2008  Chemistry and Biochemistry

Three UCSC professors elected AAAS Fellows

Three UCSC professors have been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

November 14 symposium marks a productive first year for UCSC's Chemical Screening Center

In its first year of operation, the UCSC Chemical Screening Center has enabled researchers to identify a variety of potentially useful compounds, including promising leads for the development of new drugs to treat infections, cancer, and neglected disease

Expert on origins of life to give free public lecture November 13 at UCSC

Biochemist David Deamer will discuss the origins of life in a free public lecture on Thursday, November 13, at UCSC.

Community shows overwhelming support for UCSC research scientists

More than 200 community and campus members gathered at the UC Santa Cruz entrance Monday afternoon to show their support for scientific research at the university and denounce two recent firebombings targeting UCSC researchers.

Researchers find new mode of gene regulation in mammals

UCSC researchers have discovered a type of gene regulation never before observed in mammals--a "ribozyme" that controls the activity of an important family of genes in several different species.

UCSC biochemist Seth Rubin named Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences

The Pew Charitable Trusts has named Seth Rubin, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.

Memorial to honor Tony Fink, April 13

New nanostructured thin film shows promise for efficient solar energy conversion

Combining two nanotech methods for engineering solar cell materials appears to yield better results than either one alone does, according to UCSC chemist Jin Zhang.