A team of researchers, led by Professor James Gimzewski and alumnus Dr. Adam Stieg (Ph.D. ’07 Gimzewski), has created an experimental computing system physically modeled after the biological brain, which “learned” to identify handwritten numbers with high accuracy. The research was recently published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications. A distinguished professor of chemistry and […]

The UCLA graduate Biochemistry Student Association (gBSA) held a Trivia Night and Costume Contest on October 27, 2023. The UCLA Graduate Biochemistry Student Association (gBSA) is a student-run organization whose goal is to “promote camaraderie between students, share knowledge, and offer opportunities to better prepare ourselves for future careers.” gBSA organizes social events, as well as multiple […]

Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology (BMSB) graduate students Alexandra Turmon (Backus lab) and Cindy Wang (S. Clarke and C. Clarke labs) have been selected as 2023-2024 Fowler Fellows. Each Fellow presented a talk at the Audree V. Fowler Fellowships in Protein Science Special Seminar on November 8, 2023. Dr. Audree Fowler A strong supporter of […]

Professor Paul S. Weiss and current and former members of his group are part of a UCLA research team that has developed a first-of-its-kind thermal transistor capable of rapidly and precisely switching heat on and off. Postdoctoral researcher Dr. Tianhan Liu and alumni Drs. Erin Avery (Ph.D. ’21, chemistry) and Dominic Goroonzy (Ph.D. ’19, chemistry) […]

Professor Miguel García-Garibay, Dean of the Division of Physical Sciences, is the recipient of the 2023 Oesper Award presented by the University of Cincinnati (UC) Department of Chemistry and the Cincinnati Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS). This prestigious award recognizes “outstanding chemists for a lifetime of significant accomplishments in the field of chemistry […]

Chemical biology graduate student AJ Addae (Paul S. Weiss group) wins second place in the 2023 Future 100 Innovators Awards. Each month in 2023 The Future Laboratory analysts chose 10 Innovators disrupting lifestyle categories in 2023 & beyond. On October 20th they announced the finalists, and awarded the top three. Before coming to UCLA, Addae […]

Professor Danielle Schmitt and collaborator Professor Tara TeSlaa (UCLA Molecular and Medical Pharmacology) have been awarded $250,000 from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to investigate why diets deficient in choline and methionine can cause liver damage. Schmitt joined the UCLA faculty as an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry in July 2022.  Her group employs an interdisciplinary approach […]

Professor Alexander Spokoyny and Dr. James Tilden are part of a UCLA Dentistry–led team to receive a $5 million NIH HEAL initiative federal grant to develop an effective, non-addictive synthetic cannabinoids to help patients manage oral cancer pain. A synthetic chemist, Spokoyny is the Chair of the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. He joined […]