Erol Kepkep began working at the campus’s Department of Instruction in Biology in 1987, when he was an undergraduate completing a double major in molecular biology and genetics. In 1989, he moved into the Molecular and Cell Biology Department, where he and his staff are responsible for two Biology 1A lab classrooms. Among the challenges of the job: tracking the lab’s snakes and crocodiles when they go missing, juggling enrollment for 600-plus students each semester, and helping protozoans and cyanobacteria flourish.

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President Barack Obama's stimulus package is already stimulating innovation and jobs at the University of California, Berkeley, with more than 130 projects underway. The work is being funded by nearly $65 million in new money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

"These extra research funds are a big plus for the campus, enhancing its research agenda and allowing us to hire additional students, post-doctoral fellows and technicians," said
Mark Schlissel, professor of molecular and cell biology and dean of the biological sciences in UC Berkeley's College of Letters and Science.

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The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB) seeks applications for one faculty position. The position will be a 9-month academic year appointment. We seek candidates with Ph.D. and/or M.D. degrees who have demonstrated excellence, originality and productivity in research. Candidates at both the junior (non-tenured) and senior (tenured) faculty level will be considered. In addition to evidence of a strong research program, candidates are expected to have an interest in undergraduate and graduate teaching.