NSF Center for Integrated Catalysis Webinar Series
The NSF Center for Integrated Catalysis is delighted to announce that it will be hosting a monthly webinar series. The next webinar of this series will be held on Tuesday, […]
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Perfluorocarbon nanomaterials as theranostic delivery vehicles
Abstract: Perfluorocarbon nanoemulsions, droplets of fluorous solvent stabilized by a polymeric amphiphile dispersed in water, are an intriguing platform for drug delivery. The fluorous phase is biocompatible, has a high […]
2020-2021 Sigman Symposium
The UCLA Molecular Biology Institute (MBI) will hold the 2020-2021 Sigman Symposium in honor of Professor David Sigman (1939-2001), who was an internationally renowned UCLA professor of chemistry and biological chemistry […]
Electrophotocatalysis with a trisaminocyclopropenium ion
Abstract: This lecture will describe some recent developments in the area of electrophotocatalysis, with a particular focus on a trisaminocyclopropenium (TAC) ion catalyst developed by our group.
Chem 268: Dylan Valencia
Quinlan Group "Biochemical Characterization of Mammalian Formin FHOD3 in Cardiomyocytes”
Chem 228: Prof. Hirofumi Tanaka
“Reservoir computing device composed by chemical dynamics”
Trehalose glycopolymer as an excipient for insulin stabilization: safety, mechanism, optimization, and fluid properties
Abstract: Biopharmaceutics are widely used to treat serious diseases, but the architectural and chemical complexity that makes proteins good therapeutics renders them susceptible to degradation and aggregation during manufacturing, transportation, […]
Chem 278: Prof. Jinyao Tang
“Synthetic Nanorobot – from Individual Microswimmer to Active Swarm” Abstract: Over 60 years ago, Prof. Richard Feynman envisioned that, in principle, machines could be made so tiny, we can use […]
Chem 218 Student Exit Seminar: Fang-Chu Lin
“Superparamagnetic Core/Shell Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle for Magnetic Heating-Induced Anticancer Drug Delivery” ABSTRACT: Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) generate heat in the presence of an alternating magnetic field (AMF) and are […]
Understanding the chemistry of volcanic RNA to treat cancer & COVID-19
Abstract: N4-acetylcytidine is an ancient RNA modification catalyzed by an enzyme essential for human life. However, its distribution, dynamics, and function remain mysterious. In this seminar I will introduce my […]
Chem 268: Brendan Mahoney and Sudeepa Rajan
Brendan Mahoney, Ph.D. Clubb Group “Leveraging a new fluorescent fusion sensor reveals that bacterial chaperones associate with one another to rapidly transfer heme” ~and~ Sudeepa Rajan, Ph.D. Reisler Group […]
Chem 228: Prof. Andrew Pelling
“Growing Cells on Apples, LEGOs and Bread. Why Developing Unconventional Biomaterials Matters.”