2023-2024 UCLA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Student Leadership Award

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Biochemistry undergraduate student Emil Dominguez ’25 (Backus group) is one of seven UCLA students (four graduate/professional and three undergraduate) chosen for the 2023-24 UCLA EDI Student Leadership Award. This award, […]

2023-2024 UCLA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Student Leadership Award
March 27

2023 Chancellor’s Service Award

2 years ago

  • Alumni & Friends
  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Former undergraduate researcher Gregory Gorobets ‘23 (Spokoyny group) was awarded the 2023 Chancellor’s Service Award in recognition of his significant contributions in service to UCLA and the community. The Chancellor’s […]

2023 Chancellor’s Service Award
March 19

ASBMB Honor Society inductee

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Biochemistry undergraduate student Vivian Zuo (Tseng-Zhu group) is one of 31 students nationally to be selected for induction into the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Honor Society. […]

ASBMB Honor Society inductee
March 13

Accelerating the discovery of general reaction conditions via machine learning

2 years ago

  • Faculty
  • Graduate
  • Recent Research
  • Research
  • Student

A machine learning optimization approach developed by Professor Abigail Doyle’s lab, led by graduate student Jason Wang, in collaboration with scientists at Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), significantly accelerates advances in […]

Accelerating the discovery of general reaction conditions via machine learning
February 28

2023 Rising Star in Computational Mass Spectrometry Research Award

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Lisa Boatner, a fourth-year graduate student in the Backus/Houk research groups, has been awarded the prestigious Females in Mass Spectrometry (FeMS) 2023 Rising Star in Computational Mass Spectrometry Award. FeMS […]

2023 Rising Star in Computational Mass Spectrometry Research Award
February 9

2024 CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow

2 years ago

  • Alumni & Friends
  • Graduate
  • Student

Alumna Dr. Kathleen Chen (Ph.D. ’23 Rowat group) has been named a 2024 CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow, serving on the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee. Chen received her […]

2024 CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow
January 16

2023- 2024 UCLA Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (BGHS)

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Fourth-year inorganic chemistry graduate student Yessica Nelson (Spokoyny group) is one of five outstanding scholars joining the UCLA chapter of the national Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (BGHS) this […]

2023- 2024 UCLA Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (BGHS)
January 12

Ph.D. student creates video for UCLA College’s “Silly Questions, Smart Bruins” series

2 years ago

  • Graduate
  • Student

Graduate student Yongjie He’s (Caram group) video focuses on the science related to the color purple, tying in with the release of the movie “The Color Purple”.  After receiving her […]

Ph.D. student creates video for UCLA College’s “Silly Questions, Smart Bruins” series
January 10