Miguel García-Garibay receives 2025 ACS James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry

2 years ago

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  • Faculty

Professor Miguel García-Garibay, Dean of the Division of Physical Sciences and Senior Dean of the UCLA College, has been awarded the 2025 ACS James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic […]

Miguel García-Garibay receives 2025 ACS James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry
August 27

Neil Garg receives inaugural ACS David A. Evans Award for the Advancement and Education of Organic Synthesis

2 years ago

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  • Faculty

Distinguished Kenneth N. Trueblood Professor, Neil Garg, has been awarded the 2025 David A. Evans Award for the Advancement and Education of Organic Synthesis. Garg is the inaugural recipient of […]

Neil Garg receives inaugural ACS David A. Evans Award for the Advancement and Education of Organic Synthesis
August 27

Graduate student Alexandra Turmon awarded prestigious NIH fellowship

2 years ago

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  • Graduate
  • Student

Biochemistry graduate student Alexandra Turmon (Backus group) has been awarded a prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (NIH F31). The NIH F31 award, formally known as the […]

Graduate student Alexandra Turmon awarded prestigious NIH fellowship
August 16

2024-25 UCLA Hellman Fellow

2 years ago

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Professor Danielle Schmitt, an assistant professor of biochemistry, is one of 22 UCLA junior faculty members selected to receive the prestigious UCLA Society of Hellman Fellows award. The UCLA Hellman […]

2024-25 UCLA Hellman Fellow
August 13

Professor Soumitra Athavale appointed as the inaugural John D. and Edith M. Roberts Term Chair in Organic Chemistry

2 years ago

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The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry has appointed Soumitra Athavale, an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, as the John D. and Edith M. Roberts Term Chair in Organic […]

Professor Soumitra Athavale appointed as the inaugural John D. and Edith M. Roberts Term Chair in Organic Chemistry
August 8

ASCB 2024 E.E. Just Lecture Award

2 years ago

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  • Faculty

Vice Chair of Undergraduate Education, Professor Jorge Torres has been awarded the prestigious 2024 E.E. Just Lecture Award from the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). The E.E. Just Lecture […]

ASCB 2024 E.E. Just Lecture Award
August 7

Graduate student Nikki Cheung wins $25K 2024 SOAR grant

2 years ago

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  • Graduate
  • Student

Biochemistry graduate student Nikki Cheung (Clubb group) is one of only two students nationwide to be chosen as winner of the 2024 Science Olympiad Alumni Research (SOAR) Grant for Medical […]

Graduate student Nikki Cheung wins $25K 2024 SOAR grant
July 30

Faculty Spotlight: Professor Prineha Narang

2 years ago

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  • Faculty

From climbing mountains in the Cascades and South America to being a U.S. Science Envoy building relationships internationally in quantum, Professor Prineha Narang strives to be a role model for […]

Faculty Spotlight: Professor Prineha Narang
July 25