2024-25 UCLA Hellman Fellow

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

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

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

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

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • 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

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • 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

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • 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

Graduate student Mai Abdusamad awarded prestigious NIH fellowship

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

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

Graduate student Mai Abdusamad awarded prestigious NIH fellowship
July 24

Faculty Spotlight: Professor Ellen Sletten

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

Congratulations to Professor Ellen Sletten on her promotion to full professor, effective July 1, 2023. Sletten’s groundbreaking research and innovative approaches have positioned her as a leading scientist in chemical […]

Faculty Spotlight: Professor Ellen Sletten
July 23

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

Professor Anastassia Alexandrova has been named a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), the oldest chemical society in the world, whose mission is to “advance excellence in the […]

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
July 23