Professor Richard Kaner, the UCLA Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Materials Innovation, has been named the 2025 ACS Basolo Medalist by the Department of Chemistry faculty at Northwestern University, in recognition of his groundbreaking and influential contributions to inorganic chemistry. A distinguished professor of chemistry and materials science and engineering, Kaner’s trailblazing research […]

Foote group postdoctoral alumnus Professor Alexander Greer (Brooklyn College and Graduate Center, CUNY) has been appointed as the Editor-in-Chief of Photochemistry and Photobiology. Photochemistry and Photobiology is the official journal of the American Society for Photobiology and is published by Wiley. The journal was established in 1962 and focuses on interactions of light with molecules, […]

The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry has appointed Professor Anastassia Alexandrova as the inaugural Charles W. Clifford Jr. Chair in Chemistry & Biochemistry, effective retroactively to July 1, 2024. In 2022, UCLA alumnus Charles W. Clifford Jr. (’49) made a generous gift to the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. The department and the […]

Professor Craig Merlic’s latest safety paper, “Challenges of Legacy Chemicals”, was selected as an Editor’s Choice article by the American Chemical Society. Of over 53,000 articles published annually in more than 64 journals, only 365 papers (one a day) are selected for this honor. The paper, published in the December 15, 2024, issue of  ACS […]

Distinguished Professor Michael E. Jung, the Walter and Shirley Wang Chair in Medicinal Drug Discovery, is named the recipient of the 2025 Edward E. Smissman Award, given by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Medicinal Chemistry. Jung receives the honor for his seminal work in synthetic medicinal chemistry and drug discovery. This prestigious award will […]

In this edition of our Alumni Spotlight series, we are proud to highlight the remarkable achievements of Professor Emeritus Garth L. Nicolson, a distinguished UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry alumnus whose career has left an indelible mark on the fields of cell biology, biochemistry, and cancer research. A graduate of UCLA’s Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry […]

In a recent issue of Science, Professors Anne Andrews and Paul Weiss, and chemical biology graduate student AJ Addae, contributed insightful reviews of three notable exhibitions in the Los Angeles area as part of the PST ART initiative (formerly known as Pacific Standard Time). This initiative includes over 70 exhibitions across Southern California, exploring the […]

On Monday, December 9, 2024, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry community gathered in the Hersey Hall Salon and Courtyard for the department’s annual Winter Holiday Celebration. At the event, a jazz trio from the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music performed, and every half hour, raffle tickets were drawn, and winners receiving gift […]