Spring 2024


Splash Biography



XAVIER TAO, Passionate about science education and research!




Major: Chemical Biology

College/Employer: UC Berkeley

Year of Graduation: 2023

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Fourth year chemical biology major at the UC Berkeley College of Chemistry passionate about applying chemistry to biology in both research and teaching!



Past Classes

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S973: From Nucleic Acids to Proteins: a Lab-Guided Journey through the Central Dogma in Splash Fall 2022 (Oct. 29, 2022)
The central dogma of molecular biology dictates the flow of genetic information throughout the vast majority of biological organisms, from tiny prokaryotes like bacteria to higher order humans like you and I. Join us on a molecular journey through the central dogma supplemented with hands-on lab experiments involving extracting DNA and analyzing protein function. No prior biology or chemistry knowledge is assumed. This course is taught by the course staff of MCB198: A Primer on Molecular Biology DeCal.


S933: From Nucleic Acids to Proteins: a Lab-Guided Journey through the Central Dogma in Splash Spring 2022 (Apr. 16 - Oct. 29, 2022)
The central dogma of molecular biology dictates the flow of genetic information throughout the vast majority of biological organisms, from tiny prokaryotes like bacteria to higher order humans like you and I. Join us on a molecular journey through the central dogma supplemented with hands-on lab experiments involving extracting DNA and analyzing protein function. No prior biology or chemistry knowledge is assumed. This course is taught by the course staff of MCB198: A Primer on Molecular Biology DeCal.