Hyuk-Joon Jung receives the 2025 UCLA Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research
7 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Student
Dr. Hyuk-Joon Jung (Diaconescu Group) received the Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research at the 2025 UCLA Postdoctoral Scholars & Mentors Awards Ceremony on November 12. Jung was one of eight […]
2025-2026 Audree V. Fowler Fellows in Protein Science
7 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Graduate
- Student
Graduate students Nikki Cheung (Clubb Group), Jonathan Jih (Zhou Group), Eileen Olivares (Loo Group), and Lily Taylor (Rodriguez Group) have been selected as 2025–26 Fowler Fellows and shared their research […]
Paul S. Weiss elected to the GRC Board of Trustees
7 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
Effective November 1, 2025, Professor Paul S. Weiss has been elected to the Gordon Research Conferences (GRC) Board of Trustees for a six-year term. Prior to this appointment, Weiss served […]
Caitlyn Fick’s 2025 Distinguished Teaching Award Video
7 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Graduate
- Student
In a new short video recorded as part of the UCLA Academic Senate’s recognition, Ph.D. candidate Caitlyn Fick (Srivastava group) explains how small, caring practices—like anonymous surveys—can build trust and […]
Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty featured in Highly Cited Researchers 2025 List
7 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
Professors Xiangfeng Duan, David Eisenberg, Kendall Houk, Yu Huang, and Richard Kaner have been named to the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ 2025 list, a recognition of their significant and broad influence in their field. Since […]
Juli Feigon delivers Mendel Lecture
7 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
On October 9, 2025, pioneering structural biologist Distinguished Professor Juli Feigon delivered the Mendel Lecture at the refectory in the Mendel Museum Brno. The lecture took place at the Augustinian […]
Victoria Barber receives American Lung Association Indoor Air Award Grant
7 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
Victoria Barber receives American Lung Association Indoor Air Award Grant Professor Victoria “Tori” Barber has been awarded an Indoor Air Research Award Grant from the American Lung Association. Barber received […]
Inaugural Jeffrey I. Zink Invited Inorganic Lecture
8 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
Professor Kyoko Nozaki (University of Tokyo), known for her pioneering research in organometallic catalysis and polymer chemistry, visited UCLA on October 15 to give the inaugural Jeffrey I. Zink Invited […]