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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]