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CURED: Cultivate Grant Program
September 22, 2026The Center for Unmet, Rare, and Emerging Diseases (CURED) invites applications for the inaugural CURED: Cultivate Grant Program. This program funds research projects led by a UC Berkeley faculty member working in one of the CURED priority areas: cancer, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, rare diseases, and infectious diseases and global health. -
Bakar Fellows Program Selects Seven Projects for Spark Awards
August 21, 2026New treatments for cancer and heart disease and new tools to remove tumors are among seven innovations selected this year to receive a Bakar Fellows Spark Award, which includes funding, resources and mentorship to accelerate translation of faculty-led research to benefit society. Administered by the Bakar Fellows Program at UC Berkeley, the awardees include CURED Affiliates,… -
Chancellor Lyons’ Berkeley Brief
June 29, 2026CURED was featured in the Chancellor’s letter:- What happens if a disease is new, uncommon, or concentrated in developing countries? -
An Interview with Andrew Dillin
June 27, 2026CURED’s new approach to advance medicine and global health in Berkeley’s Inspire’s interview with professor of immunology and molecular medicine in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB), Andrew Dillin -
How worried should you be about Ebola? Infectious disease expert and CURED Affiliate, Dr. Charles Whittaker, on how public health can stop a pandemic
May 26, 2026Ebola virus virion. Created by GC microbiologist Cynthia Goldsmith, this colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion. On May 15, researchers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) identified an outbreak of a rare strain of the infectious disease Ebola, which has now caused 540… -
W. M. Keck Foundation Awards Grants to Seven Faculty, Including CURED Affiliate, Molly Ohainle
May 15, 2026The Keck Foundation, whose mission is to boost high-impact basic scientific research, invited UC Berkeley to apply to its one-time Bridge Funding Initiative in order to rapidly deploy funding to early- to mid-career faculty and their graduate students who were especially vulnerable to changes in the federal funding landscape. Funding for these projects is meant… -
Researchers Grow Targeted Cancer-Fighting Immune Cells
March 10, 2026By: Marni Ellery New approach could lead to therapies for a wider range of diseases and with fewer side effects Lymph nodes, considered the command centers of our immune system, often get swollen and stiff when fighting infection. Now, a UC Berkeley-led team of researchers has discovered that this mechanical change may help instruct our… -
Listeria Bacteria Leads to Unique Cancer Therapy
February 12, 2026Microbiologist, and CURED Affiliate, Daniel Portnoy cofounded a startup that’s turning Listeria into a tool to improve survival in children with leukemia and potentially other cancer patients. After nearly 40 years of research on how Listeria bacteria manipulate our cells and battle our immune system to cause listeriosis, Daniel Portnoy and his colleagues have discovered a way… -
Andrew Dillin and Christopher Glass named Salk Institute Nonresident Fellows
January 29, 2026The Salk Institute welcomes two new Nonresident Fellows, UC Berkeley professor Andrew Dillin, PhD, and UC San Diego professor Christopher Glass, MD, PhD. The two scientists join a group of eminent scientific advisors who guide Salk’s leadership. “Andy and Chris are world-renowned researchers and great partners to Salk,” says Salk President Gerald Joyce, MD, PhD. “Their… -
Expert Q&A: What do the new U.S. vaccine recommendations mean for parents and children?
January 9, 2026Infectious disease expert Charles Whittaker on why accountability matters in public health On January 5, 2026, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cut the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11. The curtailment drew sharp criticism from the nation’s leading pediatric medical organizations and caused confusion among parents. The vaccines that… -
Berkeley wants more people to be CURED
December 10, 2025UC Berkeley is embarking on a new approach to advance medicine and global health. The Center for Unmet, Rare, and Emerging Diseases (CURED) will unite researchers across campus to find cures that other organizations are not pursuing. Pharmaceutical companies seek a return on their investments. Medical schools and research centers require nearby patients. But what happens… -
New Ways to Fight Parasitic Diseases
December 9, 2025By: Berkeley Public Health Filipa Rijo-Ferrera’s research on the circadian rhythm of mosquitos seeks new ways to fight malaria and other parasitic diseases The United States eliminated malaria in the early 1950—although in 2023, the U.S. marked its first locally acquired case since then—but for much of the world the mosquito-borne disease is a major…