Congratulations to Matthew Miller for being our 2018 Fall Member of the Quarter!
2018 SACNAS Chapter Awardees Announced
UCLA receives the Outstanding Fundraising Award
Congratulations to our 2017-2018 Members of the Year!
Maria Winters
Daisy Palomera
Congratulations to UCLA's very own Dr. Diana Azurdia for being elected onto the SACNAS National Board of Directors!
We wish her well! More information can be found on the SACNAS website: http://sacnas.org/2017/12/06/sacnas-elects-new-board-members-to-take-office-january-2018/
Congratulations to our Fall Members of the Quarter!
Lauren Thurlow and Christy Montano
SACNAS featured in Daily Bruin!
The Daily Bruin interviews SACNAS member Karen Gonzalez and president Roberto Naranjo, amongst others, on the ways SACNAS contributes to diversity in science both on campus and offcampus through outreach to underrepresented communities. See article here: dailybruin.com/2016/10/13/student-group-seeks-to-support-minority-stem-students-boost-diversity/
Congratulations to our Social Chair Abel Ferrel!
Abel Ferrel, a 4th year Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics major jumped into the research world as soon as he arrived at UCLA. The resources on UCLA's campus have helped him achieve his goals and are leading him all the way to Stanford in the fall to receive his Ph.D.! Watch and learn more about this dedicated Bruin!
Congratulations to our Spring Members of the Quarter!
Judd Collado & Jose Luis Orozco
Congratulations to...
Dr. Tama Hasson and Dr. Michael Alfaro
On winning the Development Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
We appreciate the immense support you offer SACNAS at UCLA
Dr. Tama Hasson
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Dr. Michael Alfaro
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Congratulations to our Winter Member of the Quarter!
Paula Pelayo
Congratulations to our Fall Member of the Quarter!
Fernando De La Torre
SACNAS at UCLA accepting the 2015 Undergraduate Pillar Award at the 2015 SACNAS conference
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SACNAS co-presidents meet the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
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October 2015
Our very own co-presidents: Lara Roach and Nancy Quintanilla will be meeting with the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. |
Congratulations to Dr. Paul Barber, who will be honored for his commitment to increase diversity in the STEM field!
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October 29th-31st, 2015
Dr. Paul Barber will be honored for his commitment to increasing diversity in STEM sciences at the the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) national conference. To learn more about the diversity projects Professor Barber has created and offers visit: https://tdp.eeb.ucla.edu/ |
SACNista Rachel Lopez interviewed by the American Heart Association
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January 20th, 2015
One of our SACNAS members and Finance Manager, Rachel Lopez, was featured on the AHA website. "Rachel Lopez found her career path when she took a science class in community college. “It was a challenge – I loved it,” she explains. She is now a senior biology major at the University of California, Los Angeles, with a summer research project funded by the Western States Affiliate Undergraduate Student Research Program. It is a study titled 'Mechanistic Role of Histone Proteins in Heart Failure Susceptibility' which cemented her focus on cardiovascular science. 'I am fascinated with anything to do with the heart,' she says. 'If your heart is not working right, you are in trouble.'" |
Congratulations to our former Chapter Advisor Dr. Sonia Zarate for being elected to serve on the 2015 SACNAS Board of Directors
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January 29, 2015
Dr. Sonia Zarate, former SACNAS at UCLA Chapter Advisor, was recently appointed to the 2015 SACNAS Board of Director. With her long-term commitment to increasing diversity in the sciences, we are proud of her accomplishment and are certain to expect more wonderful work from her in the future. "As a long-time beneficiary of the SACNAS organization--I am an alumna of the SACNAS Leadership Institute (SLI; 2013), the Advanced Leadership Institute (ALI; 2014) and a SACNAS Life Member--I hope to be a part of the SACNAS board where I can use my skills to give back to an organization that has given me so much. With years of administrative, program planning & execution, teaching and mentoring experience, as well as a long-standing commitment to the SACNAS mission, I feel that I can be an asset to realizing SACNAS’ Vision 2020 to “change the face of science”!" (Excerpt of Dr. Zarate's candidate statement) Read more |
SACNAS Alumni Jacqueline Graniel makes the UCLA Newsroom!
UCLA biologists delay the aging process by ‘remote control’
September 8, 2014
Superstar SACNAS Alumni Jaqueline Graniel was the co-author in recent publication that was featured in the UCLA newsroom. The project, under the direction of UCLA professor, Dr. Walker, "identified a gene that can slow the aging process throughout the entire body when activated remotely in key organ systems."
Learn more about it here:
UCLA biologists delay the aging process by ‘remote control’
September 8, 2014
Superstar SACNAS Alumni Jaqueline Graniel was the co-author in recent publication that was featured in the UCLA newsroom. The project, under the direction of UCLA professor, Dr. Walker, "identified a gene that can slow the aging process throughout the entire body when activated remotely in key organ systems."
Learn more about it here:
UCLA biologists delay the aging process by ‘remote control’
SACNAS Promotional Video 2014
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There are many great things to love at UCLA, especially for STEM students. Check out this promotional video created by the SACNAS at UCLA Chapter, highlighting some great opportunities in STEM. It will be featured at this year's National SACNAS Conference, taking place from October 16-18 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Interested in attending the Conference? REGISTER NOW! |
SACNAS Alumni Paola Castro makes UCLA Newsroom!
Paola served on the UCLA SACNAS Chapter board as Social Chair from 2010-2012.
Tiny amounts of alcohol dramatically extend a worm's life, but why?
January 20th, 2012
Congratulations to our SACNAS Alumni Paola Castro for her recent publication, which has been garnering a lot of public attention! Paola served on the UCLA SACNAS Chapter board as Social Chair form 2010-2012. Here is an excerpt from her interview featured in UCLA Newsroom:
"It is important for other scientists to know that such a low concentration of the widely used solvent ethanol can have such a big effect in C. elegans," said lead author Paola Castro, who conducted the research as an undergraduate in Clarke's laboratory before earning a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from UCLA in 2010 and joining the Ph.D. program in bioengineering at UC Santa Cruz. "What is even more interesting is the fact that the worms are in a stressed developmental stage. At high magnifications under the microscope, it was amazing to see how the worms given a little ethanol looked significantly more robust than worms not given ethanol."
You can find the link to the article as well as the original publication below!
Tiny amounts of alcohol dramatically extend a worm's life, but why?
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/tiny-amounts-of-ethanol-dramatically-221986.aspx
Castro PV, Khare S, Young BD, Clarke SG (2012) Caenorhabditis elegans Battling Starvation Stress: Low Levels of Ethanol Prolong Lifespan in L1 Larvae. PLoS ONE 7(1): e29984. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029984
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0029984
January 20th, 2012
Congratulations to our SACNAS Alumni Paola Castro for her recent publication, which has been garnering a lot of public attention! Paola served on the UCLA SACNAS Chapter board as Social Chair form 2010-2012. Here is an excerpt from her interview featured in UCLA Newsroom:
"It is important for other scientists to know that such a low concentration of the widely used solvent ethanol can have such a big effect in C. elegans," said lead author Paola Castro, who conducted the research as an undergraduate in Clarke's laboratory before earning a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from UCLA in 2010 and joining the Ph.D. program in bioengineering at UC Santa Cruz. "What is even more interesting is the fact that the worms are in a stressed developmental stage. At high magnifications under the microscope, it was amazing to see how the worms given a little ethanol looked significantly more robust than worms not given ethanol."
You can find the link to the article as well as the original publication below!
Tiny amounts of alcohol dramatically extend a worm's life, but why?
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/tiny-amounts-of-ethanol-dramatically-221986.aspx
Castro PV, Khare S, Young BD, Clarke SG (2012) Caenorhabditis elegans Battling Starvation Stress: Low Levels of Ethanol Prolong Lifespan in L1 Larvae. PLoS ONE 7(1): e29984. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029984
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0029984
SACNAS UCLA Chapter makes the UCLA Newsroom!!
August 30th, 2011
Extra, extra!!! SACNAS Chapter at UCLA makes the news!
Check out our news release on UCLA Newsroom!
"UCLA student group promotes life of science among young Chicanos, Native Americans"
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/headline-tk-214404.aspx
Extra, extra!!! SACNAS Chapter at UCLA makes the news!
Check out our news release on UCLA Newsroom!
"UCLA student group promotes life of science among young Chicanos, Native Americans"
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/headline-tk-214404.aspx
