mcbUSA
The current co-presidents of mcbUSA
Who are Lisa and Anne?
Berkeley's motto (either English or Latin)
What is "Fiat lux" or "Let there be light"?
Name 3 lower division requirements to declare the major
Many possible answers
Math 10A/B, Math 1A/1B, Chem 3A/L, Chem 3B/L, Bio 1A/1AL, Bio 1B, Physics 8A/B
The "distance" between people suggested by "social distancing"
6 feet
46th President of the United States
Joe Biden
mcbUSA's full name
What is Molecular and Cell Biology Undergraduate Student Association?
True or False: Berkeley is the oldest school in the University of California system
True, 152 years old
Berkeley: 152, San Francisco: 145 Davis: 117, Los Angeles: 101, Santa Barbara: 76, Riverside: 66, San Diego: 60, Santa Cruz: 55, Irvine: 53, Merced: 15
Name the 5 emphases of the MCB major
BMB, CDB, Neuro, GGD, Immuno
Name another coronavirus that has caused an outbreak in the past 20 years
MERS (2012) or SARS-CoV-1 (2003)
Winner of the 2021 (63rd) Grammy's Award for Album of the Year
Taylor Swift, folklore
Name 5 of the 7 mcbUSA committees
Education, Event, External, Faculty, Fundraising, Outreach, Student
The most popular major at UC Berkeley for class of 2020 (by # of undergraduates)
L&S Computer Science, 851
Comp Sci: 851, Econ: 755, PoliSci: 482, EECS: 452, Data: 407
The total # of TRACKS in the MCB major
11
2 x 4 emphases + 1 Neurobio
Name the receptor that SARS-CoV-2 binds to in order to enter the cell
ACE2
How many Earths could fit inside the Sun (volume-wise)? Choose a magnitude of 10
10^6, ~1.3 million
The current number of committee members in mcbUSA, based on Student Survey (+/- 2)
What is 37? (35 - 39)
The number of Nobel laureates affiliated with UC Berkeley (+/- 5)
110 (3rd most)
Harvard: 161, University of Cambridge: 121
Name an emphasis where one track requires MCB C100A and the other track requires MCB 102
Genetics, Genomics, and Development OR Immunology and Pathogenesis
Difference between isolation and quarantine
Isolation: for actually infected people, 10 days
Quarantine: for exposed individuals, 14 days
The cuisine that the dish "baba ganoush" belongs to
Mediterranean/Lebanese
The year mcbUSA was established/founded
What is 1990?
Berkeley's OFFICIAL colors (names must be specific)
Berkeley Blue and California Gold
The emphasis with the fewest classes on its approved electives list
Immunology and Pathogenesis: 19
Neuro: 33, BMB: 44, CDB: 55, GGD: 59
Explain each term and the difference between COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19: coronavirus infectious disease 2019
SARS-CoV-2: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (the actual virus itself)
The company/corporation that generates the most revenue annually across the globe
Walmart, $519 billion