Iron induces chronic heart failure in half of heart attack survivors, according to landmark study
4 years ago
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Professor Louis Bouchard is part of a team of researchers who have identified that iron drives the formation of fatty tissue in the heart and leads to chronic heart failure […]
CNSI Noble Fund researchers work to develop an opioid drug that has very low abuse potential
4 years ago
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Professor Heather Maynard is part of a team researchers whose Nobel Fund project is seeking to curb opioid addiction by rendering the drug inactive unless taken orally, as well as […]
Fundamental study determines Pt surface hydronium pKa and reveals correlation with HER kinetics
4 years ago
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A research collaboration between Professor Xiangfeng Duan’s group in the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Professor Yu Huang’s group in the UCLA Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and […]
$3M DOE grant for hydrogen storage and production research
4 years ago
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Professor Paul S. Weiss is co-leader on a collaborative research project with the Savannah River National Lab (SRNL), which recently received a $3 million DOE grant to further fundamental research […]
Chemists make strides toward a marijuana breath analyzer
4 years ago
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Professor Neil Garg and postdoc alumnus Dr. Eva Darzi, now CEO of ElecraTect, Inc., are heading a team of researchers who are testing a “cannabinoid fuel cell” that provides a […]
How the secrets of the ‘water bear’ could improve lifesaving drugs like insulin
4 years ago
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Inspired by a microscopic animal’s ability to survive and aided by UCLA’s Innovation Fund, Professor Heather Maynard is leading a team of researchers to invent a polymer with the potential […]
Faculty in the News – Richard Kaner
4 years ago
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Professor Richard Kaner’s new bacterial resistant coating for medical devices is featured in UCLA’s student-run newspaper, the Daily Bruin. Kaner group alumni Brian McVerry (Ph.D. ’16) and Ethan Rao (B.S. […]
Houk Research Conference – Summer 2022
5 years ago
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A two-day conference in honor of Professor Kendall Houk will take place August 11-12, 2022, at UCLA’s Chemistry & Biochemistry Department. Professor Kendall N. Houk’s former graduate students and postdoctoral […]