UCLA researchers discover that rare disorder is caused when enzyme goes to the wrong location in cell. UCLA Newsroom (by Stuart Wolpert): Research by UCLA biochemists may lead to a new treatment — or even a cure — for PH1, a rare and potentially deadly genetic kidney disease that afflicts children. Their findings also may […]

Dr. Román Macaya (Ph.D., 1993, Feigon Group) was recently appointed as Costa Rica’s ambassador to the United States. Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís appointed Macaya, a 47-year-old businessman who holds a doctorate in biochemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles, during a press conference at Casa Presidencial in August 2014. Short Biography: Ambassador Macaya was the […]

UCLA Newsroom recently featured Chemistry & Biochemistry undergraduate student, Megan Cory, who formed a campus group to educate the public on ways to prevent diabetes. UCLA Newsroom (By Enrique Rivero): It seems that everything in Megan Cory’s life has pointed her toward a career in medicine. It’s what she has wanted to do all her […]

Professor Heather Maynard and colleagues have developed a novel glycopolymer to be used as the resist in the direct patterning of active biomolecules by electron beam lithography. Invention: A Novel Glycopolymer for Direct Write of Biomolecules by Lithography Innovation: Dr. Heather Maynard and colleagues at UCLA have developed a novel glycopolymer to stabilize biomolecules under radiation […]

Led by Professor David Eisenberg, scientists have for the first time mapped the atomic structure of a protein within a living cell. The technique, which peered into cells with an X-ray laser, could allow scientists to explore some components of living cells as never before. The research, published Aug. 18 in Proceedings of the National […]

UCLA Organization for Cultural Diversity in Chemistry was the featured Chemistry Graduate Student Organization (CGSO) in the August 2014 issue of the ACS Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist. Excerpts from the article:  What are the goals and objectives for your CGSO? [UCLA Organization for Cultural Diversity in Chemistry (OCDC)] is a group of graduate students with a vision […]

Professor Xiangfeng Duan is part of a team of UCLA researchers who have received a $2-million grant from the NSF EFRI to explore new approaches to assembling nanoscale materials for use in a variety of manufacturing and research applications. Known as two-dimensional layered materials, or 2DLMs, this emerging class of materials shows breakthrough potential in […]

Professor Jorge Torres was featured in a promotional video for the UCLA Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), which will be shown to thousands of attendees at the 2014 SACNAS National Conference. In the video, Professor Torres shares about the research done in his lab at UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry, which […]