New research uncovers how bad bacteria know where to cluster and cause infection

10 months ago

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Professors Gerard Wong and Paul S. Weiss, together with Wong group postdoctoral researcher Dr. Calvin Lee and bioengineering Ph.D. student William Schmidt, are part of a research team that has […]

New research uncovers how bad bacteria know where to cluster and cause infection
October 30

A step closer to a sustainable method of producing ethylene

11 months ago

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In a recent Nature Catalysis paper, Professor Hannah Shafaat and collaborators at Ohio State University and at Berkeley and Brookhaven national labs report the first structural and spectroscopic characterization of […]

A step closer to a sustainable method of producing ethylene
October 29

Mitochondrial secrets revealed: team discovers physics of how cell’s powerhouse splits to reproduce

11 months ago

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In a pair of recent studies published as back-to-back articles in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, a research team led by the Wong group has unveiled new insights […]

Mitochondrial secrets revealed: team discovers physics of how cell’s powerhouse splits to reproduce
September 30

New stretchable light-emitting material holds promise for photon-based devices

12 months ago

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Professor Xiangfeng Duan and graduate student Boxuan Zhou (Materials Science and Engineering) lead a research team that has developed a durable, low-cost, printable light-emitting membrane from ultrathin molybdenum disulfide and […]

New stretchable light-emitting material holds promise for photon-based devices
September 26

UCLA spinout Entropic Biosciences awarded $200K for high-throughput 3D skin model project

1 year ago

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Entropic Biosciences, Inc., a start-up biotech company founded at UCLA in Professor Paul Weiss’ group based on the thesis of alumnus Dr. Amir Nasajpour (Ph.D. ’23), is one of only […]

UCLA spinout Entropic Biosciences awarded $200K for high-throughput 3D skin model project
August 25

BioPACIFIC MIP earns renewed NSF support to accelerate AI-driven biobased materials innovation

1 year ago

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has given $19.8 million in renewal funding for the BioPACIFIC MIP, a UCLA–UC Santa Barbara collaboration advancing biobased materials through synthetic biology, chemistry, automation, and […]

BioPACIFIC MIP earns renewed NSF support to accelerate AI-driven biobased materials innovation
August 20

Faculty in the News – Michael Jung

1 year ago

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Distinguished Professor Michael Jung and his UCLA collaborators are featured in a recent New York Magazine article about their groundbreaking research on a potential cure for baldness. The New York Magazine article […]

Faculty in the News – Michael Jung
August 12

Semiconductors get magnetic boost with new method from UCLA researchers

1 year ago

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Professor Xiangfeng Duan is co-leader of a group of UCLA researchers who have developed a new method for combining magnetic elements with semiconductors — which are vital materials for computers […]

Semiconductors get magnetic boost with new method from UCLA researchers
July 22