Ph.D. candidate AJ Addae wins $100,000 Black Ambition Grand Prize

1 week ago

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  • Graduate
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Chemical biology Ph.D. candidate AJ Addae (P. Weiss/Caram groups), founder of SULA LABS, was named a $100,000 co–grand prize winner of musician and entrepreneur Pharrell Williams’ Black Ambition Prize Competition. […]

Ph.D. candidate AJ Addae wins $100,000 Black Ambition Grand Prize
January 9

Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty and alumni among the top 25 Bruinventors of the 21st century

2 months ago

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  • Faculty
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Inventions by five 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).” […]

Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty and alumni among the top 25 Bruinventors of the 21st century
November 24

Hyuk-Joon Jung receives the 2025 UCLA Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research

2 months ago

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  • Student

Dr. Hyuk-Joon Jung (Diaconescu Group) received the Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research at the 2025 UCLA Postdoctoral Scholars & Mentors Awards Ceremony on November 12. Jung was one of eight […]

Hyuk-Joon Jung receives the 2025 UCLA Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research
November 21

‘Science is for everybody’: Exploring Your Universe fair connects the community to UCLA

2 months ago

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On November 2, UCLA’s student-led Exploring Your Universe (EYU) took place on campus. Now in its 16th year, LA County’s largest science fair introduced K-12 students and the public to science […]

‘Science is for everybody’: Exploring Your Universe fair connects the community to UCLA
November 20

2025-2026 Audree V. Fowler Fellows in Protein Science

2 months ago

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  • Graduate
  • Student

Graduate students Nikki Cheung (Clubb Group), Jonathan Jih (Zhou Group), Eileen Olivares (Loo Group), and Lily Taylor (Rodriguez Group) have been selected as 2025–26 Fowler Fellows and shared their research […]

2025-2026 Audree V. Fowler Fellows in Protein Science
November 20

Caitlyn Fick’s 2025 Distinguished Teaching Award Video

2 months ago

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  • Graduate
  • Student

In a new short video recorded as part of the UCLA Academic Senate’s recognition, Ph.D. candidate Caitlyn Fick (Srivastava group) explains how small, caring practices—like anonymous surveys—can build trust and […]

Caitlyn Fick’s 2025 Distinguished Teaching Award Video
November 17

Fall 2025 SMACS AXS Student Faculty Mixer

2 months ago

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On October 24, 2025, UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry students and faculty gathered in the Mani L. Bhaumik Centennial Collaboratory in Young Hall for a student-faculty mixer. This year, UCLA’s Student […]

Fall 2025 SMACS AXS Student Faculty Mixer
November 12

gBSA Trivia Night and Costume Contest 2025

2 months ago

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The UCLA Graduate Biochemistry Student Association (gBSA) hosted its annual Trivia Night and Costume Contest on October 24, 2025, bringing together graduate students from across the biosciences for an evening […]

gBSA Trivia Night and Costume Contest 2025
November 5