Graduate student in the news – Arismel Tena Meza

1 year ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Arismel ‘Ari’ Tena Meza, a soon-to-graduate Ph.D. student in organic chemistry from the Garg group, is profiled in the UCLA Newsroom. From UCLA Newsroom (by Ben Paul): Arismel Tena Meza […]

Graduate student in the news – Arismel Tena Meza
June 10

Michael Jung receives Rice University’s 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award

1 year ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

Professor Michael Jung, UCLA’s Walter and Shirley Wang Chair in Medicinal Drug Discovery, has been selected as one of three alumni from Rice University’s Weiss School of Natural Sciences to […]

Michael Jung receives Rice University’s 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award
June 10

Faculty in the News – Michael Jung

1 year ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

In advance of delivering the Academic Senate’s 130th Faculty Research Lecture on June 6, 2025, Professor Michael Jung, the Walter and Shirley Wang Professor of Medicinal Drug Discovery, is featured […]

Faculty in the News – Michael Jung
June 6

Congratulations to this year’s Dissertation Year Fellowship recipients

1 year ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

This year, 16 chemistry and biochemistry graduate student researchers received the 2025-2026 UCLA Graduate Division Dissertation Year Fellowship (DYF). The fellowship is intended to support doctoral students who are within […]

Congratulations to this year’s Dissertation Year Fellowship recipients
June 5

Alumnus Dr. Tejas Shah named to the “Talented Twelve” by C&EN

1 year ago

  • Alumni & Friends
  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition

Alumnus Dr. Tejas Shah (Ph.D. ’16, Garg group), now a Discovery Research Scientist with Corteva Agriscience, is named to the “Talented Twelve” by C&EN in recognition of his work automating chemistry […]

Alumnus Dr. Tejas Shah named to the “Talented Twelve” by C&EN
May 29

Five biochemistry undergraduate students win the prestigious Science Dean’s Prize

1 year ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Research
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Biochemistry undergraduate student researchers Madison Bang (Su group), Precious Calderon (Vallim group), Helen Elmer (Gelbart group), Peter Fernandez (Koehler group), and Samantha Wu (Rodriguez group) receive the prestigious Science Dean’s […]

Five biochemistry undergraduate students win the prestigious Science Dean’s Prize
May 28

2025 UCLA Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentor Awards

1 year ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

Professors Matthew Nava and Danielle Schmitt receive 2025 Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentor Awards. These awards honor the considerable dedication of faculty mentors who have served as effective research mentors to […]

2025 UCLA Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentor Awards
May 28

Professor Michael Jung to deliver the Academic Senate’s 130th Faculty Research Lecture

1 year ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Events
  • Faculty

Professor Michael Jung, UCLA’s Walter and Shirley Wang Chair in Medicinal Drug Discovery, will present the Academic Senate’s 130th Faculty Research Lecture on Friday, June 6, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. […]

Prof. Michael Jung
May 15