UCLA Chem & Biochem

Congratulations to Prof. Sarah Tolbert (@TolbertLab), recipient of UCLA’s 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award! Recognized for her community-engaged teaching, Tolbert shares her passion for making science accessible and engaging to all in this video: youtu.be/xl9CO5mU3-c?si…

Congrats to Palermo Lab (@palermo_lab) postdoc Dr. Mohd Ahsan, the sole recipient of the Biophysical Society’s 2027 Theory & Computation Subgroup Postdoctoral Award! Link: bit.ly/48nq7JU

Congrats to UCLA Prof. Bill Gelbart, Ph.D. student Kyle Taylor, and Prof. Feng Guo on their Phase I win in the NIH RNA-targeting challenge! The team advances to Phase II with a proposal to silence genes that drive cancer.
Learn more: chemistry.ucla.edu/news/ucla-rese…

We are looking forward to Monday’s #PhysicalChemistry seminar by Prof. Eric Potma, UC Irvine Department of Chemistry! Join us on November 16 at 4 pm in Young Hall 4222C for “From Dark to Bright: Making Silicon Shine.”

A big thank-you to @UCLA alum Emilee Gip ’26, a research associate at RiboForge and former undergraduate researcher in the @PSWnano group, for sharing her career experiences and insights with our Careers in Chemistry & Biochemistry class!