Postdoctoral Researcher Dr Yuan Yang, from Professor Juli Feigon’s group, received one of three Boyer/Parvin Postdoctoral Awards at the ceremony on June 25. Yang was recognized for her research on the structure and function of the 7SK RNP, an essential regulator of eukaryotic mRNA and HIV-1 transcription. In particular, Yang’s work has revealed how the […]

Six undergraduate students from five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) will contribute to research projects this summer. For the fifth year, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is hosting undergraduate students from various Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields for the UCLA Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Geoscience HBCU Summer Research Program. Our visiting […]

Professor Richard Kaner has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Chemists, in recognition of his outstanding achievements in the chemical profession. At the AIC Chemical Pioneer Symposium held in May 2019, Kaner gave a special lecture and was presented with institute’s 2019 Chemical Pioneer Award, which recognizes chemists and chemical engineers who […]

In celebration of UCLA’s centennial, research and ideas from UCLA faculty and collaborators are featured in the special June 25 issue of ACS Nano. UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty Professors Anne Andrews, Sarah Tolbert, Jeffrey Zink, and Paul Weiss were among the co-authors of the editorial titled “Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at UCLA”. Weiss is the […]

Professor Michael Jung, UC Presidential Chair in Medicinal Chemistry, is featured in Innovate, the UC Investments’ annual report.  Jung is the researcher at the forefront of the largest-ever technology transfer deal involving a University of California invention. UCLA sold the royalty rights to Jung’s compound, Xtandi, which is a drug for the treatment of prostate […]

Professor Neil Garg has been selected as the 2019 ACS James Flack Norris Teaching Award winner in recognition of his extraordinary teaching excellence. Garg will give a formal address at a ceremony on the evening of November 20, 2019, at Northeastern University, as part of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society (NESACS) annual […]

On June 12, 2019, faculty, staff, and students gathered for a celebration to honor Chemistry & Biochemistry department Chair Professor Catherine Clarke.  Clarke made history when she became the first female Chair of the department on July 1, 2016. Her three-year term ends on June 30, 2019. Professor Neil Garg will serve as the next Chair […]