UCLA Newsroom features in-depth article about Derek Urwin, chemistry PhD student (Alexandrova lab) and LA firefighter, and his efforts to improve firefighter health and safety. Urwin (B.S. ’03 Math, M.S. chemistry ’17)  is a chemistry graduate student in Professor Anastassia Alexandrova‘s group, a longtime Los Angeles firefighter, and director of science and research for the International Association […]

Class project results in an ACS Virtual Issue and an editorial published in The Journals of Physical Chemistry A/B/C and The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.   The ACS Virtual Issue publication, titled “Recent Innovations in Solid-State and Molecular Qubits for Quantum Information Applications”, began as a project for Professor Anastassia Alexandrova’s (pictured above) Winter 2020 Methods of […]

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 […]