Professor Alexander Spokoyny is co-author of the paper describing the research recently published in the prestigious journal Nature. The paper describes the research team’s development of a reaction that selectively adds aryl groups to free cysteine residues in proteins. The reaction can be used to make myriad modified proteins, including therapeutic antibody-drug conjugates. Titled “Organometallic […]

Biochemistry graduate student Jeffrey Vinokur explains how he combined his two loves: chemistry and hip-hop, in recent issue of UCLA Magazine. Jeffrey’s “Dancing Scientist”, was a product of his passion for science and his interest in dance. What started out with personal YouTube video postings, led to a nationwide tour of his act. Jeffrey has performed […]

Graduate students have formed an official student chapter of the Electrochemical Society at UCLA (UCLA-ECS). Founded in 1902, the Electrochemical Society is a learned society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of electrochemistry and solid-state science and technology.  Prof. Sarah H. Tolbert is the founding faculty mentor, and the […]

UCLA is ranked #6 in chemistry and #10 in biology/biochemistry in the recently released 2016 US News and World Report Best Global Universities rankings. UCLA is ranked #8 in the world and the #2 public institution in the United States. The survey ranked 750 universities from 57 nations using 12 weighted indicators to measure each […]

Professor Anastassia Alexandrova has been selected for a 2016 WCC Rising Star award for excellence in the scientific enterprise. The award recognizes ten exceptional women scientists approaching mid-level careers across all sectors (academic, industrial, government and non-profit) who have demonstrated outstanding promise for contributions to their respective fields.   Prof. Alexandrova was recognized by the […]

Organic chemistry graduate students performed outreach events at the Warner Avenue Elementary School and UCLA’s Krieger daycare facility in October, 2015. Graduate students Robert Susick, Michael Yamano, Lucas Morrill, and Liana Hie visited the Warner classroom of energetic third graders on October 16. Their visit included teaching children about chemicals and taste, in addition to […]

Select photos from the 2015 Robert Scott Lecture, presented by Professor Zhen-Gang Wang, are now available for viewing. The 9th annual Robert L. Scott Lecture, which honors Professor Emeritus Bob Scott, who has been a member of the department since 1948, was presented on October 5 by Zhen-Gang Wang, Lawrence A. Hanson Professor of Chemical […]

1st year graduate student Erick Harr (Tolbert Group) has been awarded a prestigious UC-MEXUS fellowship that will fund him throughout his graduate career. The University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States (UC MEXUS) – Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACYT) fellowships are awarded to students who show significant promise in the […]