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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tonight, from 5-7 pm, Prof. Giulia Palermo will chair the “Integrating Data Generation and Computational Approaches” session in the Elevation Ballroom at the “Integrative Structural Biology: Bridging Fields, Techniques, and Scales” Keystone Symposium!
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today! Prof. Giulia Palermo will give a keynote address at 8:10 am in the Elevation Ballroom at the “Integrative Structural Biology: Bridging Fields, Techniques, and Scales” Keystone Symposium!
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tomorrow! Prof. Giulia Palermo will give a keynote address at 8:10 a.m. at the “Integrative Structural Biology: Bridging Fields, Techniques, and Scales” Keystone Symposium. Join her in the Elevation Ballroom!
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Our newest faculty member, Prof. Giulia Palermo, is a co-organizer of the “Integrative Structural Biology: Bridging Fields, Techniques, and Scales” Keystone Symposium, taking place Sept. 28–Oct. 1! Learn more: www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/conference-listing/meeting/onpage-program/F12027
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Distinguished Professor Michael Jung has received the UC Regents Innovation Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his groundbreaking contributions to drug discovery, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Link: www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/michael...
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The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation @dreyfusfoundation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Even hundred-year-old chemistry rules can be broken! Learn about the work Neil Garg (UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry) on anti Bredt olefins in the Dreyfus Foundation-supported Chemistry Shorts film "Changing Key and Chemistry!" youtu.be/XhxaNUF6lWk
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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Soumitra Athavale, an Assistant Professor at UCLA and one of C&EN's 2026 Talented Twelve, is engineering iron-containing enzymes to do chemistry they’ve never done before. cen.acs.org/synthesis/bi... #chemsky 🧪
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Great interview with UCLA alum Prof. Melissa Ramirez (Ph.D. '21, Garg and Houk groups)!
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Save the Date! Monday, 10/12 @ 4 pm in YH4222. Please join us for the UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Fall 2026 Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Chad A. Mirkin "Repurposing the Blueprint for Life through Spherical Nucleic Acids and Colloidal Crystal Engineering with DNA".
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We’re proud to celebrate UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry alumnus Irving Porush ’39, who was posthumously inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his role in inventing the pressurized metered dose inhaler. ucla.in/4ikx70n
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New! We are excited to share our latest UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Magazine. This issue celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit of our community. Check it out here: bit.ly/UCLAChemBioc...
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🥳 Congrats to Dr. Maher El-Kady on his induction into the National Academy of Inventors! His pioneering work in graphene and energy storage is helping shape the future of sustainable energy. Learn more: www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/researc...
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Congrats to Prof. Hannah Shafaat (@shafaatlab.bsky.social) on being named the recipient of the 2026 Early Career Award from the Society for Biological Inorganic Chemistry! Read more: www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/hannah-...
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Congrats to Prof. Osvaldo Gutierrez on his selection as a recipient of the prestigious 2027 ACS Arthur C. Cope Mid-Career Scholar Award, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of organic chemistry! Learn more: bit.ly/4wZVkNa
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
📣 IGNITE Mentorship Program Mentor Applications are due TODAY, September 1! Interested in becoming an IGNITE mentor? Support early Chemistry & Biochemistry doctoral students through peer-to-peer mentorship. Scan the QR code to learn more and apply!
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🥳Congrats to our Undergraduate Summer Research Poster Session winners! 🎉🔬 Luna Liang, Skylar Whitley, Miguel Villegas Sanchez & Virginie Maurandy, with Sophie Andrews receiving an honorable mention. The inaugural session featured 30 research posters! bit.ly/4gq6S7q
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🎉 Exciting news! Prof. Abigail Doyle and collaborators have received a $19.5M NSF award to establish a nationally accessible, fully automated chemistry lab. www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/abigail-doyle-and-collaborators-awarded-19-5-million-to-establish-an-open-access-autonomous-chemistry-laboratory/
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🥳Congrats to Prof. Danielle Schmitt, one of 12 researchers selected for a Parkinson’s Foundation Impact Award! @schmittwitt.bsky.social Read more here: www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/danielle-schmitt-receives-impact-award-from-the-parkinsons-foundation/
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🎉 Exciting news from Prof. Abigail Doyle's group and collaborators!
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Kevin Chalek has joined the department as a Research & Development Engineer in the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Division of the UCLA Molecular Instrumentation Center (MIC)! mic.chem.ucla.edu
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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology @asbmb.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
In memoriam: Charles A. West (1927–2026), @uclacb.bsky.social West was recognized internationally for his expertise in the biosynthesis of plant terpenoids and growth hormones and was a longtime member of the ASBMB community. Read more:
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In memoriam: Charles A. West
He was renowned for his expertise in the biosynthesis and regulation of plant hormones and was an ASBMB member since 1966.
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Thursday at #ACSFall2026: 5 of 5 Giulia Palermo presents “Interpretable deep learning and causal inference decipher mechanisms of RNA-guided transposition." @giuliapalermo.bsky.social
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Thursday at #ACSFall2026: 4 of 5 Chinmai Pindi (Postdoctoral Scholar – @giuliapalermo.bsky.social group) presents “Hidden mechanisms of TnsC filament assembly in CRISPR-associated transposons revealed by deep learning and molecular simulations.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Thursday at #ACSFall2026: 3 of 5 Giulia Palermo presents “From mechanism to design: Deep learning-driven engineering of adenine base editors.” @giuliapalermo.bsky.social
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Thursday at #ACSFall2026: 2 of 5 Philippe Sautet presents “Towards an accurate modeling of heterogeneous catalysis.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Thursday at #ACSFall2026: 1 of 5 Chinmai Pindi (Postdoctoral Scholar – @giuliapalermo.bsky.social group) presents “Design rules for expanding PAM compatibility in CRISPR-Cas9 from molecular mechanics and causation inference.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Wednesday at #ACSFall2026: 3 of 3 Anastassia Alexandrova presents “Strongly heterogeneous and dynamic intra-protein electric fields as drivers of enzymatic catalysis.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Wednesday at #ACSFall2026: 2 of 3 Caitlyn Fick (Graduate student – Srivastava group) presents a poster “Stabilization of complex coacervate emulsions by comb polyelectrolytes and their applications as enzymatic reactors.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Wednesday at #ACSFall2026: 1 of 3 Timothy Deming presents “Active control of peptide assembly using coacervate forming polypeptides.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Tuesday at #ACSFall2026: 7 of 7 Jing-Ran Shan (Graduate student – Garcia-Garibay & Houk groups) presents a poster “Free Molecular Rotors in Crystalline Porous Materials: Terahertz Rotation, Inertial Behavior, and Langevin Dynamics.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Tuesday at #ACSFall2026: 6 of 7 Hang Chi (Calvin) Ho (Graduate student – Doyle group) – Oral Presentation: “DiploPhos: A hemilabile bisphosphine for sterically hindered Ni-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura couplings.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Tuesday at #ACSFall2026: 5 of 7 Paris Dee (Graduate student – Doyle group) presents “Cross-electrophile coupling of aziridine-2-carboxylates and (Hetero)aryl halides toward ß2-amino acid synthesis.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Tuesday at #ACSFall2026: 4 of 7 Philippe Sautet presents “Active sites heterogeneity in catalysis.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Tuesday at #ACSFall2026: 3 of 7 Kendall Houk presents “Discovering chemistry with Fraser Stoddart: Understanding reactivity” at the Fraser Stoddart Memorial Symposium.
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Tuesday at #ACSFall2026: 2 of 7 Chong Liu presents “Chemistry-infused bandit framework for interpretable autonomous campaign of nanomaterials-based electrocatalysis.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Tuesday at #ACSFall2026: 1 of 7 Xiangfeng Duan presents “Talking to molecules with 2D atomic layers.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Monday at #ACSFall2026: 12 of 12 Caitlyn Fick (Graduate student, Srivastava group) presents poster “Stabilization of complex coacervate emulsions by comb polyelectrolytes and their applications as enzymatic reactors.“
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Monday at #ACSFall2026: 11 of 12 Anne Andrews presents 2026 ACS Analytical Chemistry Division Award in Electrochemistry address: “Advancing electrochemical neurotransmitter monitoring.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Monday at #ACSFall2026: 10 of 12 Craig Merlic presents “Avoiding the next fire: Lessons learned from incidents with high hazard reagents."
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Monday at #ACSFall2026: 9 of 12 Michael Jung presents ACS MEDI 2026 Gertrude Elion Award address: “Academic drug discovery: Some continuing stories.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Monday at #ACSFall2026: 8 of 12 Soumitra Athavale presents 2026 ACS Talented 12 Award address: “Imbuing Iron Enzymes with Precious-Metal Reactivity.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Monday at #ACSFall2026: 7 of 12 Matthew Nava presents “Reversible bond insertion reactions facilitated by metal-ligand cooperativity in main group complexes.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Monday at #ACSFall2026: 6 of 12 Flora Fan (Graduate student - Doyle group) presents a poster “Phosphine-Photoredox Catalysis for Regioselective Hydroamination.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Monday at #ACSFall2026: 5 of 12 Giulia Palermo ( @giuliapalermo.bsky.social ) presents “Graph attention networks to decode molecular dynamics simulations.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Monday at #ACSFall2026: 4 of 12 Craig Merlic presents “The 2008 UCLA laboratory accident: What happened, what changed, and what still needs to be done.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Monday at #ACSFall2026: 3 of 12 Anastassia Alexandrova presents “Catalytic interfaces in and out of equilibrium.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Monday at #ACSFall2026: 2 of 12 Anastassia Alexandrova presents “Supported cluster electrocatalysts: Fluxionality, ensemble nature, and methods of stabilization.”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Monday at #ACSFall2026: 1 of 12 Xiangfeng Duan presents “Operando electrical transport spectroscopy of electrode–electrolyte interfaces”
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Our faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and students will be receiving awards, presenting their research, and participating in a variety of events at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2026 National Meeting, Aug. 23–27! #ACSFall2026 Learn more here: www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/ucla-ch...
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UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @uclacb.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The Gilead Sciences Foundation awarded an “Innovative STEM Education” grant to support six graduate students in the Garg Lab to support their research and STEM outreach activities. Read about it here: www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/gilead-....
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