Alumni in the News – Dr. Valter Longo

2 years ago

  • Alumni & Friends

UCLA alumnus Dr. Valter Longo (Ph.D. ’97, Biochemistry, Valentine), a prominent researcher in the field of aging, longevity, and nutrition, was recently featured in an extensive article in the New […]

Alumni in the News – Dr. Valter Longo
April 11

Chemistry, Crystals, and Quantum Science

2 years ago

  • Faculty
  • Recent Research
  • Research

This landmark research represents a major step in the growth of solid-state chemistry and, in turn, new applications of quantum science research. When people think of researchers who are pushing […]

Chemistry, Crystals, and Quantum Science
April 5

UCLA MedTECH Demo Track Entrepreneur winner

2 years ago

  • Alumni & Friends
  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition

Alumnus Dr. Amir Nasajpour (Ph.D. ’23 in chemistry from the Paul S. Weiss group) won the 2024 UCLA MedTECH Demo Track Entrepreneur competition for his startup, Entropic Biosciences, Inc., which […]

UCLA MedTECH Demo Track Entrepreneur winner
April 3

2024 Goldwater Scholar

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Third-year chemistry undergraduate researcher and UC LEADS scholar Tim Duong (Neuhauser/Caram groups) is one of three UCLA students to be named Goldwater Scholars in 2024.  The prestigious national scholarship supports students who […]

2024 Goldwater Scholar
April 3

2024 Norma Stoddart Award for Exemplary Citizenship and Excellence in Graduate Research

2 years ago

  • Alumni & Friends
  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Events
  • Faculty

On March 22, 2024, alumna Dr. Ashley Shin (Ph.D. ’23, Caram group), currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light at Erlangen, Germany, was presented with […]

2024 Norma Stoddart Award for Exemplary Citizenship and Excellence in Graduate Research
April 3

2023-2024 UCLA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Student Leadership Award

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Biochemistry undergraduate student Emil Dominguez ’25 (Backus group) is one of seven UCLA students (four graduate/professional and three undergraduate) chosen for the 2023-24 UCLA EDI Student Leadership Award. This award, […]

2023-2024 UCLA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Student Leadership Award
March 27

Chemical Science chooses Shafaat group’s model of CO2-converting enzyme, carbon monoxide dehydrogenase, as Pick of the Week

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Research

Professor Hannah Shafaat group’s article “Electronic isomerism in heterometallic nickel–iron–sulfur cluster models substrate binding and cyanide inhibition of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase” is highlighted by the publisher Royal Society of Chemistry […]

Chemical Science chooses Shafaat group’s model of CO2-converting enzyme, carbon monoxide dehydrogenase, as Pick of the Week
March 27

2024 Glenn T. Seaborg Symposium and Medal Dinner

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Events
  • Faculty

On January 19, 2024, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry honored Professor Juli Feigon (UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry) with the 2024 Glenn T. Seaborg Medal in recognition […]

2024 Glenn T. Seaborg Symposium and Medal Dinner
March 26