VLSB Departments & Centers
VLSB houses the following units and support facilities:
- Department of Integrative Biology
- Environmental Science, Policy & Management
- Molecular & Cell Biology
- Bioscience and Natural Resources Library
- Museum of Paleontology
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
- University and Jepson Herbaria
- Marian A. Koshland Bioscience & Natural Resources Library
- 47 Research labs and support space for IB Faculty
- Chan Shun Auditorium
VLSB History
The Valley Life Sciences Building (VLSB) was 1 of 4 building projects (Life Sciences Building, Life Sciences Addition, Genetics & Plant Biology Building, North West Animal Facility) undertaken to revitalize the biological sciences on the UC Berkeley Campus. The VLSB was the most ambitious. It was constructed in 1930—considered to be state-of-the-art—and was completely gutted and reconstructed on the interior.
The reorganization eliminated 11 traditional departments, e.g., Botany, Biochemistry, Genetics, Zoology, and formed 3 new departments: Integrative Biology, Molecular & Cell Biology, and Plant Biology.
Maps and Building Information
About the VLSB
Map of VLSB Location
Bioscience & Natural Resources Library
Floor 1
Floor 2
Floor 3
Floor 4
Floor 5
