UCLA students showcase research at the 2024 SoCal TheoChem Conference

2 years ago

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

Four UCLA students from Chemistry & Biochemistry labs won poster awards at the annual Southern California conference on theoretical chemistry (SoCalTheoChem) hosted at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) […]

UCLA students showcase research at the 2024 SoCal TheoChem Conference
October 25

New insights into cysteine-reactive small molecules

2 years ago

  • Faculty
  • Graduate
  • Recent Research
  • Research
  • Student

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 […]

New insights into cysteine-reactive small molecules
October 24

A new injectable to prevent and treat hypoglycemia

2 years ago

  • Alumni & Friends
  • Faculty
  • Graduate
  • Research
  • Student

Professor Heather Maynard is co-leader of a group of UCLA researchers who have developed glucose-responsive micelles that encapsulate and protect glucagon, releasing it only when blood sugar levels drop dangerously […]

A new injectable to prevent and treat hypoglycemia
October 3

Giving Back: Researchers help the “Chem Kids” tackle organic chemistry in UCLA children’s camp

2 years ago

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  • Events
  • Graduate
  • Outreach
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

In partnership with UCLA’s Recreation Summer Camps, Professor Neil Garg and members of his research team held their second annual, week-long summer program called “Chem Kids”. The camp provides a forum for […]

Giving Back: Researchers help the “Chem Kids” tackle organic chemistry in UCLA children’s camp
September 25

Congratulations to this year’s Dissertation Year Fellowship recipients

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

This year, 11 chemistry and biochemistry graduate student researchers received the 2024-2025 UCLA Graduate Division Dissertation Year Fellowship (DYF). Additionally, two students from the MBIDP and MIMG programs, working in […]

Congratulations to this year’s Dissertation Year Fellowship recipients
September 5

Graduate student Alexandra Turmon awarded prestigious NIH fellowship

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Biochemistry graduate student Alexandra Turmon (Backus group) has been awarded a prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (NIH F31). The NIH F31 award, formally known as the […]

Graduate student Alexandra Turmon awarded prestigious NIH fellowship
August 16

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 […]

Graduate student Nikki Cheung wins $25K 2024 SOAR grant
July 30

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 […]

Graduate student Mai Abdusamad awarded prestigious NIH fellowship
July 24