FoxDoo TechnologyToday, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced plans to bring online a groundbreaking supercomputing system called “Doudna,” named in tribute to Nobel Prize–winning biochemist Jennifer Doudna. Slated for a 2026 launch at the NERSC facility, Doudna will harness Dell-built hardware paired with NVIDIA’s new Vera Rubin GPUs, all cooled by a state-of-the-art liquid system to maximize performance and energy efficiency.
Designed to serve more than 11,000 scientists, Doudna aims to accelerate complex simulations—from mapping molecular structures to training large AI models—making it a cornerstone for both genomic research and next-generation artificial intelligence. Following Berkeley Lab’s tradition of honoring pioneering researchers, the new system reinforces the U.S. Department of Energy’s dedication to maintaining global leadership in scientific computing.
