Foote group postdoctoral alumnus Professor Alexander Greer (Brooklyn College and Graduate Center, CUNY) has been appointed as the Editor-in-Chief of Photochemistry and Photobiology. Photochemistry and Photobiology is the official journal […]

In this edition of our Alumni Spotlight series, we are proud to highlight the remarkable achievements of Professor Emeritus Garth L. Nicolson, a distinguished UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry alumnus whose […]

Professor Ken Houk has collaborated with the Professor Martin Schmeing (McGill University) group to reveal a novel mechanism for peptide biosynthesis.  In an accelerated publication in Nature, the Schmeing group’s […]

We are sad to report that Lola Dickerson, the wife of UCLA biochemistry Professor Emeritus Richard Dickerson, passed away on March 12, 2024, at the age of 93. Lola Hulderson […]

Dr. Judith Burstyn (Ph.D. ’86, Valentine group), a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and UCLA alumna, has been appointed to lead the Division of Chemistry (CHE) of the U.S. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]