We celebrated the many accomplishments of our alumni, faculty, postdocs, students, and staff at our annual departmental awards ceremony on May 13, 2022.
11 talented chemistry & biochemistry graduate students have been awarded 2022 Excellence in Research awards.
Each year we recognize our undergraduate students with departmental awards for their accomplishments in academics and in research.
The summer seminar series, hosted by the Graduate Biochemistry Student Association (gBSA), features two special guest speakers, three alumni career talks, and two research talks.
PhD student Zachary Gvildys (Bruinsma and Gelbart/Knobler groups) is one of only five UCLA PhD students selected for the 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award for Teaching Assistants.
Professor Chong Liu has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Professor Abigail Doyle has been named one of 31 National Finalists for the 2022 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists.
UCLA alumnus Penn State Professor Emeritus David Allara (PhD ’64 Winstein) has been awarded the prestigious 2022 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience.