2024-2025 Chemistry-Biology Interface  (CBI) Fellows

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Four graduate students have been selected as Fellows for the long-running Chemistry-Biology Interface (CBI) Training Grant at UCLA, while two have been chosen as Associate trainees. The Fellows are Izaiah […]

2024-2025 Chemistry-Biology Interface  (CBI) Fellows
October 29

Faculty in the News

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty
  • Outreach
  • Research

Adjunct professor of chemistry, longtime fire fighter, and UCLA alumnus Derek Urwin (B.S. ’03 Math, M.S. ’17, Ph.D. ’22 Chemistry, Alexandrova group) is featured in a UC Newsroom article about […]

Faculty in the News
October 29

UCLA students showcase research at the 2024 SoCal TheoChem Conference

2 years ago

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

Four UCLA students from Chemistry & Biochemistry labs won poster awards at the annual Southern California conference on theoretical chemistry (SoCalTheoChem) hosted at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) […]

UCLA students showcase research at the 2024 SoCal TheoChem Conference
October 25

Alumni News – Dr. Edward Mena

2 years 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 […]

Alumni News – Dr. Edward Mena
October 23

Announcing the establishment of the Charles and Carolyn Knobler Endowed Term Chair

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Charles and Carolyn Knobler Endowed Term Chair, thanks to a generous gift from UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty member Emeritus Professor […]

Announcing the establishment of the Charles and Carolyn Knobler Endowed Term Chair
October 18

Prineha Narang Elected American Physical Society Fellow

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

Prineha Narang, UCLA professor of physical sciences, and computer engineering, has been honored as an American Physical Society Fellow. The APS Fellowship recognizes members for outstanding efforts to advance the […]

Prineha Narang Elected American Physical Society Fellow
October 4

Eric Scerri delivers plenary lecture at Italian Chemical Society annual meeting

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

UCLA chemistry lecturer and author Dr. Eric Scerri delivers the opening plenary lecture at the annual meeting of the Italian Chemical Society, in Milan, on “A brief historical and philosophical […]

Eric Scerri delivers plenary lecture at Italian Chemical Society annual meeting
October 1

Alumna Dr. Melissa Ramirez named a C&EN Trailblazer in chemistry with Latin American roots

2 years ago

  • Alumni & Friends
  • 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 […]

Alumna Dr. Melissa Ramirez named a C&EN Trailblazer in chemistry with Latin American roots
September 30