Professor Anne Andrews has received a prestigious award from the National Institutes of Health’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program.  Andrews received the NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award, established in 2009, which promotes cross-cutting, interdisciplinary approaches and is open to individuals and teams of investigators who propose research that could potentially create or challenge existing paradigms. Andrews’ […]

On the day before instruction officially began, the department held its third annual welcome reception for new undergraduate students.   The undergraduate office invited over 300 incoming first-year majors and over 100 incoming transfer students to the Student Collaboratory (Young Hall 4222) for an informal reception where they met faculty, current students, student group leaders, and […]

Garg’s lecture, “How Organic Chemistry Became One of UCLA’s Most Popular Classes”, is open to the public, registration is required. Seating priority will be given to those who registered online.  Attendees are encouraged to arrive before 12:55 p.m., at which time any remaining seats will be given to people who have not registered. Each Cherry […]

Quinlan’s interview was featured in the “People & Ideas” section of the October 2, 2017, issue of the journal.   In the article titled “Quinlan investigates how the cytoskeleton polarizes oocytes”, Quinlan discusses her passion for science, her current research, how she became a scientist, the challenges and rewards of running a laboratory, and achieving a […]

Hong’s gift will create two endowed chairs to support scientific research with applications ranging from regenerative medicine to environmental sustainability. The Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Polymer Science and the Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Materials Innovation will pave the way for many groundbreaking discoveries. Hong came to the United States […]

UCLA researcher Steven J Jonas MD/PhD (Paul Weiss group) has been selected for a Hyundai Hope on Wheels Foundation Young Investigator Grant.   Jonas is also one of 18 recipients of this Year’s Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) Young Investigator Grant. Jonas is currently a clinical fellow in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology working in […]

The groups of Professors Yi Tang and Ken Houk and Japanese scientists have discovered a new mode of enzyme catalysis recently reported in the journal Nature. Tang and Houk, in the departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, at UCLA have teamed with scientists in the Kenji Watanabe group at the University […]

Professor Guillaume Chanfreau has been selected by the American Cancer Society for the 2017 Determination Award for his cancer research. The award is given annually to an American Cancer Society funded scientist/researcher who has had success in a critical area of continuing cancer research.     A biochemistry professor, Chanfreau is also a member of […]