An article about the late Professor Daniel Atkinson, featuring quotes from his family, former lab members, and colleagues, was featured in the August 30, 2024, issue of UCLA’s student-run publication, The Daily Bruin. From the UCLA Daily Bruin (by Olivia Miller): Daniel Atkinson, long time UCLA professor and influential biochemist, dies at 102 Daniel Atkinson […]

Professor Paul S. Weiss has been named the recipient of the 2024 Sigma Xi William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement. Since 1950, the William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement has been awarded to a scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to scientific research and has demonstrated an ability to communicate this research to scientists in other […]

Professor Prineha Narang is part of a team of UCLA researchers that has received a one-year, $1 million grant as part of a new National Science Foundation program aimed at accelerating the development and commercialization of quantum technologies for the benefit of society. From UCLA Newsroom (by Nicole Wilkins): UCLA receives $1 million NSF grant […]

Professor Keriann Backus has won the annual International Chemical Biology Society (ICBS) Young Chemical Biologist Award. Backus will deliver her award lecture, titled “Defining the functional cysteinome with multidimensional chemoproteomics,” at the ICBS2024 Annual Conference in Toronto, Canada this October 27-30, 2024. To recognize and advance the career development of young investigators in chemical biology, […]

Professor Miguel García-Garibay, Dean of the Division of Physical Sciences and Senior Dean of the UCLA College, has been awarded the 2025 ACS James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry. The ACS Northeastern Section established the award, which encourages and rewards outstanding contributions to physical organic chemistry, in 1963 in commemoration of James Flack Norris. It […]

Distinguished Kenneth N. Trueblood Professor, Neil Garg, has been awarded the 2025 David A. Evans Award for the Advancement and Education of Organic Synthesis. Garg is the inaugural recipient of this prestigious national award given by the American Chemical Society. Established in 2023, the award honors former UCLA faculty member David A. Evans (1941-2022).  Evans […]

Over 150 faculty, students, researchers, and staff attended the department’s Ice Cream Social on Friday, August 9, in the Court of Sciences outside Young Hall. The Paradise Fine Cookies and Ice Cream Truck offered a wide variety of treats, including vegan options, ice cream floats, and freshly baked cookies. The combination of delicious ice cream […]

Biochemistry graduate student Alexandra Turmon (Backus group) has been awarded a prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (NIH F31). The NIH F31 award, formally known as the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Predoctoral Fellows, is a prestigious grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It aims […]