SMACS third Chemistry & Biochemistry Department Student-Faculty Mixer
3 months ago
- Events
- Graduate
- Student
- Undergraduate
On February 14, 2025, UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty, graduate students, and keen undergraduates assembled in the Young Hall Collaboratory for a student-faculty mixer, hosted by UCLA’s Student Members of […]

2024- 2025 UCLA Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (BGHS)
3 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Graduate
- Student
Fourth-year chemistry Ph.D. candidate Jason Q.L. Williams (P. Weiss group) is one of six outstanding scholars joining the UCLA chapter of the national Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (BGHS) […]

UCLA researchers highlight the intersection of Art and Science in Science Magazine
5 months ago
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- Graduate
- Student
In a recent issue of Science, Professors Anne Andrews and Paul Weiss, and chemical biology graduate student AJ Addae, contributed insightful reviews of three notable exhibitions in the Los Angeles […]

Ph.D. student featured in DGSOM student spotlight video
6 months ago
- Graduate
- Student
Biochemistry graduate student Nikki Cheung (Professor Robert Clubb’s group) discusses her research on antibiotic resistance in a new UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) Ph.D. student spotlight video. Cheung […]

Faculty and Student in the News – Anne Andrews and Noelle Mitchell
6 months ago
- Faculty
- Graduate
- Student
A “Big Impact Research” video featuring research by Professor Anne Andrews and graduate student Noelle Mitchell has been airing during commercial breaks for televised UCLA football and basketball games in […]

DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
6 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Graduate
- Student
Ph.D. student Thando Khumalo (NarangLab) is only the second UCLA student in nearly 20 years to receive the prestigious DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship. A chemistry Ph.D. student, Khumalo joined […]

2024-2025 Audree V. Fowler Fellows in Protein Science
7 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Graduate
- Student
Graduate students Andrew Goring (Clubb lab), Eric Pang (S. Clarke and Rodriguez labs), and Miranda Villanueva (Backus lab) have been selected as 2024-2025 Fowler Fellows. About the 2024-25 Audree Fowler […]

Organic chemists take on “Bredt’s Rule” 100 years later
7 months ago
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- Graduate
- Recent Research
- Research
- Student
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 […]
