Department Chair Professor Neil Garg wins the 2022 Mukaiyama award in recognition of his contributions to synthetic organic chemistry.  The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan (SSOCJ) award recognizes Garg’s development of synthetic methodologies using unconventional building blocks and innovation in the synthesis of complex molecules.  He is the first UCLA faculty member to receive […]

Four UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ 2021 list from Clarivate, placing them among world’s most influential scholars, based on citations. Those recognized are Professors Xiangfeng Duan, David Eisenberg, Richard Kaner, and Jeffrey Zink.  According to UCLA Newsroom, in total, 43 UCLA scholars are among the most highly […]

Dr Carly Daniels (PhD ’14 BMSB, Loo group) discusses her COVID-19 vaccine research at Pfizer in recent UCLA Newsroom Magazine article. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Florida, Daniels joined the UCLA Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology (BMSB) program in 2009, working with Professor Joseph Loo. After completing her Ph.D. in biochemistry and […]

We are sad to report that alum Willy Dietrich Kollmeyer (PhD ’67 Trueblood group) passed away at the age of 82 on September 9, 2021. Dr. Kollymeyer and his wife Barbara, who passed away in 2016, were long-time supporters of the department.   Professor Kenneth Trueblood was Dr. Kollmeyer’s advisor during his graduate studies. He recently […]

Biochemistry alumnus Carlos Galván ‘19 is featured in UCLA Newsroom article celebrating first-generation scientists at UCLA. Galván received his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at UCLA in 2019, becoming the first person in his family to earn a four-year college degree. He conducted undergraduate research focused on increasing efficacy of targeted and immune therapies in melanoma in […]

UCLA’s free science festival, Exploring Your Universe, returns in a virtual format on Sunday, Nov 7, from noon to 3 pm. For the second year, the festival will be offered online — not only for the safest possible experience, but also to enable families from around the world to participate. Several members of the department are […]

Led by PhD student Amir Nasajpour in Professor Paul Weiss’s lab, the research engineered spiky rose thorn-like nanomaterial that establishes great antibacterial activity to slow herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV).  The viral infection causes blisters that break and leave sores around the affected areas including mouth (HSV-1) and genital (HSV-2). An estimate of […]

We are pleased to announce that UCLA’s new Master of Applied Chemical Sciences (MACS) Program is currently enrolling students for the Fall of 2022. MACS was created in response to the high demand for chemists from world-wide industrial partners. This two-year program balances a strong academic grounding, hands-on advanced laboratory experience, and independent research to […]