Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
David Liu receives Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Liu was honored for pioneering an exciting new class of precise and effective gene-editing technologies.
Jarad Mason awarded tenure
Jarad Mason, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, has been awarded tenure.
Suyang Xu named Associate Professor
Suyang Xu has been appointed to Associate Professor by the University.
CCB honors Professor Yoshito Kishi
CCB's symposium honoring Yoshito Kishi was held on August 23, 2025 at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Media from the event has been collected and available.
Faculty Highlight: Kang-Kuen Ni
The Ni Lab is working to create molecules at the lowest possible temperatures, and to study their chemical reactions and physical interactions.
Stuart Schreiber receives 2025 Welch Award
For his profound discoveries using chemical probes to understand the chemical machinery of the cell and for developing therapies based on this knowledge.
Hongkun Park elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Professor Park is among the nearly 250 members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences this year.
Martin Karplus (1930-2024)
CCB mourns the passing of Martin Karplus, Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University
Featured Research: Catalysis
Splitting water to form oxygen and hydrogen, forming single metal oxide crystals on surfaces, and more
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NEW RESEARCH: Tracking precisely how learning, memories are formed
CCB team has unveiled a way to map the molecular underpinnings of how learning and memories are formed
New Cohen Lab paper, via Nature Neuroscience.