Seminars

Oakland University
Chemistry Seminar Series – Winter 2017

All seminars start at 1:15 p.m. in 372 Mathematics and Science Center (map)

Date	Seminar Speakers

January 11	Sanela Martic, Oakland University Mechanistic evaluations of protein pathogenesis: from disorder-to-order and back
January 18	Jianjun Wang, Wayne State University Can we effectively treat malignant cancer by converting cancer into normal tissues?
January 25	Christine Chow, Wayne State University RNA targeting: Bio-organic and bio-inorganic approaches
February 1	Amitava Adhikary, Oakland University Electron-induced site specific formation and reaction of aminyl radicals in azido-DNA models
February 8	Michael Palmer, University of Waterloo The action mode of daptomycin, a lipopeptide antibiotic
February 15	Amanda Garner, University of Michigan Chemical approaches for targeting translational control
March 1	Jie Song, University of Michigan Flint Terpenoids as mosquito repellents: A combined QSAR and DFT study
March 8	Lars Konermann, University of Western Ontario Studying protein structure and dynamics by mass spectrometry: From enzyme mechanisms to molecular motors
March 15	Benjamin Swarts, Central Michigan University Marking the mycomembrane: Chemical probes for studying the unique outer membrane of mycobacteria
March 22	Heedeok Hong, Michigan State University Steric trapping reveals a cooperativity network in the intramembrane protease GlpG
March 29	Jianping Fu, University of Michigan Mechanobiology, pluripotent stem cells, and early embryonic development
April 5	Veronica Barone, Central Michigan University Metal intercalation in layered materials: a computational perspective
April 12	Patrick Mullin, Shire Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology: An overview and career opportunities for chemists