Seminar Program Archive
*All Seminars are scheduled for 1 PM, Patricia A. Sullivan Science Building, 301 McIver Street, Rm 201, unless otherwise stated.
Fall 2012 |
| August 24th: |
Chemistry Safety Seminar |
| August 31st: |
Biological Safety Seminar |
| September 7th: |
Dr. Scott Runyon
Research Triangle Park
"The Identification of Neuropeptide S Receptor Ligands as Treatments for Substance Abuse"
Abstract |
| September 14th: |
Dr. Catherine Neto
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
"Cranberry Power - From the Colon to the Brain and Everything In Between"
Abstract |
| September 21st: |
The 5th Wood Coatings and Substrate Conference
Conference Program |
| September 28th: |
Dr. Walter W. Weare
North Carolina State University
Department of Chemistry
"Heterobimetallic molecules with tunable metal-to-metal charge transfer (MMCT) transitions for solar-to-fuel applications"
Abstract |
| October 5th: |
Dickson Wambua
UNCG Graduate Student
"Mass Spectrometric Methods and Bioinformatics Tools for Accurate Identification of MicroRNA Biomarkers"
Abstract |
| October 12th: |
Dr. Amanda Jones
Wake Forest University
Department of Chemistry
"Structure and NMR Spectroscopy of Gold (I) Complexes Relevant to Catalysis"
Abstract |
| October 19th: |
Hanan Althagafy
UNCG Graduate Student
"Flavonolignans: Selective Monomethylation and Biomimetic Synthesis"
Abstract |
| October 26th: |
Vamsikrishna Kandhi
UNCG Graduate Student
"Identification, Quantification and Investigation of Anti-inflammatory effects of Alkylamides from Echinacea purpurea"
Abstract |
| November 2nd:
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Dr. Michael Novak
Miami University
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
"Chemistry and Biology of Arylnitrenium Ions"
Abstract |
| November 9th: |
My "Life After UNCG" Discussion Panel: Women in Science
Moderator: Dr. Mitch Croatt, UNCG
Panelists: Dr. Johanna Mazlo - Syngenta
Dr. Rebecca Alexander - Wake Forest University
Dr. Maria Ngu-Schwemlein - Winston-Salem State University
Sandhya Manjunath - Scynexis
Dr. Allyn Howlett - Wake Forest School of Medicine |
Seminar Schedule* - SPRING 2012 |
| January 13th: |
Dr. Alexander Horswill
University of Iowa
"Quorum-sensing control of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm dispersal"
Abstract |
| January 20th: |
Dr. Travis Williams
University of Southern California
"A Dual Site Catalyst for Hydride Manipulation"
Abstract |
| January 27th: |
Dr. James Fuchs
Ohio State University
"Natural Products as Leads for Drug Design and Synthesis"
Abstract
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| February 3rd: |
Dr. Thomas R. Hoye
University of Minnesota
"Using Organic Chemistry to Evaluate Hypotheses of Spontaneous Biosynthetic Events"
Abstract
"Looking Back at My Woodward Years: Linkage Through Structure, Symmetry, Synthesis, Spectroscopy, and Mechanism" (This Seminar will be at 4:30pm, RM SUL 435)
Abstract |
February 10th: |
Dr. Gary Douberly
University of Georgia
"Spectroscopy of Molecular Clusters in 0.4 K Helium Nanodroplets"
Abstract
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| February 17th: |
Dr. John E. Straub
Boston University
"When Protein Folding Goes Wrong: Probing the Molecular Origins of Amyloid Disease"
Abstract |
| February 24th: |
Dr. Robert B. Cody
JEOL USA, Inc.
"What's the Opposite of Pandora's Box? Ambient Ionization Techniques and DART Mass Spectrometry"
Abstract |
| March 2nd: |
Dr. Michael W. Schmiederer
DNA Identification Testing Division
Laboratory Corporation of America
"Human DNA Identification Testing. Applications for Relationship Analysis, Clinical Diagnosis, and Popular Culture"
Abstract |
| March 9th: |
Holiday Break |
| March 16th: |
Dr. Reza A. Ghiladi
North Carolina State University
"Unraveling the Dehaloperoxidase Paradox: Structural, Spectroscopic and Mechanistic Investigations of Dehaloperoxidase B from Amphitrite ornate"
Abstract |
| March 23rd: |
Careers after UNCG Discussion Panel: Different Academic Opportunities
Moderator: Dr. Mitch Croatt, UNCG
Panelists: Dr. Jeffrey Johnson, UNC Chapel Hill
Dr. Paul Jones, Wake Forest University
Dr. Erland Stevens, Davidson College
Dr. Peggy Geiger, Gaston College |
| March 30th: |
Dr. Tawnya McKee
National Institutes of Health
"Targeting the HIF Pathway Searching for Modulators of HIF-2 and p300" |
Seminar Schedule* - FALL 2011 |
| August 26th: |
Chemical Safety Seminar |
| September 2nd: |
Biological Safety Seminar |
| September 9th: |
Dr. Rajesh Agarwal
University of Colorado at Denver
"Prostate Cancer Efficacy of Silybin and Its Structurally Related Flavonolignans "
Abstract |
| September 16th: |
Dr. David Pasco
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi
"The Role of Endophytic Bacterial Components in the Therapeutic Action of Echinacea"
Abstract |
September 23rd: |
Symposium to Honor Professor Terry Nile
Dr. Rachel Austin
Bates College
"Oil Spills, Dead Zones, and Environmental Alkane Oxidation"
Abstract
Dr. Brooks Avery
University of North Carolina Wilmington
"Rainwater Fertilization of the Oceans: Implications for Uptake of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide "
Abstract
Dr. Melissa Turman
Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School
"Putting the Pieces Together: Chemistry & Biology of Macromolecular Complexes in Inflammation" |
| September 30th: |
Dr. Edward Kennelly
City University of New York, Lehman College
"Black Cohsh: An American Herbal Remedy or Snake Oil?" |
| October 7th: |
Dr. Roberto Gil
Carnegie Mellon University, PA
"NMR Spectroscopy in Anisotropic Media. A Powerful Tool for the Configurational, Conformational and Constitutional Analysis of Small Organic Molecules"
Abstract |
| October 14th: |
Dr. Gary Douberly
University of Georgia
"Spectroscopy of Molecular Clusters in 0.4 Kelvin Helium Nanodroplets"
Abstract |
| October 21st: |
Hiyas Junio
UNCG Graduate Student
"Synergy Directed Fractionation: A Modified Approach to Bioassay-Guided Isolation With Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis, L.)" |
| October 28th: |
Dr. Imogene Grimes
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
"The Role of a Statistician in Getting Drugs on the Market" |
| November 4th: |
Dr. Kay Brummond
University of Pittsburgh
"Exploiting Allenes in the Synthesis of Molecularly Complex and Biologically Relevant Targets"
Abstract |
| November 11th: |
Dr. D. Craig Hopp
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health
"Natural Products, Nutraceuticals and NCCAM: A First Hand Account of an Evolving Industry"
Abstract |
| November 18th: |
Careers after UNCG Discussion Panel-Non-Academic Opportunities
Moderator:
Dr. Mitch Croatt, UNCG
Panelists:
Dr. Nicole Deschamps, Glaxo-Smith-Kline
Dr. Ivan Piletic, Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. Sameer Tyagi, Syngenta
Dr. Keith Levine, Research Triangle Institute |
| November 25: |
Thanksgiving Break |
| December 2nd: |
Dr. Tao Pan
University of Chicago
"Functional Genomics of tRNA and RNA Modifications"
Abstract |
Seminar Schedule* - Spring 2011 |
| January 14th: |
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| January 21st: |
Nicolle Babocsi
UNCG Graduate Student |
| January 28th: |
Dr. Narasinga Rao
UNCG Adjunct Professor
"Biomolecular Structure-Activity Studies by NMR and Computational Methods"
Abstract |
| February 4th: |
Dr. David Muddiman
North Carolina State University
"Innovative Approaches to Proteomics and Glycomics Research "
Abstract |
| February 11th: |
Dr. Jim McAlpine
Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy and Institute of Tuberculosis Research, UIC
"The Genomics of Secondary Metabolite Bioynthesis"
Abstract |
| February 18th: |
Dr. Charles Beam
College of Charleston
"The Use of Polylithiated Intermediates for the Unequivocal Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Azoles, Pyranone-Related, and Pyridine-Related Heterocyclic Compounds"
Abstract |
| February 25th: |
Dr. Herbert Seltzman
Discovery Sciences
RTI International
Research Triangle Park, NC
"Moderating Cannabinoid CB1 Receptors with a Neutral Antagonist"
Abstract |
| March 11th: |
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| March 18th: |
Dr. K.V. Lakshmi
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
"The Mechanism of Solar Water Oxidation: Pulsed Multi-Frequency Multi-Dimensional EPR Spectroscopy Studies of Photosystem II"
Abstract |
| March 25th: |
Dr. Harold Kohn
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"Vimpat®: A First-In-Class Antiepileptic Agent"
Abstract |
| April 1st: |
Thomas Lane
UNCG Graduate Student |
| April 8th: |
Dr. Maurice Brookhart
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"Alkane Metathesis: A Route to Tomorrow's Fuels?"
Abstract |
| April 15th: |
Dr. Mary Abood
Temple University
"Characterization of GPR35 and GPR55 - Putative Cannabinoid Receptors?"
Abstract |
| April 26th: |
"Celebration of Excellence in Undergraduate Research"
Seminar presented by undergraduate students pursuing research in the
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Time: 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Room: 201 Sullivan Science Building
Reception following on the 4th floor, Mountain Dew Lobby |
Seminar Schedule* - Fall 2010 |
| August 27th: |
Chemical Safety Seminar |
| September 3rd: |
Biological Safety Seminar |
| September 10th: |
Woods Coating Symposium
click for more information |
September 17th: |
Dr. Allen Bush (Seminar Location SC201)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Maryland Baltimore County
"Comparison of pneumococcal type 10 capsules with Streptococcus oralis
receptor polysaccharides--The structures and genes for biosynthesis."
Abstract jbc285_24217.pdf bioppreprt.pdf jbact191_1891.pdf |
| September 24th: |
Dr. Glenn Kaatz
School of Medicine
Wayne State University
"Biocide and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Conferred by Efflux Transporters"
Abstract AAC 2003.pdf IJAA 2003.pdf Phytochemistry 2007.pdf BOMC 2007.pdf Totarol.pdf
BOMC 2008.pdf Phytochemistry 2004.pdf |
| October 1st: |
Dr. David Nichols
Robert C. and Charlotte P. Anderson Distinguished Chair in Pharmacology
Purdue University
"Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Study of G Protein Coupled Receptors" |
| October 15th: |
Dr. George O'Doherty
Department of Chemistry
West Virginia University |
| October 22nd: |
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| October 29th: |
Dr. Mark O'Neil-Johnson
Sequoia Sciences |
| November 5th: |
Dr. Kazuko Nishikura
Wistar Institute |
| November 12th: |
Dr. Robert Powers
University of Nebraska Lincoln
"NMR and Drug Discovery: A Systems Biology Perspective" |
| November 19th: |
Jonathan Stewart
UNCG Graduate Student |
| December 3rd: |
Chue Yang
UNCG Graduate Student |
| December 10th: |
Rohini Patil
UNCG Graduate Student |
Seminar Schedule* - Spring 2010 |
| January 29th: |
Dr. Virinder Parmar
Bioorganic Laboratory, Department of Chemistry
University of Delhi,
Delhi, India
"Development of natural products based antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antiplatelet agents"
Abstract bba.pdf biochemistry.pdf bmc-bracke.pdf bmc-glsharma.pdf Cancer article.pdf |
| February 5th: |
Dr. Nicholas Oberlies
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
CANCELLED |
| February 12th : |
Dr. Nicholas Oberlies
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC |
| February 19th : |
Dr. Okezie I Aruoma
Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
Touro College of Pharmacy
New York, NY
"Assessment of bioefficacy of dietary factors"
Abstract |
| February 26th : |
Dr. Tim Peck
MRM, a Division of Protasis Corporation
Savoy, IL
Abstract |
| March 5th : |
Karla Madrigal
UNCG Graduate Student |
| March 12th: |
Spring Break |
| March 19th: |
Dr. John Papanikolas
Department of Chemistry
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
"Ultrafast Dynamics in Complex Systems"
Abstract |
| March 26th: |
Dr. Keith Levine
RTI International
Research Triangle Park, NC
"Frontiers in Trace Element Analysis"
Abstract |
| April 2nd: |
Spring Holiday |
| April 9th: |
Dr. Jordan Poler
Department of Chemistry
UNC Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
Abstract |
| April 16th: |
Dr. David Crouch
Department of Chemistry
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
"Precipitons in Aqueous Systems"
Abstract ACIEE2001pg1875.pdf ja0561340.pdf ma020155m.pdf |
| April 23rd: |
OPEN |
| April 30th: |
Taylor Mabe
UNCG Graduate Student |
| May 7th: |
OPEN |
