Ken Houk, Saul Winstein Professor of Organic Chemistry, who turned 72 last week, has reached a milestone in his distinguished career: his 1,000th research publication. UCLA Newsroom (by Stuart Wolpert): “Ken […]

The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry would like to welcome Hosea M. Nelson, who will be joining our department as an Assistant Professor in the Organic Chemistry division. Prof. […]

Photos from the 2015 Norma Stoddart Prize Lectures are now available for viewing.  The full photo gallery is available here. Dr. Alexander Patananan (2014 UCLA Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, […]

On Friday, January 30, 2015, Professor Richard Kaner and the UCLA Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS) visited Melida Lopez’s class at the Ánimo College Preparatory Academy.  Located […]

Photos from the Winter 2015 UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Distinguished Lecture by Professor Harry Gray are now available for viewing. Professor Harry B. Gray, the Arnold O. Beckman Professor of […]

Professor Sriram Kosuri was recently interviewed by the NewScientist sharing his thoughts on the potential of using DNA to store data as a “time capsule.” The NewScientist published an article discussing […]

PNAS Early Edition has featured a profile of Professor Sabeeha Merchant to accompany her inaugural article, “Copper economy in Chlamydomonas: Prioritized allocation and reallocation of copper to respiration vs. photosynthesis.” Extract: Organic […]

Professor Richard Kaner has been elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. UCLA Newsroom (By Bill Kisliuk): A member of the UCLA faculty since 1987, Richard Kaner is […]