This summer, we bid farewell to former Teacher-Scholars Mackenzie Anderson and Huiling Shao, and we welcome our newest Teacher-Scholars Anneka Miller Casas and Cindy Sining Wang. Our Teacher-Scholar program allows postdoctoral scholars to experience research and teaching at the same time as a way to prepare them for future faculty or research positions. Dr. Mackenzie […]

UCLA Professors Anne Andrews (Chemistry & Biochemistry) and Andrea Bertozzi (Mathematics) have developed a breakthrough method to identify DNA-based aptamers for detecting stress hormones. By combining machine learning with chemical biology, their team created GMfold, an open-source tool that enables precise, wearable biosensors to monitor stress at the molecular level—advancing personalized health care. From the […]

From UCLA Newsroom (by Lucy Berbeo): A $3 million commitment from physicist, entrepreneur and philanthropist Mani L. Bhaumik will allow UCLA to establish a program for recruiting postdoctoral fellows in the departments of physics and astronomy and of chemistry and biochemistry, bolstering the university’s capacity to contribute to fundamental research across these disciplines. Pictured above: In […]

Chemistry Ph.D. candidate and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jason Q.L. Williams (P. Weiss group) is named a Tillman Scholar for the class of 2025. Williams is among an elite group of only 43 national recipients selected from universities across the country for the 2025 Class of Tillman Scholars. In recognition of their service, leadership and […]

The department welcomes world-class computational chemical biologist Professor Steffen Lindert, who joined the UCLA faculty as an Associate Professor on July 1, 2025. “It is a distinct pleasure to welcome Steffen Lindert to UCLA and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,” said Professor Miguel García-Garibay, UCLA’s Dean of Physical Sciences. “Steffen is a world-class researcher […]

Chemical biology Ph.D. candidate  AJ Addae (P. Weiss/Caram groups) recently delivered a TEDx talk highlighting her journey in using scientific research to close inclusivity gaps in the beauty industry by developing skincare solutions and sunscreens tailored for melanin-rich skin. From the TEDx video description: AJ Addae’s provocative talk shares her journey as a scientist in […]

BMSB graduate student Lily Taylor (Rodriguez group) is the 2025 graduate student recipient of the Arnold J. Berk Research Achievement Award, presented by the Molecular Biology Institute (MBI) at UCLA. The 2025 Arnold J. Berk Research Achievement Award recognizes one graduate student ($2,000) and one postdoctoral fellow ($3,000) each year. Recipients must be working in […]

This June, Professors Heather Maynard and Neil Garg – both New York natives – had the opportunity to return to their roots as plenary speakers at the 49th National Organic Symposium (NOS) and centennial celebration, held in Troy, New York. It is rare for two plenary speakers from the same institution to present at the […]