For his breakthroughs in the field of synthetic biology, including treatments for malaria, AIDS, and cancer as well as discoveries of new fuel resources, Discover Magazine awarded SynBERC Director Jay Keasling with its Scientist of the Year award on November 15th. Bob Guccione, Jr., CEO of Discover media, says, “Dr. Keasling is a visionary whose ingenuity merits special recognition. Discover believes what separates Dr. Keasling from other scientists, who also have done groundbreaking work, is his spirit and his determination to help those who cannot help themselves. He is a true humanitarian.” Read the UC Berkeley press release