Dr. Steven Jonas, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and postdoctoral alumnus of the Paul S. Weiss group, has been honored with the 2024 Society for Pediatric Research Young Investigator Award. In the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Jonas continues to collaborate on research and mentoring with Professor Paul S. Weiss. He was a postdoctoral fellow […]

Professor Keriann Backus and collaborators from the University of Washington were awarded a $1.3 million W.M. Keck Foundation grant to fund research in single-cell protein measurement innovation. Backus and collaborators Devin Schweppe and Brian Beliveau, both Assistant Professors of Genomic Sciences at the University of Washington, have been awarded a three-year, $1.3 million W.M. Keck […]

A large research team led by Professor Gerard Wong has shown that fragments of the coronavirus may drive inflammation by mimicking the action of specific immune molecules in the body. The findings could contribute to not only the understanding and treatment of COVID-19 but also efforts to detect coronaviruses with the potential to cause pandemics […]

By Ben Paul, UCLA Division of Physical Sciences What are viruses, really? And where did they come from? UCLA’s Chemistry and Biochemistry department is pushing the boundaries of virology, and helping to answer that question once and for all. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ALIVE? This may seem like too philosophical a question to […]

On Tuesday, January 9th, members of the UCLA community gathered for a special lecture by Professor Miguel García-Garibay, Dean of the Division of Physical Sciences and Senior Dean of the UCLA College. Select photos from the lecture can be viewed below and a video of García-Garibay’s lecture can be viewed here. In his lecture, García-Garibay […]

Professor Squire Booker, Evan Pugh University Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology at The Pennsylvania State University, presented the 20th annual Sigman Symposium on January 18, 2024.   The lecture, entitled “A Radical Solution for C(sp3)-C(sp3) Bond Formation during the Biosynthesis of Macrocyclic Membrane Lipids” was followed by a reception in the UCLA California NanoSystems (CNSI) […]

Assistant Researcher Dr. Maher El-Kady is one of three young scientists in the field of energy storage materials chosen for the prestigious Energy Storage Materials (EnSM) Young Scientist Award in recognition of his seminal contribution to the development of safer lithium-ion batteries, and for pioneering mass manufacturing methods of graphene batteries, driving transformative innovations in […]

Alumna Dr. Kathleen Chen (Ph.D. ’23 Rowat group) has been named a 2024 CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow, serving on the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee. Chen received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Wellesley College and her Ph.D. in chemistry and biochemistry from UCLA in 2023 with Professor Amy Rowat (UCLA Integrative Biology […]