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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]