Seminars & Colloquia

Spring 2008
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Monday
February 11, 2008
Biochemistry
Professor Qihong Huang
The Wistar Institute
Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program
The genetic screens to identify metastasis-promoting genes including ERp5 and MicroRNA
Wednesday
February 13, 2008
Organic Chemistry
Professor James K. Chen
Stanford School of Medicine
Chemical Probes of Embryonic Signaling and Patterning
Friday
February 15, 2008
Physical Chemistry
101 Brown Laboratory
Professor John T Yates, Jr.
University of Virginia
Department of Chemistry
Atomic-resolution Studies of an Unusual Effect: The Influence of Metal Adatoms in Chemisorption on Surfaces
Wednesday
February 20, 2008
Organic Chemistry
Professor Helen Blackwell
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Chemical Biology
Translating and Expanding the Language of Bacterial Communication using Synthetic Ligands
Friday
February 22, 2008
Analytical Chemistry
Tim Devlin and Greg Booker
Fish & Richardson, P.C., Wilmington
Chemistry and the Law: Expert Witnesses, Patents and Your Career
Monday
February 25, 2008

POSTPONED
Biochemistry
Dr. Colin Macphee
GlaxoSmithKline
Department of Vascular Biology
Role of Lipoprotein - Associated Phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) in Atherosclerosis and its Potential as a Therapeutic Target
Friday
February 29, 2008
Physical Chemistry
Professor Charles V. Rice
University of Oklahoma
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
NMR Studies of the Bacterial Cell Wall:
Teichoic Acid in Metal Chelation, Adhesion, and Cryoprotection
Wednesday
March 05, 2008
Inorganic Chemistry
Professor Peter Burger
Universität Hamburg
Institutfür Anorganische und Angewandte Chemie
Fun@Research of Nitrido and Oxo Complexes
Friday
March 07, 2008
Physical Chemistry
Professor Doug Tobias
University of California, Irvine
School of Physical Sciences
Molecular dynamics simulation studies of membranes and membrane proteins
Monday
March 10, 2008
Biochemistry
Professor Manju Hingorani
Wesleyan University
TBA
Wednesday
March 12, 2008
Organic Chemistry
Professor Wei Wang
University of New Mexico
Department of Chemistry
Organocatalytic Enantioselective Cascade Reactions
Friday
March 21, 2008
Physical Chemistry
COLLOQUIUM
Professor Stacey Bent
Stanford University
Chemical Engineering
Understanding and Exploiting Molecular Bonding at the Semiconductor Surface
Monday
March 24, 2008
Biochemistry
Professor Erica Johnson
Jefferson University
Multiple Roles for SUMO Conjugation in Genome Stability
Wednesday
March 26, 2008
Inorganic Chemistry
Professor Michael Fryzuk
University of British Columbia, Canada
Department of Chemistry
Activation and Functionalization of Molecular Nitrogen by Transition Metal Complexes
Friday
March 28, 2008
Analytical Chemistry
Dr. James Smith
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Atmospheric Chemistry Division
Atmospheric Nanoparticles: What compounds are responsible for their growth and why should we care?
Wednesday
April 09, 2008
Organic Chemistry
Professor Mark Distefano
University of Minnesota
Cancer Center Research Program
Bioorganic Chemistry of Protein Prenylation
Friday
April 11, 2008
Physical Chemistry
Professor Kate Queeney
Smith College
Department of Chemistry
The synergy of etching and oxidation: Aqueous chemistry of hydrogen-terminated silicon
Monday
April 14, 2008
Biochemistry
Professor Vadim Gladyshev
University of Nebraska,
Redox Biology Center
Department of Biochemistry
Selenoproteins: Roles in Redox Biology and Human Health
Wednesday
April 16, 2008
Inorganic Chemistry
POSTPONED

Professor Daniel G. Nocera
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Department of Chemistry
TBA

Friday
April 18, 2008
Physical Chemistry
Professor Daniel Kosov
University of Maryland
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
TBA
Wednesday
April 23, 2008
Inorganic Chemistry
COLLOQUIUM
101 Brown Laboratory
Professor Catherine T. Hunt
Rohm and Haas Company
Leader * Technology Partnerships
Sustainable Chemistries:
Environmentally Friendly and Economically Viable!
Wednesday
April 23, 2008
Organic Chemistry
POSTPONED
Professor Mark E. Byrne
Auburn University
Department of Chemical Engineering
TBA
Friday
April 25, 2008
Analytical Chemistry
TBA
Monday
April 28, 2008
Biochemistry
COLLOQUIUM/Wriston Lecture
101 Brown Laboratory
Professor Lila Gierasch
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Moving the protein folding problem from the test tube to the cell
Wednesday
April 30, 2008
Inorganic Chemistry
Professor Mercouri G Kanatzidis
Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry
New horizons in inorganic synthesis: Liquid metals as solvents. Solution or solid state chemistry?
Thursday
May 01, 2008
Organic Chemistry
12:30-1:30
Professor Jerry Yang
University of California, San Diego
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Designing Function in Organic Molecules for Biomedical Applications
Friday
May 02, 2008
Physical Chemistry
Professor Gary Lorigan
Miami University
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Solid-State NMR and EPR Studies of Membrane Proteins
Wednesday
May 07, 2008
Organic Chemistry
POSTPONED
Professor Timothy F. Jamison
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Epoxide-Opening Cascades
Monday
May 12, 2008
Biochemistry
Professor Irwin M. Chaiken
Drexel University Collge of Medicine
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Antagonizing Protein Switches

Friday
May 16, 2008

Physical Chemistry
COLLOQUIUM

Professor Andrew Teplyakov
University of Delaware
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Surface chemistry of confined nanostructures and disordered substrates

News

Two UD Chem/Bioc Students Reap Awards at 72nd Intercollegiate Student Chemists Convention Details

Undergraduate Awarded 2008 Pfizer Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Details

Professor Cecil Dybowski Named Fellow of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy Details

UD Undergraduate Affiliate Receives First Annual Outstanding Chapter Awards for the Northeast Region and the Nation from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Details

Trofimenko Memorial Prize Details

6th Annual Dyer Award Winners, Luke Ceo and Heather Schmidt Details

University Graduate Fellows Award Given to Juan Carlos Rodrigez-Reyes Details

Announcements

Chemistry Award Challenge
Thank you to all who participated in the Chemistry Award Challenge.  Due to the generosity of our alumni, faculty, staff and friends we raised $13,153.54.  Both the Trofimenko Memorial Award and the Carl von Frankenberg Award have reached endowment status!

Easter Egg Hunt in the Chemistry StockroomFisher Scientific hosted another Easter Egg Hunt in the Chemistry Stockroom on Thursday March 20, 2008.  Connie Smith, Senior On Site Specialist for Thermo Fisher prepared 70 plastic eggs containing numbers inside for corresponding prizes. Details

Friday, May  16th, 2008
American Institute of Chemists Chemical Pioneers 2008 Awardee Speeches Details

 


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