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 the potential of using DNA to store information that can be preserved as a time capsule.  The publication interviewed Professor Sriram Kosuri, who previously “stored […]

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 molecules dominate the biological world, yet many of life’s critical molecular reactions depend on metals for catalysis. Sabeeha Merchant, a professor of biochemistry at the […]

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 a former Fulbright, Guggenheim, Packard and Sloan fellow, and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Materials Research […]

The department would like to congratulate Professor Anastassia Alexandrova, who was recently promoted to the rank of Associate Professor, effective July 1, 2015. Short BiographyBorn in USSR, Prof. Alexandrova obtained her B.S./M.S. degree with highest honors from Saratov University, in 2000. In 2005, she obtained her Ph.D. in Theoretical Physical Chemistry from Utah State University. […]

Photos from the inaugural Carolyn & Charles Knobler Lecture are now available for viewing. Made possible by the strong support of alumni, colleagues, and friends, the inaugural Carolyn & Charles Knobler Lecture took place on January 12, 2015.  The speaker for the lecture was Prof. Donald Hilvert (Department of Chemistry & Applied Biosciences, Swiss Federal […]

Professor Bill Gelbart was recently interviewed by UCLA Health to discuss the “Five intriguing facts about viruses that cause measles, Ebola and other scourges.” UCLA Health (by Daisy Lin): Viruses are incredibly simple, arguably the most simple living organisms on the planet. They have no brains, no metabolism, and they can’t reproduce on their own. […]

Professor Craig Merlic was recently appointed as the Executive Director of the UC Center for Laboratory Safety. Professor Merlic was appointed in December 2014 by the Advisory Board of the UC Center for Laboratory Safety (Center). The Center was created to improve the practice of laboratory safety through the performance of scientific research and implementation […]

UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry graduate student Dan McNamara (Yeates Lab) was named as one of the Audree Fowler Fellows in Protein Science. Dan McNamara is a 5th year Biochemistry graduate student in Prof. Todd Yeates’ lab. Dan received his Bachelor’s of Science in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2009. […]