UCLA students introduced hands-on experiments related to nanotechnology in both Spanish and English to thousands of attendees at the Feria de Educación at CSUN. Annually, the California State University Chancellor’s […]

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 […]

Professor Neil Garg has been named the Kenneth N. Trueblood Endowed Chair in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Established in August 2017, the chair was funded by a gift from the estate […]

Chemistry & Biochemistry postdoctoral fellows and faculty were honored at the 2018 UCLA Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Scholars Award Ceremony on September 25th. At the ceremony, which honors UCLA’s postdoctoral scholars and […]