The American Cancer Society has awarded Professor Jorge Torres with the American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grant. The American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grants support innovative cancer research across a wide range of disciplines to meet critically important needs in the control of cancer. Together with millions of supporters, the American Cancer Society  saves lives and […]

Professor Richard Kaner and his presentation of next week’s 115th UCLA Faculty Research Lecture was covered by UCLA Today. UCLA Today by Judy Lin “I’ve always been interested in carrying out experiments to try to understand how things work,” said professor Richard Kaner, who knew from childhood that he wanted to become a scientist.  He […]

Prof. Valter Longo (UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Alumnus) was interviewed by BBC News about a clinical trial of a diet that may boost resistance to some diseases and lead to weight loss. Valter Longo, a Professor of Biological Sciences at USC, Director of the USC Longevitiy Institute, and alumnus of UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry (Ph.D. […]

Professor James C. Liao is the recipient of the NAS Award for Industrial Application of Science – presented this year in bioenergy. Prof. Liao is being honored for his work in the development of industrially viable processes for the generation of biofuels, specifically the metabolic engineering of bacteria to produce high levels of iso-butanol from […]

Professor John Wasson was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article on the launch of the UCLA Meteorite Gallery. The UCLA Meteorite Gallery, an open-to-the-public museum that houses the largest collection of meteorites in California and the fifth-largest in the nation. John Wasson, UCLA professor of geochemistry and chemistry & biochemistry was interviewed by LA […]

UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry is delighted to announce the arrival of Assistant Professor, Sriram Kosuri. Prof. Kosuri received his B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of California at Berkeley in 2001, where he conducted research on bacterial systems biology with Dr. Adam Arkin. In 2007, he received his Sc.D. in Biological Engineering at MIT working […]

An article featuring the research of Professor Ric Kaner has been named as KCET ReWire’s Most Popular Story of 2013. KCET ReWire: More Good News About The ‘Scientific Accident That May Change The World’: An astonishing 479,000 people read this story the day after we posted it February 21, making it the most-visited ReWire story […]

UCLA ranked No. 5 among U.S. public colleges and universities in the Kiplinger’s Personal Finance 2014 survey of the best values in higher education.  UCLA Newsroom: The magazine’s report, “Best Values in Public Colleges,” ranks schools based on factors related to academic quality and affordability, including student-to-faculty ratio, graduation rate, test scores of incoming freshmen, […]