Promising nanoengineered spiky thorn-like particles treatment against HSV

3 years ago

Led by PhD student Amir Nasajpour in Professor Paul Weiss’s lab, the research engineered spiky rose thorn-like nanomaterial that establishes great antibacterial activity to slow herpes simplex virus 1 and […]

Promising nanoengineered spiky thorn-like particles treatment against HSV
November 2

Researchers Infuse Bacteria with Silver to Improve Power Efficiency in Fuel Cells

3 years ago

A UCLA-led team of engineers and chemists take a major step forward in the development of microbial fuel cells – a technology that utilizes natural bacteria to extract electrons from organic matter in wastewater to generate electrical […]

Researchers Infuse Bacteria with Silver to Improve Power Efficiency in Fuel Cells
September 17

Distinguished Professor at IIT Madras

3 years ago

Professor Paul Weiss has been named a Distinguished Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras  for 2021-26. IIT Madras Distinguished Professorships are awarded to pre-eminent authorities in their […]

Distinguished Professor at IIT Madras
August 13

iCANX Stories Video Interview

3 years ago

Professor Paul Weiss is discusses his research and gives advice to young researchers in Peking Universities’ new video series  – iCANX Stories.  The new series, which airs each week on […]

iCANX Stories Video Interview
June 25

PNAS paper recognized as one of 10 big science stories

4 years ago

Professor Paul Weiss’ group’s research is included in the University of California’s “10 biggest (non-COVID) science stories you might have missed in 2020”. Chemistry graduate student Jason Belling is lead […]

PNAS paper recognized as one of 10 big science stories
December 15

Faculty in the News

4 years ago

The July edition of UCLA’s TDG Innovation Magazine features articles about three Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty members.                The magazine is published by the UCLA […]

Faculty in the News
July 21

UCLA-led team advances toward new safe gene therapy delivery

4 years ago

Team led by Professor Paul Weiss’ group develops a new method to safely, rapidly and economically deliver DNA into stem cells and immune cells.  The new tool will help scientists […]

UCLA-led team advances toward new safe gene therapy delivery
April 27

Vision 2020 Series to present evenings of science exploration and art

5 years ago

UCLA and MindshareLA will present a year-long series of events that explore innovations ranging in scale from the tiny to the cosmic. The Vision 2020 Series will consist of four […]

Vision 2020 Series to present evenings of science exploration and art
January 30