The groundbreaking research, led by Professor Juli Feigon, was recently published in the prestigious journal Cell. The paper titled “Structure of Telomerase with Telomeric DNA” was published in the May 17, 2018, issue of the journal Cell . Professor Juli Feigon, senior author on the study, is a Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and holds the […]

UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry organic chemists engaged future scientists at the 4th annual Warner Science Slam on May 20, 2018. Several hundred children and their families attended the outreach event at the Warner Avenue public elementary school in West Los Angeles. Performing demonstrations at the outreach event were several UCLA organic chemists – Professor Neil Garg and […]

The UCLA Academic Senate’s Committee on Teaching has selected Professor Zhao Li for a 2018 Distinguished Teaching Award for Non-Senate Faculty. “Dr. Li is an exceptionally engaging and effective teacher who truly cares about her students’ learning success and truly deserves the honor of the Distinguished Teaching Award” said Department Chair Catherine Clarke. “She is […]

In July 2018 we will welcome two alumni as our new 2018-2021 Postdoctoral Teacher-Scholars and we will bid farewell to one of our 2016-2019 Postdoctoral Teacher-Scholars.  Paul D. Boyer Teacher-Scholar Dr. Agape Awad (B.S. ’13, M.S. ’14, Ph.D. ’18) and William F. Libby Teacher-Scholar Dr. Christian Beren (Ph.D. ’17) will join our Postdoctoral Teacher-Scholar instructional faculty. They were chosen […]

We are sad to report that UCLA Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry Paul Boyer, who won the 1997 Nobel Prize in chemistry, passed away on June 2, 2018 at age 99. In collaboration with the Boyer family, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the UCLA College, Division of Physical Sciences, held a memorial service to […]

Biochemistry senior Chloe Cheng is among three undergraduates recognized nationally by the Alpha Chi Sigma Scholar Award honorable mention. The award committee chose Cheng for the honor because her nomination “deemed deserving of special recognition”.   Cheng is currently a fourth-year UCLA undergraduate Biochemistry major and works as an undergraduate research associate in Professor Caius Radu’s […]

Professors Anastassia Alexandrova and Margot Quinlan receive inaugural Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentor Awards. As part of the UCLA Undergraduate Research Week held May 21-25, 2018, undergraduate student researchers who presented posters at the Research Poster Day were invited to nominate their mentor for a Faculty Mentor award to recognize the meaningful role their mentor has […]

Professors Xiangfeng Duan and Neil Garg have been named two of 31 National Finalists for the 2018 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. Chosen from a pool of 286 nominated promising scientific researchers aged 42 years and younger from America’s top academic and research institutions, Duan is one of 11 Physical Sciences & Engineering finalists and […]