Scientists produce clearest-ever images of enzyme that plays key roles in aging, cancer

11 years ago

The groundbreaking research, led by Professor Juli Feigon, was published online this week by the prestigious journal Science. The team’s research has produced images of telomerase in much higher resolution […]

Scientists produce clearest-ever images of enzyme that plays key roles in aging, cancer
October 16

Nobel Laureate Paul Boyer & UCLA postdoctoral scholars honored at Postdoctoral Awards Ceremony

11 years ago

The event celebrated the 2015 Postdoctoral Awardees and paid tribute to Paul & Lyda Boyer for their generous support of postdoctoral fellows.  Held on Oct. 9th at the California NanoSystems […]

Nobel Laureate Paul Boyer & UCLA postdoctoral scholars honored at Postdoctoral Awards Ceremony
October 16

Nobel Laureate and UCLA alumnus Richard Heck dies at 84

11 years ago

Richard Heck (BS ’52 chemistry, PhD ’54 physical organic chemistry, Saul Winstein group, 2011 Seaborg medalist) died on October 9, 2015, in Manila.  Along with Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki, […]

Nobel Laureate and UCLA alumnus Richard Heck dies at 84
October 12

Grad student and alumnus to lead “Straight from the Bench” session at 2016 ASBMB annual meeting

11 years ago

Andrea Hadjikyriacou (Steve Clarke group) and Alexander Nikolich Patananan (PhD Biochemistry ’14) are the session organizers. Titled “Post-translational Modifications and the Microorganism Response” the session will take place on Tuesday, […]

Grad student and alumnus to lead “Straight from the Bench” session at 2016 ASBMB annual meeting
October 9

Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award

11 years ago

Professor Neil Garg has been selected for the 2015 Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award for Organic Synthesis. The award “is presented annually to individuals who have exhibited exceptional creativity and dedication […]

Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award
October 9

Interview with Professor Hosea Nelson in journal Nature

11 years ago

One of our newest faculty members was interviewed about his career path in the Oct 1st issue of the prestigious journal. Prof. Nelson earned a B.S. in Chemistry from University […]

Interview with Professor Hosea Nelson in journal Nature
October 9

Microscopic Supercapacitor Research Featured in IEEE Spectrum

11 years ago

Professor Ric Kaner and postdoc Maher El-Kady have published an easy to understand article about their research in IEEE Spectrum. In the article titled “How a Microscopic Supercapacitor Will Supercharge […]

Microscopic Supercapacitor Research Featured in IEEE Spectrum
October 2

New Graduate Student Orientation Week

11 years ago

The department welcomed its incoming class of graduate students with a full agenda of activities during the week of September 21.    The first two days were filled with information […]

New Graduate Student Orientation Week
September 25