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Professor Neil Garg's online tutorials show how organic chemistry is connected to sports, health and even popular TV shows.

UCLA scientists and colleagues identify the structure of a molecule that kills mosquitoes carrying malaria. The findings are a step toward genetically engineering a toxin that would be lethal to species that carry other diseases.

Multicolored laser light could be used to cool atoms of hydrogen or carbon to nearly absolute zero, allowing scientists to study chemical reactions at the quantum scale.

The UCLA professor emeritus, who directed the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, was honored with two others for designing and developing molecular machines.

The assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry was recognized as 'a path-paving young researcher using chemistry to solve global problems.'

Craig Merlic, an associate professor of chemistry at UCLA, has been committed to laboratory safety for three decades. He serves as the executive director of the UC Center for Laboratory Safety.

A Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Gelbart was honored with a special issue of the Journal of Physical Chemistry B, recognizing his far-reaching interests and contributions.

The first woman to be selected as chair of the department, Clarke has also served as vice chair for undergraduate education.

A professor of chemistry and biochemistry as well as materials science and engineering, Weiss will explore the development of wearable external and internal sensor arrays for personalized health monitoring.

A UCLA Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, Merchant conducts research that is providing insights into the complex machinery of the cell.

The award recognizes Garg, professor and vice chair for education in the UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, for his outstanding achievements in catalysis science.

A physical chemist who joined the faculty in 1948, Scott died on May 1. He was 94.

The award is presented to an outstanding organic chemist under the age of 45 who has demonstrated exceptional originality and impactful research.

Associate professor Anastassia Alexandrova of the department of chemistry and biochemistry has been honored with a 2016 Rising Star Award, which recognizes exceptional women chemists on a national level.

UCLA biochemists have devised a way to convert sugar into a variety of useful chemical compounds without using cells and that could lead to the production of biofuels and pharmaceuticals.

Chen is an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.

An authority on synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry, Jung and has 60 patents and applications, including an FDA-approved drug that can slow or stop the progression of prostate cancer.

The professor turns 100 this year, and the department of physics and astronomy will celebrate at UCLA’s Faculty Center on Saturday, April 2.

Reiss was an accomplished physical chemist and theorist in the UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

UCLA today released this statement in response to an announcement by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Garg is known for emphasizing the creativity and problem-solving that organic chemistry requires and its relevance in students’ lives.

Nanoparticle system delivers the antibiotic moxifloxacin directly to infected cells, greatly improving treatment of pneumonic tularemia.

The professor of chemistry, biochemistry, materials science and engineering is recognized for exceptional achievement in materials research.

Discovery indicates that life may have begun shortly after the planet formed 4.54 billion years ago.

Lawrence Zipursky receives Columbia University's top prize for biological and biochemical research.