The Biochemistry department is proud to announce that we have received a GAAN (Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need) grant! The Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) is a national fellowship program which funds stipends of up...

From the UCR news article by Sandra Baltazar Martinez: Meet the 2021 Goldwater, Fullbright Scholars "Gates will be starting his third year in the fall. The biochemistry major conducts research with Ernest Martinez in the Department of Biochemistry. Gates wants...

Congrtulations to Dr. Sihem Cheloufi who collaborated with Dr. Qi Chen's group at the Biomedical Department to examine small RNA dynamics during cellular reprogramming and their function in embryonic stem cells. From the UCR Article: A team led by a...

Congratulations to Professor Jeff Perry on being selected as a faculty recipient of the 2020-21 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement. The Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement is given annually to...

Daniel Ross Gallie was born June 8, 1957, in Dearborn, Michigan and passed away on September 13, 2020 at the age of 63 after a five year struggle with cancer. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry and Cellular and Molecular...

Congratulations to BCMB Graduate Student Hiwot Anteneh, from the Jikui Song lab for receiving this years Mary K. and Randolph T. Wedding Award! The Mary and Randolph T. Wedding prize is presented annually to one or two meritorious graduate students...

Congratulations to Dr. Stephanie Dingwall as she has joined the Academy of Distinguished Teaching at UC Riverside! From the UCR ADT Website: The Academy of Distinguished Teaching was founded in 2005 to recognize the accomplishments of outstanding teachers among the...

From the Inside UCR News Article by Iqbal Pittalwala: Gregor Blaha an assistant professor of biochemistry at UC Riverside, is a coauthor on a research paper published last week in the journal Science that reports on the cryo-electron microscopy structures...