Alumni News – Dr. Edward Mena
2 weeks ago
- Alumni & Friends
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
Alumnus Dr. Edward Mena, M.D., ’94, Medical Director of the Pasadena Liver Center—a multi-disciplinary treatment facility—and founder of the California Liver Research Institute (CLRI), a nonprofit dedicated to advancing liver […]
A new injectable to prevent and treat hypoglycemia
1 month ago
- Alumni & Friends
- Faculty
- Graduate
- Research
- Student
Professor Heather Maynard is co-leader of a group of UCLA researchers who have developed glucose-responsive micelles that encapsulate and protect glucagon, releasing it only when blood sugar levels drop dangerously […]
Remembering Dr. Alfred Herbert Sporer
1 month ago
- Alumni & Friends
We are sad to report that alumnus Dr. Alfred Herbert Sporer (Ph.D. ’56, Trueblood) passed away at the age of 95 on July 30, 2024. Sporer earned his Ph.D. in […]
Alumna Dr. Melissa Ramirez named a C&EN Trailblazer in chemistry with Latin American roots
1 month ago
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- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
Dr. Melissa Ramirez (Ph.D. ’21 organic chemistry, Garg and Houk groups) has been named a Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) Trailblazer in chemistry with Latin American roots. Ramirez is currently […]
UCLA chemists and physicists collaborate to study atomic physics in a beaker
3 months ago
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- Faculty
- Recent Research
- Research
A team led by Professors Justin Caram, Anastassia Alexandrova, and Paula Diaconescu, with Wes Campbell from UCLA Physics and Astronomy, have developed a new platform for magnetic sensing technology, they […]
2024 SMACS Undergraduate Poster Session
4 months ago
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- Events
- Faculty
- Outreach
- Research
- Student
- Undergraduate
On May 14, 2024, 38 undergraduate students presented research posters at the first annual SMACS and UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Undergraduate Poster Session, hosted jointly by the Student Members of […]
The Chemistry of Compelling Communication
4 months ago
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- Events
- Faculty
In April, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry launched Fran Zone’s Chemistry of Compelling Communication Series. The inspiration for the series was sparked in 2019 when department chair, Professor […]
2024 Undergraduate Student Commencement Awards
4 months ago
- Alumni & Friends
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Student
- Undergraduate
Each year at commencement, we recognize our undergraduate students for their accomplishments in academics and in research. The 2024 Chemistry & Biochemistry Undergraduate Commencement Awards were presented to our students […]