Professor Michael Jung, a leader in the field of synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry, has been appointed as the Walter and Shirley Wang Endowed Chair in Medicinal Drug Discovery. A […]

The UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is seeking outstanding candidates for tenure–track or tenured faculty positions at the level of Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor. Successful applicants at the […]

We are delighted to announce that Professor Narang received The American Physical Society’s 2023 Maria Goeppert Mayer Award. The Maria Goeppert Mayer Award recognizes and enhances outstanding achievement by a […]

Professor Prineha Narang recently received The Office of Naval Research Young Investigator’s Program Award (ONR YIP) for her work on transport in materials. Established in 1985, the ONR YIP is […]

Biscuits, in TEA-ory is a monthly event conceived by graduate students in the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry with support from Professor Anastassia Alexandrova, the faculty advisor for the […]

Professor Paul S. Weiss is co-leader on a collaborative research project with the Savannah River National Lab (SRNL), which recently received a $3 million DOE grant to further fundamental research […]

The department welcomes talented metabolic biochemist Professor Danielle L. Schmitt, who joins the UCLA faculty as an Assistant Professor of biochemistry. Professor Danielle Schmitt joined our biochemistry faculty in July […]

Professor Neil Garg and postdoc alumnus Dr. Eva Darzi, now CEO of ElecraTect, Inc., are heading a team of researchers who are testing a “cannabinoid fuel cell” that provides a […]