A new study by UCLA organic chemists shows how to create several types of molecules that violate Bredt’s rule, known as anti-Bredt olefins (ABOs). Many modern textbooks and online resources […]

Professor Matthew Nava is one of the recipients of the inaugural Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials awards, and he has also received an American Chemical Society (ACS) Petroleum Research […]

Many members of the UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry community will be hosting interactive booths and giving engaging talks at this year’s Exploring Your Universe (EYU) at UCLA on Sunday, Nov. […]

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 […]

A team of UCLA researchers led by Professor Keriann Backus and graduate students Ashley R. Julio and Flowreen Shikwana has shed new light on the functional consequences of cysteine-reactive compounds […]

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 […]

This summer, we bid farewell to former Teacher-Scholar Rajat Maji, and we welcome our newest Teacher-Scholars Martin-Louis Riu and Eric Wu. Our Teacher-Scholar program allows postdoctoral scholars to experience research […]

The department welcomes inclusive chemical education researcher Dr. Dory DeWeese, who will join the UCLA faculty as an Assistant Teaching Professor on November 1, 2024. DeWeese received a B.S. in […]