Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty and alumni among the top 25 Bruinventors of the 21st century

8 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty
  • Graduate
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  • Student

Inventions by six members of the UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry community are featured in the Fall 2025, UCLA Magazine article “The Top 25 Bruinventions of the 21st Century (So Far).” […]

Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty and alumni among the top 25 Bruinventors of the 21st century
January 18

Ph.D. candidate AJ Addae wins $100,000 Black Ambition Grand Prize

8 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Chemical biology Ph.D. candidate AJ Addae (P. Weiss/Caram groups), founder of SULA LABS, was named a $100,000 co–grand prize winner of musician and entrepreneur Pharrell Williams’ Black Ambition Prize Competition. […]

Ph.D. candidate AJ Addae wins $100,000 Black Ambition Grand Prize
January 9

‘Science is for everybody’: Exploring Your Universe fair connects the community to UCLA

10 months ago

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  • Graduate
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

On November 2, UCLA’s student-led Exploring Your Universe (EYU) took place on campus. Now in its 16th year, LA County’s largest science fair introduced K-12 students and the public to science […]

‘Science is for everybody’: Exploring Your Universe fair connects the community to UCLA
November 20

2025-2026 Audree V. Fowler Fellows in Protein Science

10 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 […]

2025-2026 Audree V. Fowler Fellows in Protein Science
November 20

Caitlyn Fick’s 2025 Distinguished Teaching Award Video

10 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 […]

Caitlyn Fick’s 2025 Distinguished Teaching Award Video
November 17

gBSA Trivia Night and Costume Contest 2025

10 months ago

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  • Graduate
  • Student

The UCLA Graduate Biochemistry Student Association (gBSA) hosted its annual Trivia Night and Costume Contest on October 24, 2025, bringing together graduate students from across the biosciences for an evening […]

gBSA Trivia Night and Costume Contest 2025
November 5

Five graduate students receive UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) 2025 Fellowship Awards

11 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Ph.D. candidates Mai Abdusamad, Katarina Cohen, Teagan Dean, Jadyn Malone, and Jack Scully receive UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) 2025 Fellowship Awards to support their cancer research projects. […]

Five graduate students receive UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) 2025 Fellowship Awards
October 10

Ph.D. candidate Kodi Thurber receives 2025 SSRL Scientific Development Award

11 months ago

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  • Graduate
  • Student

Materials chemistry graduate student Kodi Thurber (Tolbert group) has been awarded the 2025 Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) Scientific Development Award for his development of a novel battery cell that […]

Ph.D. candidate Kodi Thurber receives 2025 SSRL Scientific Development Award
October 2