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Meet our new faculty: James Nuñez, biology

James Nuñez is a new member of the UC Berkeley faculty

James Nuñez headshot in an orange shirt

James Nuñez is a new member of the UC Berkeley faculty. (Photo courtesy James Nuñez)

Name: James Nuñez (he/him)
Discipline: Molecular and cell biology
Degrees: B.S., biology, University of Colorado, Denver, 2011; Ph.D., molecular and cell biology, UC Berkeley, 2016
Research interests: Developing CRISPR technologies to turn off or turn on genes in human cells without changing the human genome sequence.
Hobbies: Lots of tennis and hiking or cycling around the Bay.