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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Kasey Parks, a third-year chemistry undergraduate in the Schmitt group, is a winner in the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) annual Undergraduate Poster Competition.  Parks’ poster, titled “Illuminating […]

Biochemistry undergraduate researcher Tanya D’Souza (Conway group) has been named a recipient of the American Chemical Society’s Division of Organic Chemistry (DOC) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) for her research project, “A […]

Graduate students Arwen Ying Cai (Alexandrova and Diaconescu groups), Calvin Ho (Doyle group), and Samuel Hugie (Doyle group) have been awarded prestigious international graduate scholarships. Cai and Hugie received the […]

Professors Juli Feigon and Sabeeha Merchant are among 12 trailblazing female scientists featured in the inaugural “Pioneers in Molecular Biology” issue of the Journal of Molecular Biology (JMB). The Special […]