The structure of telomerase with telomeric DNA from the Feigon lab has been featured as November 2018 “Molecule of the Month” in the RCSB Protein Data Bank. The structure, from […]

Bruinlife’s 2018 UCLA Senior of the Year Mercedes Cornelius (BS ’18) is a guest on the first season of new web series Nerd Girl Nation. Mercedes, currently on a year-long research […]

Second-year chemistry graduate student and US Marine Corps veteran Zeeshan Parvez (Spokoyny group) speaks at UCLA’s Veterans Day Ceremony on Friday, Nov 9.  Click here to learn more about the […]

The preprint, which describes the application of a groundbreaking method to study organic compounds, was downloaded 19,000 times in a 24-hour period.  The previous download record for any preprint on […]

In Nature Chemistry, UCLA researchers report their discovery of compound that could combat brain cell death in Alzheimer’s patients.   The paper, titled “Inhibiting amyloid-β cytotoxicity through its interaction with the cell […]

On Thursday, October 18, 2018, Professors George Whitesides (Harvard) and David Schuster (NYU) presented the 2018 John D and Edith M Roberts Lecture at UCLA. The event, which was held […]

Professor Paula Diaconescu discussed her research and career path with host Rockefeller University postdoctoral researcher Toshiki Nakashige on his podcast. Diaconescu recorded the nearly 55-minute Scientist podcast interview on September […]

Graduate student Wei Chen (Zink group) has been awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the Yin Chin Foundation of USA and STUF United Fund Inc. The award is given annually to […]