Researcher in the Gonen Lab
Welcome to the Department of Biological Chemistry
A basic science department in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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Discovery Spotlights

  • Aparna Bhaduri

    Aparna Bhaduri, an assistant professor of biological chemistry, receives career development award for brain cancer research.

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  • Michael Grunstein

    Michael Grunstein, distinguished professor emeritus of biological chemistry awarded the 2022 Albany Prize for his groundbreaking research on gene expression.

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Research Areas

Cancer
Cell Biology and Cell Signaling
Epigenetics, Gene Regulation and Genome Dynamics
Genetic Variation and Disease
Neurobiology
Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Structural Biology