Postdoctoral Scholar Mohd Ahsan receives 2027 Biophysical Society Award
3 days ago
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Dr. Mohd Ahsan, a postdoctoral scholar in Professor Giulia Palermo’s research group, has been selected as the sole recipient of the prestigious 2027 Theory & Computation Subgroup Postdoctoral Award from […]
UCLA research team led by Bill Gelbart selected among Phase I winners of NIH Challenge to Advance RNA-Targeting Technologies
4 days ago
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A research team led by Professor Bill Gelbart, including his Ph.D. student Daniel (Kyle) Taylor along with collaborator Professor Feng Guo of UCLA’s Department of Biological Chemistry, has been selected […]
Giulia Palermo receives NIH/NIGMS Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award
5 days ago
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Professor Giulia Palermo has been awarded a highly prestigious Early Stage Investigator Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (ESI MIRA) R35 grant from the National Institutes of Health / National Institute of […]
Paul S. Weiss named 2026 Sigma Xi Fellow
6 days ago
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Distinguished Professor and UC Presidential Chair Paul S. Weiss has been selected as a 2026 Fellow of Sigma Xi in recognition of his exemplary career investigating chemistry, nanoscience, bioengineering, and […]
2026-2027 Audree V. Fowler Fellows in Protein Science
1 week ago
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Graduate students Lenka Milojević (Zhou group), Akshaya Narayanasamy (Lindert group), Sarah Singleton (Conway group), and Janet Zhong (Feigon group) have been selected as 2026–27 Fowler Fellows and shared their research […]
Neil Garg named recipient of the 2026 Science and Education Pioneer Award
1 week ago
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Distinguished Professor Neil Garg has been named the recipient of the UCLA College, Division of Physical Sciences’ 2026 Science and Education Pioneer Award for his contributions to science and education. […]
Fall 2026 Distinguished Lecture by Professor Chad A. Mirkin
1 week ago
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Nanotechnology pioneer Professor Chad A. Mirkin (Northwestern University) visited UCLA on Oct. 12 to deliver the Fall 2026 Chemistry & Biochemistry Distinguished Lecture. Mirkin is the George B. Rathmann Professor […]
UCLA Physical Sciences celebrates inaugural class of Bhaumik Prize Postdoctoral Fellows
2 weeks ago
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Four early-career scientists begin their research at UCLA through a new fellowship program made possible by the generosity of physicist and philanthropist Mani L. Bhaumik. From the Division of Physical […]