Chemistry and Biochemistry
- December 17, 2021
Mirror-image peptides form ‘rippled sheet’ structure predicted in 1953
A UCSC team obtained an x-ray ‘snapshot’ of a novel protein structure with potential applications in biomedicine and materials science.
- November 09, 2021
UC Santa Cruz joins the University of California Drug Discovery Consortium
The UC Drug Discovery Consortium is a cross-campus initiative aimed at building a drug discovery community that actively promotes research translation through industry partnerships.
- October 27, 2021
Pradip Mascharak named Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Pradip Mascharak, distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UC Santa Cruz, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, an honor given to scientists whose efforts have made an impact in any field of the chemical sciences.
- October 07, 2021
Scientists assemble a biological clock in a test tube to study how it works
The reconstituted biological clock maintains daily cycles for days on end, allowing researchers to study the interactions of its component parts.
- September 13, 2021
Breaking barriers, helping others up
UC Santa Cruz chemistry associate professor Laura Sanchez reflects on what helped her succeed and how she has tried to help others do the same.
- July 15, 2021
Statistical analysis quantifies how chemistry undergraduates benefit from graduate student diversity
A study of chemistry lab courses at UC Santa Cruz suggests that diversity among graduate student teaching assistants may be among the most essential factors in retaining underrepresented minority undergraduates in STEM courses.
- July 12, 2021
$2 million grant revamps Chemical Screening Center
A new NIH grant will facilitate more efficient and accessible biomedical research.
- April 28, 2021
Physical and Biological Sciences Division honors three prominent alumni
PBSci Distinguished Alumni Awards recognize contributions to society by graduate and undergraduate alums.
- March 22, 2021
Two UCSC research teams recognized for outstanding papers in PNAS
The Cozzarelli Prize recognizes selected papers as outstanding contributions to the scientific disciplines represented by the National Academy of Sciences.
- March 10, 2021
Low-temperature supercapacitors could power missions to moon and Mars
UCSC researchers developed 3D-printed porous carbon aerogels for electrodes in ultralow-temperature supercapacitors, which could reduce heating needs for future space and polar missions.
- March 09, 2021
A little squid and its glowing bacteria yield new clues to symbiotic relationships
A small molecule produced by bioluminescent bacteria as they colonize the light organ of the Hawaiian bobtail squid may play a key role in establishing the symbiosis.
- March 03, 2021
Yuan Ping wins OpenEye award for outstanding junior faculty
The award from the American Chemical Society identifies junior stars in the area of computational chemistry.
- January 13, 2021
In Memoriam: Claude F. Bernasconi (1939–2021)
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is deeply saddened to announce that Distinguished Professor Claude F. Bernasconi passed away on January 4, 2021, from complications due to COVID-19.
