A paper by Professor Ellen Sletten, her group, and MIT researchers, including Professor Justin Caram’s MIT postdoctoral work, was highlighted in the journal. The researchers originally published “Flavylium Polymethine Fluorophores […]

Professor and dean of the division of physical sciences Miguel Garcia-Garibay featured in Chemical & Engineering (C&EN). The article about underrepresented minority faculty in chemistry was published in the November […]

Biochemistry, Molecular & Structural Biology (BMSB) graduate students volunteered at the annual Exploring Your Universe event. The annual science festival took place on Sunday, November 5, 2017. The Graduate Biochemistry Student […]

The department recently hosted international visitors from China, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan for the US Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. Dr. Qian Zhang (Vice Dean, Chemistry Department, Northeast […]

Professors Anastassia Alexandrova & Sarah Tolbert featured in The Journal of Physical Chemistry issue honoring Marie Curie’s 150th birthday. The Special Issue, published on November 2, 2017, highlights the science and publications by 66 women […]

Nobel Laureate Thomas Cech (University of Colorado Boulder) gave the Fall 2017 Distinguished Lecture to an audience of over 300 people. Cech is director of the University of Colorado BioFrontiers […]

Alumna Dr Tanya Petrossian (BS Biochemistry ’05, PhD Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ’10) appointed Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Entrepreneur in Residence.  The Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) program helps successful entrepreneurs in […]

Professor Katja Lindenberg (University of California, San Diego) presented the 11th annual Robert Scott lecture on October 16, 2017.   Lindenberg, the Chancellor’s Associates Chair Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the […]