UCLA Chem & Biochem
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UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry - Young Hall, 607 Charles E. Young Drive E., LA, CA, 90095. Sign up for our weekly e-newsletter: https://t.co/84SHTYFmBY
Joined February 2009
We are seeking outstanding candidates for Asst. Adj. Prof. / Teacher-Scholar positions! This program provides teaching & research opportunities for recent Ph.D. grads (Ph.D. earned 2023-26). Apply here by Dec 1: https://t.co/s9gfczQu4Q
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UCLA scientists discovered a molecule called PP405 that reactivates stem cells in hair follicles to promote natural hair regrowth. A Phase 3 clinical trial for the experimental topical therapy for baldness will begin next year. 🔗 https://t.co/tF9L9BlpuT
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Ancient Egyptians rubbed their bald heads with a mixture of dates, dog’s paw and donkey’s hoof; Celtic cures involved mice in a jar. Native Americans turned to yucca juice. Throughout human history,...
We’re thrilled to share the close of our oversubscribed $120 million Series B financing round, enabling us to advance our lead program, PP405, to Phase 3 trials next year. Hear more below from our CEO & CMO, & read the details here: https://t.co/6yPyaAhUL3
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Welcome to UCLA, Dr. Flores! 👋
Excited to have started my @UC_AlianzaMX Postdoctoral Fellowship at @UCLA @uclachem in @Gutierrez_Lab! I'll be exploring the development of new stereoselective iron-catalyzed radical multicomponent cross-coupling reactions. ⚗️🧪 Thrilled to be part of such a fantastic team!!!
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Join us for our OCDS NSF GRFP writing workshop for current first-year students! The workshop will be held every Wednesday from Oct. 22- Nov 5, from 7pm to 9pm in 5241 MSB. We hope to see you there!
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Check out the last major work from my time at UCLA! We developed a misuse deterrent peptide-based oxycodone prodrug for the treatment of acute pain. This is yet another testament to the work that federally funded research can enable! @uclachem
https://t.co/hr20Fm4NHN
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Opioids are a powerful class of medicines due to their ability to alleviate acute pain. However, the use of prescription opioids has led to an epidemic in the United States. Many efforts to combat...
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🥳Congratulations to the Athavale group!
Thrilled to share the first paper from our group at UCLA, online today in Science: “Biocatalytic, Asymmetric Radical Hydrogenation of Unactivated Alkenes” @uclachem @ScienceMagazine
https://t.co/YCtGp91kd2
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Join us for our OCDS meet and greet with Professor Bil Clemons this Thursday, October 16, in Young Hall 3096, from 11:00 to 11:30 AM. This is a great opportunity to discuss topics including science and diversity in STEM. We hope to see you there!
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In the Gutierrez Lab at @uclachem, common elements are tools to make more affordable materials. Led by HSI STEM director Osvaldo Gutierrez, researchers are finding new ways to create everything from lifesaving medicines to TVs. #ResearchPowersProgress
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University of California faculty and alumni won five Nobel Prizes this week, setting a new record for the most faculty of one institution to achieve this great honor in a single year 🏅💙 💛 These remarkable achievement highlight the ongoing contributions of America’s #1
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These discoveries span decades and disciplines, but they all have one important thing in common: They’ve all relied on competitive funding from the federal government.
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Congrats to Ph.D. candidates Mai Abdusamad (Torres lab), Jadyn Malone (@petroviclab), Katarina Cohen, Jack Scully (@schmittlab_ucla), and Teagan Dean (@schmittlab_ucla, @tarateslaa) on receiving @UCLAHealthJCCC 2025 Fellowship Awards! https://t.co/rR6NhX34YU
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'Safety Letter: Evaluation of the Popular Oxidant 2-Iodoxybenzoic Acid (IBX)' from Organic Letters is currently free to read as an #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: https://t.co/Lln6kfbWGk
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This is an invention from the UCLA team led by Prof. Mike Jung!
🎉 Congratulations to @PelagePharma, a company within our @cnsiatucla Magnify Incubator, for being named to @TIME’s Best 100 Inventions of 2025 for their innovative hair regrowth therapy, PP405! https://t.co/FCVBFt2kRO
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Congrats to Qiao-Qiao and Yessica on a new paper. We show how placing precisely OH groups on chaotropic boron cluster anions can attenuate their toxicity and maintain in some instances transmembrane cargo delivery properties: Vertex Engineering of the Dodecaborate-Based
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🥳Congrats to Prof. Justin Caram, who has been selected by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to receive a five-year, $1.3 million grant to support his pioneering work in photophysics and nanomaterials! @moorefound #Moorephysics
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In celebration of #NationalNanotechnologyDay on 10/9 (a nod to 10⁻⁹, the nanoscale), check out this feat. Yu Huang (@uclaengineering @cnsiatucla) highlighting how nanoscience is shaping the future of sustainable technology 🌿
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Congratulations to former UCLA professor Omar Yaghi on winning the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his pioneering work in the development of metal-organic frameworks. Read more: https://t.co/pEij6tx65J
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Congratulations to @UCBerkeley professor Omar M. Yaghi for winning the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his groundbreaking work, which has already shown promise in yielding drinkable water from desert air. 🔵🟡🏅
BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.”
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Heartfelt congratulations to this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureates, with special recognition to Omar Yaghi for his groundbreaking contributions to the field, many of which were made during his time as a faculty member at @uclachem. Omar and his colleagues have profoundly
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In celebration of #NationalNanotechnologyDay on 10/9 (a nod to 10⁻⁹, the nanoscale), check out this clip feat. @PSWnano (@uclachem @cnsiatucla) highlighting how collaboration drives the field of nanoscience 🧬
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