Chemistry and Biochemistry Colloquia

   The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry sponsors a weekly colloquium program that covers all fields of chemistry. Scientists who have made important contributions to their areas of research present these lectures. The colloquium series offers students and faculty the opportunity to interact directly with other leaders in their fields of specialization and to gain a good overview of the entire range of chemistry. Many arrangements for postdoctoral positions, future research collaborations, and professional employment develop from the interactions of faculty, students, and visiting scientists. In addition to the departmental seminars, students participate in weekly seminars in their chosen area of chemistry.

Spring 2012 Colloquium Schedule
Refreshments at 3:30 pm, Seminar from 3:45 - 4:45 pm
Chemistry Building, Room 134

Date	Speaker	Host	Title and Web Address
Jan 10	Eli Chapman, The Scripps Research Institute (Special Time 3:00 - 4:00 pm on Tuesday)	Vince Ortiz	Structure and function of a protein unfolding machine Webpage
Jan 17	Steven Mansoorabadi, University of Texas at Austin (Special Time 3:00 - 4:00 pm on Tuesday)	Vince Ortiz	(S)-2-Hydroxypropylphosphonate Epoxidase: Mechanism, Reactivity, and Substrate Flexibility of an Unusual Non-heme Iron-dependent Enzyme Webpage
Jan 19	Theodore Betley, Harvard University	Chris Goldsmith	Iron Catalyzed C-H Bond Functionalization Webpage
Jan 24	Gottfried Schroeder, University of Texas at Austin (Special Time 3:00 - 4:00 pm on Tuesday)	Vince Ortiz	Reaction of cis-3-Chloroacrylic Acid Dehalogenase with an Allene Substrate, 2,3-Butadienoate: Hydration Via an Enamine
Jan 26	No Seminar Today
Jan 31	Adam Barb, University of Georgia (Special Time 3:00 - 4:00 pm on Tuesday)	Vince Ortiz	NMR analysis demonstrates the IgG N-glycans are accessible and dynamic Webpage
Feb  2	David Lynn, Emory	Susanne Striegler	Tinker, Taylor, Soldier Spy: Or how we design, modify, attack and characterize dynamic combinatorial libraries for Chemical Evolution. Webpage
Feb 7	Eric Brustad, Caltech (Special Time 3:00 - 4:00 pm on Tuesday)	Vince Ortiz	Structure-Guided Directed Evolution of Highly Selective P450-based Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sensors for Dopamine and Serotonin Webpage
Feb 9	John Herbert, Ohio State University	Konrad Patkowski	Quantum chemistry in the condensed phase: DNA, solvated electrons, and beyond Webpage
Feb 16	Norman Dovichi, Notre Dame	Chris Easley	Diagonal capillary electrophoresis Webpage
Feb 23	F. Ivy Carroll, Research Triangle Park	Stewart Schneller	Design, Synthesis, and Development of Selective Kappa Opioid Receptor Antagonists Webpage
Mar 1	No Seminar Today
Mar 8	Takashi Ito, Kansas State University	Wei Zhan	TBA Webpage
Mar 15	Spring Break
Mar 22	Anthony Bell, U. of Southern Mississippi	Holly Ellis	Toward the incorporation of unnatural amino acids into bioactive peptides Webpage
Mar 29	Ashley Beasley Green, NIST Gaithersburg	Vince Ortiz	Qualitative and Quantitative Protein Metrology Webpage
Apr 12	Thomas J. Meyer, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	David Stanbury	"Solar Fuels"
Apr 19	No Seminar Today

Fall 2011 Colloquium Schedule
Refreshments at 3:30 pm, Seminar from 3:45 - 4:45 pm
Chemistry Building, Room 134

Date	Speaker	Host	Title and Web Address
Sept 7	Orlando Acevedo, Auburn University (Special Time 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm on Wednesday)	Vince Ortiz	Development of Antiretroviral Compounds Targeting Cyclophilins Webpage
Sept 22	Wei Zhan, Auburn University	Vince Ortiz	Lipid-Assembled Molecular Photovoltaic Systems Webpage
Sept 29	Rigoberto Hernandez, Georgia Tech	Orlando Acevedo	Adaptive steered molecular dynamics: Unfolding of Neuropeptide Y and Decaalanine Stretching Abstract Webpage
Oct 6	Steven Gwaltney	Vince Ortiz	Better Ways to Counter Nerve Gases through Computational Chemistry Webpage
Oct 13	CANCELLED	Susanne Striegler	Webpage
Oct 20	Abby L. Parrill, University of Memphis	Edward Parish	Rational Approaches to Autotaxin Inhibition Webpage
Oct 27	Jake D. Soper, Georgia Tech	Chris Goldsmith	Almost Alchemy: Radical Ligands Facilitate Palladium-Like Coupling Reactions at Manganese and Cobalt Abstract Webpage
Nov 3	Joseph P. Emerson	David Stanbury	Exploring substrate binding and selectivity in non-heme metalloenzymes Webpage
Nov 10	Y. George Zheng	Peter Livant	Chemical Biology of Histone Arginine Methylation Webpage
Nov 17	Joseph W. Perry	Wei Zhan	Organic Materials for Optical Switching Webpage
Nov 24	Thanksgiving

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