November 27, 2018
Seven researchers at the University of California San Diego have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest general science organization in the United States and publisher of the journal Science.
April 10, 2012
…research. The department of chemistry and biochemistry showcased a “dry ice cream” experiment where liquid nitrogen was added to a mixture of milk, sugar, heavy cream, and other flavoring ingredients, to create a savory and scientific “dry ice cream” treat. Dry ice cream experiment | Photos by Alan Decker The…
October 3, 2013
…an assistant professor in chemistry and biochemistry at UC San Diego, who enthusiastically welcomed him to delve into the world of computational biology as an intern in her lab. Chen joined Amaro in her lab in Urey Hall on campus Monday for an interview with NBC Nightly News, one of…
October 22, 2020
…Lindenberg, Distinguished Professor Emerita, Chemistry and Biochemistry Katja Lindenberg Katja Lindenberg has a 50-year history on campus. Originally from Ecuador, she moved to the U.S. for higher education. After completing her Ph.D. (Cornell) and postdoc (Rochester) in physics, she joined UC San Diego in 1969. A founding faculty member of…
July 2, 2020
…diversity.” Lindsey Handley, ’15, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ph.D. Co-founder and COO, ThoughtSTEM and MetaCoders When Handley was in graduate school, she used her spare time to teach young kids how to code—something no one else seemed to be doing. As word of mouth spread, she realized she had a viable…
January 10, 2023
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency hosted the grand finale of its first-ever national conference series at UC San Diego in December. UC San Diego was the last stop and the largest conference attracting 900 attendees in-person and virtually.
August 25, 2022
…San Diego Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, to isolate and verify two fluorescent cells. The duo learned how to prepare cells for expression and purification, and how to perform transfections. José Eduardo Martín Llamas and Nicolas Mosqueda spent the summer in mechanical engineering Professor James Friend’s lab. “I thought it…
October 31, 2013
…Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry “Cosmochemistry Can Save Lives” Tell us a bit about your background: I am doctoral candidate in the department of chemistry and biochemistry, working in the lab of Mark Thiemens. My research involves extracting and analyzing water in extraterrestrial samples. I have measured the…
November 1, 2018
…Charles Perrin (Distinguished Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry) dined with former students, while political science chair, Thad Kousser, gave a rousing mini-lecture on how Twitter is changing the landscape of political discourse. Alumni shared stories of their lives, their work and, of course, their UC San Diego memories. Who was your…
April 9, 2015
…Biological Sciences. Don Johnson, chemistry and biochemistry Don Johnson Johnson is working on developing methodologies for connecting data across multiple modalities. Specifically, he works on developing conductive epoxy resins for serial block face scanning electron microscopy (SBSEM), a novel electron microscopy technique aimed at collecting 3-dimensional images of a biological…
