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 […]

Graduate student Nako Nakatsuka (A Andrews/P Weiss groups) won “Grand Overall Prize” at the Brain in Flux meeting & she recently starred in a science video for kids. Nakatsuka also received a competitive travel award for her presentation at the “The Brain in Flux: Genetic, Physiologic, and Therapeutic Perspectives on Transporters in the Nervous System” […]

Undergraduate summer researchers from SPUR ten-week programs presented their posters at the August 30, 2017 event in the Young Hall Student Collaboratory. The visiting students were from various SPUR programs including Amgen Scholars; CARE Science, Engineering and Math Summer Program for Undergraduate Research Scholars (CARE SEM SPUR); Clare Boothe Luce Scholars; and University of California […]

In response to concerns from students, a new policy has been instituted to limit the cost of written course materials for chemistry and biochemistry classes. The newly formed Written Course Materials Committee, which contains representatives of all the department’s academic divisions, is charged with enforcing the new Written Course Materials Policy that was endorsed by […]