells, and may help lead to new medical breakthroughs, including a treatment for Type 1 diabetes.
KQED (video)
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February 2007
On February 1, the global energy firm BP announced that it had selected UC Berkeley, in partnership with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to lead an unprecedented $500 million research effort to develop new sources of energy and to reduce the impact of energy consumption on the environment.
In this edition of Bear in Mind, UC Berkeley's ongoing webcast series about campus issues, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau delves into the details of the university's winning proposal and discusses the emerging plans for the new Energy Biosciences Institute. QB3 helped coordinate the research proposal and will help administer the project.
Bear in Mind (video)
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November 20, 2006
Joe DeRisi explores the need to detect and contain diseases quickly. Learn about the hunt for emerging viruses such as SARS, the characterization of the malaria parasite, and how this work can translate into new drugs and vaccines.
UCTV (video)
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October 9, 2006
Elizabeth Blackburn examines what bits of DNA dubbed telomeres tell us about cell division, and how solving this part of the molecular puzzle may help develop new tools to fight cancer and diseases of aging.
UCTV (video)
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August 28, 2006
Kathy Giacomini discusses the advances in the cellular and molecular pharmacology that is leading to biopharmaceuticals.
UCTV (video)
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August 21, 2006
The National Science Foundation is funding a five-year, $16 million grant to establish the multi-institute Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center, or SynBERC, which will be located at QB3-UC Berkeley. The goal is to make the engineering of biology easier, less time-consuming and faster.
Science Today (video)
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May 20-22, 2006
The Second International Conference on Synthetic Biology (SB2.0) took place on May 20-22, 2006. The conference brought together participants from a variety of disciplines, including some of the world’s leaders in biological engineering, biochemistry, quantitative biology, biophysics, molecular and cellular biology, bioethics, policy and governance, and the biotech industry.
UC Berkeley webcast (video)
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September 13, 2005
John Fowler, KTVU health and science editor, interviews QB3's Jay Keasling in a report on developments in synthetic biology.
KTVU (video)
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August 19-20, 2005
Organized by QB3 affiliates Chris Voigt of UC San Francisco and Jay Keasling of UC Berkeley, the QB3 Life Engineering Symposium featured presentations by leading researchers on the synthetic design and construction of biological systems. It was funded in part by the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative. (Read more)
Life Engineering Symposium (audio presentations) (photo display)
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January 27, 2005
Hosted by UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau and QB3, guests gathered to celebrate the topping-off of the Stanley Biosciences and Bioengineering Facility. (Read more)
Stanley celebration images (photo display)
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December 13, 2004
$42.6 million grant from Gates Foundation brings together unique collaboration for antimalarial drug. (Read more)
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