Wei Xiong Recognized with Two National Awards
October 10, 2024
…Wilson Faculty Scholar in UC San Diego’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been named a Brown Investigator and a Blavatnik Award finalist.
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Statement Regarding Professor Who Made Offensive and Hurtful Comments
October 16, 2022
Statement regarding professor who made offensive and hurtful comments.
UC San Diego Chemists Develop New Strategy for ‘Hard-to-Study’ Lipids
July 6, 2018
…living organisms. Tackling this task with a brand of chemistry that addresses biological challenges, University of California San Diego Professor Neal Devaraj produced research results that confront the limitations of studying ceramides.
Future-proofing Software for Chemical Discovery
October 31, 2022
Computational chemistry affects everyday life more than most people might realize. It is used to develop drugs to treat diseases, generate data for environmental clean-up purposes, design solar energy technology, improve batteries, create enzymes to break down plastics and more.
Chemists Create Modular System for Placing Proteins on Membranes
April 20, 2015
With a tag, an anchor and a cage that can be unlocked with light, chemists have devised a simple, modular system that can locate proteins at the membrane of a cell.
A Flip Flop Revolution
October 5, 2017
…in a York Hall chemistry laboratory, consist of a flexible, spongy slipper adorned with a Triton logo and a simple strap—fairly basic, as flip flops go. But when they go into full production later this academic year at what researchers hope will be a projected cost of $3 a pair,…
UC San Diego Receives $7.5 Million to Develop Innovative Uses for Melanin
April 27, 2017
A team of scientists from UC San Diego and two other universities has received a five year, $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to unravel the fundamental properties of melanins, a family of natural pigments found in skin, hair, eyes and even the plumage of brightly colored…
Four Staff Members Recognized for 40 Years of Service as part of Awards Ceremony
October 24, 2013
…Jackson, staff research associate, chemistry and biochemistry; and Mary Walshok, associate vice chancellor for public programs and dean of UC San Diego Extension. Mae Brown Assistant Vice Chancellor of Admissions and Enrollment Services Mae Brown began working in the office of undergraduate admissions at UC San Diego in 1972 as…
UC San Diego Dean Awarded Prestigious Meteoritical Society Medal
August 12, 2016
Mark Thiemens, a former dean and professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UC San Diego, has won the most prestigious prize awarded in the field of meteoritics —the scientific discipline concerned with the study of solar system origin, evolution and history.
UC San Diego, Taiwan’s Academia Sinica to Collaborate on Research
March 20, 2012
…as well, including bioengineering, chemistry, oceanography, medicine and pharmacology, among others. “Academia Sinica is the premier research institution in Taiwan, providing support for cutting-edge scientific study in a diverse array of disciplines,” said Fox. “It is a privilege to collaborate with such a strong and distinguished group of scientists.” Academia…
