Graduate students and alumni highlight the impact of the Organization for Cultural Diversity in Science (OCDS) in major chemistry journal
2 weeks ago
- Alumni & Friends
- Graduate
- Outreach
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Former and current UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry graduate students, members of the Organization for Cultural Diversity in Science (OCDS), co-authored a recent paper in Nature Reviews Chemistry titled “Empowering the […]
Keriann Backus honored in MCP’s special “Women in Proteomics” issue
3 weeks ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
Professor Keriann Backus is among 17 trailblazing female scientists featured in the special “Women in Proteomics” issue of the journal Molecular and Cellular Proteomics (MCP). Released on February 12, 2026, […]
Michael Lawson receives $1.9M NIH/NIGMS Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award
4 weeks ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
Professor Michael Lawson has been awarded a highly prestigious Early Stage Investigator Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (ESI MIRA) R35 grant from the National Institutes of Health / National Institute of […]
How UCLA scientists helped reimagine a forgotten battery design from Thomas Edison
4 weeks ago
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- Faculty
- Recent Research
- Research
Research by a team led by Professor Richard Kaner and Dr. Maher El-Kady shows how 21st-century nanotechnology has finally enabled a clean-energy vision that Thomas Edison first proposed more than […]
Anastassia Alexandrova selected for a Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Arts & Sciences at Utah State University
1 month ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
The College of Arts & Sciences at Utah State University has selected Professor Anastassia Alexandrova for a 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award in recognition of her “extraordinary academic and scientific accomplishments […]
Innovative proximity labeling platform illuminates how cholesterol interacts inside cells
1 month ago
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- Graduate
- Recent Research
- Research
- Student
Cholesterol plays a central role in cell health, influencing membrane fluidity, curvature, and signaling. To maintain proper cholesterol levels, cells rely on tightly regulated transport systems that move cholesterol between […]
UCLA researchers develop mineral sunscreen that reduces white cast
1 month ago
- Faculty
- Graduate
- Recent Research
- Research
- Student
A research team led by Professor Paul Weiss and chemical biology Ph.D. candidate AJ Addae (P. Weiss/Caram groups) has developed a mineral sunscreen formulation that significantly reduces the white, chalky […]
New “Chemistry and Biochemistry 1: Connections in Chemistry and Biochemistry” course helps first-year students succeed at UCLA and in the future
1 month ago
- Education
- Student
- Undergraduate
Open to all first-year chemistry and biochemistry majors in the fall quarter, the course is designed to help students build academic skills, navigate challenges, and thrive in their chemistry and […]