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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]