Cholesterol plays a central role in cell health, influencing membrane fluidity, curvature, and signaling. To maintain proper cholesterol levels, cells rely on tightly regulated transport systems that move cholesterol between […]

A research team led by Professor Paul Weiss and chemical biology Ph.D. candidate AJ Addae (P. Weiss/Caram groups) has developed a mineral sunscreen formulation that significantly reduces the white, chalky […]

Professor Gerard Wong and bioengineering Ph.D. students William Schmidt and Rena Yang are part of a UCLA-led research team that has discovered that bacteria are present inside the most common […]

In 2024, Professor Neil Garg’s lab, teaming up with Professor Ken Houk, violated Bredt’s rule, a 100-year-old rule stating that molecules cannot have a carbon-carbon double bond at the “bridgehead” position (the […]

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).” […]

New faculty member Professor Kalli Kappel uncovers molecular rules that govern how cells organize themselves. By Benjamin Paul (UCLA Division of Physical Sciences) A team of scientists at UCLA has […]

New faculty member Professor Thomas Fay examines how electron spin could influence molecular handedness on early Earth. By Benjamin Paul (UCLA Division of Physical Sciences) Thomas Fay is a professor of […]

Research by a UCLA team led by Professor Richard Kaner, Dr. Maher El-Kady, and graduate student Zhiyin (Tara) Yang is featured on the front cover of ChemSusChem, a leading journal […]