UCLA researchers develop mineral sunscreen that reduces white cast
5 months ago
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A research team led by Professor Paul Weiss and chemical biology Ph.D. candidate AJ Addae (P. Weiss/Caram groups) has developed a mineral sunscreen formulation that significantly reduces the white, chalky […]
New “Chemistry and Biochemistry 1: Connections in Chemistry and Biochemistry” course helps first-year students succeed at UCLA and in the future
5 months ago
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Open to all first-year chemistry and biochemistry majors in the fall quarter, the course is designed to help students build academic skills, navigate challenges, and thrive in their chemistry and […]
Researchers discover a previously unknown bacterial component in kidney stone formation
5 months ago
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Professor Gerard Wong and bioengineering Ph.D. students William Schmidt and Rena Yang are part of a UCLA-led research team that has discovered that bacteria are present inside the most common […]
Organic chemists take-on more rule-breaking molecules
6 months ago
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In 2024, Professor Neil Garg’s lab, teaming up with Professor Ken Houk, violated Bredt’s rule, a 100-year-old rule stating that molecules cannot have a carbon-carbon double bond at the “bridgehead” position (the […]
Researcher in the news – Maher El-Kady
6 months ago
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Researcher Dr. Maher El-Kady (Kaner group) was recently interviewed by Asharq Al-Awsat, one of the world’s leading international Arabic newspapers, for two feature stories on the 2025 Nobel Prize in […]
Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty and alumni among the top 25 Bruinventors of the 21st century
6 months ago
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Inventions by six members of the UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry community are featured in the Fall 2025, UCLA Magazine article “The Top 25 Bruinventions of the 21st Century (So Far).” […]
Soumitra Athavale and UCLA alumna Melissa Ramirez receive 2025 ACS Green Chemistry Institute Pharmaceutical Roundtable Ignition Grants
6 months ago
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Professor Soumitra Athavale and alumna Dr. Melissa Ramirez (Ph.D. ’21, Garg and Houk groups), currently an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, are two of four recipients […]
UCLA alumnus Matthew J. Sánchez named to Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list
6 months ago
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MATTEO PARFUMS founder Matthew J. Sánchez ‘17 has been named to the 2026 Forbes “30 Under 30” list in the Retail & eCommerce category. The honor highlights his rapid rise […]