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Profs. Anne Andrews and Heather Maynard

Professors Anne Andrews and Heather Maynard have been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows.
Prof. Jorge Torres

Professor Jorge Torres has been awarded a highly prestigious Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) R35 Grant from the NIH/NIGMS.
Houk GarciaGaribay Research Team

A highly-collaborative study at UCLA by García-Garibay, Houk and Brown (Physics) groups show promising applications of dipolar rotors in the solid state.
Upcoming Chemistry & Biochemistry Events
Mon, Feb 22 - 3:00 pm - online via Zoom
Chem 248: Organic Chemistry Student Seminar
Matthew McVeigh (Prof. Neil Garg's Lab)
UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
"Catalytic Asymmetric Dearomatization Reactions: Utilizing Simple Aromatic Compounds to Access Stereochemically Complex Products"
To obtain Zoom i.d., email Julio Gonzalez, jgonzalez@chem.ucla.edu, no later than 2/21.

Mon, Feb 22 - 4:00 pm - online via Zoom
Physical Chemistry Seminar
Prof. Deji Akinwande
University of Texas at Austin
“Adventures with Atomic Materials: from Flexible/Wearable Electronics to Memory Devices"
To obtain Zoom i.d., email Marla Gonzalez, marla@chem.ucla.edu, no later than 2/21. 

Tues, Feb 23 - 12:00 pm - online via Zoom
Houk-Jung Organic Colloquium
Prof. Jun Wang
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology College of Pharmacy
University of Arizona
“Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology of Antivirals Targeting Influenza Virus, Enterovirus D68, and SARS-CoV-2” 
To obtain Zoom i.d., email Julio Gonzalez, jgonzalez@chem.ucla.edu, no later than 2/22.

Wed, Feb 24 - 1:00 pm - online via Zoom
Special Biochemistry Seminar
Dr. Anum Glasgow
Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Francisco
“Building Dynamic, Functional Proteins to Understand and Treat Disease” 
To obtain Zoom i.d., email Marla Gonzalez, marla@chem.ucla.edu, no later than 2/23. 

Wed, Feb 24 - 4:00 pm - online via Zoom
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar
Prof. Anne McNeil
Department of Chemistry & Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program 
University of Michigan
"Synthetic Approaches to Sustainable Polymers"
To obtain Zoom i.d., e-mail Julio Zabala, jzabala@chem.ucla.edu, no later than 2/23.

Thur, Feb 25 - 12:00 pm - online via Zoom
Chem 218: Student Exit Seminar
Dane Stanfield (Prof. Benjamin Schwartz's group)
UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
"A Tale of Two Doping Mechanisms: Controlling the Formation of Charge Transfer Complexes in Chemically Doped Semiconducting Polymers"
To obtain Zoom i.d., e-mail Julio Zabala, jzabala@chem.ucla.edu, no later than 2/24.

Thur, Feb 25 - 4:00 pm - online via Zoom
Houk-Jung Organic Colloquium
Prof. Peter Wipf
Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh
"New Strategies for the Efficient Preparation of Bioactive Compounds"
To obtain Zoom i.d., email Julio Gonzalez, jgonzalez@chem.ucla.edu, no later than 2/24.

Fri, Feb 26 - 3:30 pm - online via Zoom
Biochemistry Seminar Series
Prof. Martin Kampmann
University of California, San Francisco
“Elucidating Cellular Pathways Controlling Protein Aggregation, Spread and Toxicity in Neurodegenerative Disease”
To obtain Zoom i.d., email Marla Gonzalez, marla@chem.ucla.edu, no later than 2/25. 
Recent Publications

Celebrating 50 Years of KAIST: Collective Intelligence and Innovation for Confronting Contemporary Issues - ACS Nano. Jaewan Ahn, Choongsik Bae, Paul S. Weiss*, and Il-Doo Kim.

Mechanism and Origins of Stereoselectivity of the Aldol-Tishchenko Reaction of Sulfinimines - J. Org. Chem. Aneta Turlik, Kaori Ando, Pamela Mackey, Emma Alcock, Mark Light, Gerard P. McGlacken, and K. N. Houk*

Dipolar Order in an Amphidynamic Crystalline Metal–organic Framework Through Reorienting Linkers - Nature Chemistry. Yue-Shun Su, Erik S. Lamb, Ieva Liepuoniute, Aaron Chronister, Andrew L. Stanton, Pedro Guzman, Salvado Pérez-Estrada, Trevor Chang, Ken Houk*, Miguel Garcia-Garibay* & Stuart E. Brown. (see article above)

Cooperative Stapling of Native Peptides at Lysine and Tyrosine or Arginine with Formaldehyde - Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Bo Li, Hong Tang, Aneta Turlik, Zhao Wan, Xiao‐Song Xue, Li Li, Xiaoxiao Yang, Jiuyuan Li, Gang He, Kendall N. Houk*, Dr. Gong Chen.

From Chemoproteomic‐detected Amino Acids to Genomic Coordinates: Insights into Precise Multi‐omic Data Integration - Mol Syst Biol. Maria F. Palafox, Heta S. Desai, Valerie A. Arboleda, Keriann M. Backus*.

Click here for a list of additional recent notable faculty publications.
Employment Opportunities
Assistant Professor of Chemistry position - Western New Mexico University
Western New Mexico University is seeking applicants for an open assistant professor of chemistry position. Ph.D. in physical chemistry or analytical chemistry is strongly preferred with a minimum of a master's degree in chemistry. For more information, visit the application website.
Multiple Assistant Professor Faculty Positions - Northeastern University
The College of Science at Northeastern University invites applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor. The College comprises six departments: Biology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology. Appointments may be in one department or cross-disciplinary within or beyond the College, across the University. The research area is open but should align with departmental disciplines (Research). For more information, visit the application website.
Notices
Undergraduate Research Week 2021
Save the Date! Undergraduate Research Week - May 24-28 Over 1,000 students are expected to present their research and creative work at the virtual Undergraduate Research & Creativity Showcase on May 25 from 12:30 to 5 pm, and many other events throughout the week! To learn more, visit the URW website. Several chemistry & biochemistry undergraduates participated in last year's virtual event and received Dean's Prizes. Read about it here.
University of California, San Francisco's Path to Postdoc Program - UCSF’s Path to Postdoc Program is actively recruiting! They seek applications from outstanding senior graduate students interested in pursuing postdoctoral training at UCSF or the associated Gladstone Institutes, especially those from backgrounds historically marginalized in academic biomedical research. This year, Path to Postdoc will operate virtually, with quarterly cohorts in March, June, and September. Participants will experience a slice of life at UCSF: interview with faculty and labs, connect with current postdocs, and gain exposure to the rich scientific community and resources unique to UCSF. Please feel free to contact Gabriela Monsalve (Gabriela.Monsalve@ucsf.edu) or Program Director Anne Sufka (Anne.Sufka@ucsf.edu) with any questions. The deadline is Feb 22, 2021 to apply for the March Cohort. For more information, visit the Path to Postdoc program website.
We welcome news items, seminars & events, recent notable publications, notices, and employment opportunities for the C&B Weekly News. Please send information to Penny Jennings, penny@chem.ucla.edu, before noon on Friday, to be included in that week's newsletter. News items must be received by Wednesday at noon. To obtain the latest news & information, please visit www.chemistry.ucla.edu.