Seminars, Colloquia and Symposia
Spring 2009

Wednesdays, 12:15pm–1:15pm, 219 Brown Lab
(unless otherwise indicated)

February 11	Presentations by Students on First Rotation Scott Crown, Patrick McNeely, Natalee Smith 3 First-year
February 18	Presentations by 3 First-year Students on Third RotationStephanie Scott, Brian Grindel, Daniel Hess
February 25	Dr. Lizbeth Hedstrom Markey Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brandeis University IMP Dehydrogenase and the dynamics of drug selectivity

March 4	Dr. Lorena S. Beese James B. Duke Professor of Biochemistry, Duke Medical School DNA Lesion Complexes in Human Mismatch Repair and Replication
March 11	Update on Research of Students in the CBI Program Zachary T. Britton (Anne Robinson’s lab) Mary Boggs (Thomas Beebe’s lab)
March 18	Dr. Mary Kay H. Pflum Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University Kinase Cosubstrate Promiscuity Research Area: Protein Phosphorylation, Histone Deacetylases
March 25	Presentations by 3 First-year Students on Second Rotation Patrick McNeely (Anne Robinson's laboratory):An Assay for Functional GPCR – G-Protein Coupling in Chimeric Engineered Yeast Natalee Smith (Millicent Sullivan's lab): Characterization of DNA Compaction with Spermidine Trihydrochloride Scott Crown (Maciek Antoniewicz's lab): Measuring Gluconeogenesis Fluxes in FAO Liver Cells

April 8	Update on Research of Students in the CBI Program Swati S. Pradhan (M. Cynthia Farach-Carson’s lab) Molly O’Hagan (Charlie Riordan’s lab)
April 15	Update on Research of Students in the CBI Program Matthew Weitzman (Ulhas Naik’s lab) Jennifer Codding (Colin Thorpe’s lab)
April 29	Update on Research of Students in the CBI Program Abby Grabitz (Melinda Duncan’s lab) Benjamin Israel (Colin Thorpe’s lab)

May 6	Dr. Mark A. Lemmon Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania Extracellular Regulation of the Epidermal Growth Factor Family
May 13	Update on Research of Students in the CBI Program Anastasia Fuzaylova (Roberta Colman’s and Brian Bahnson’s lab) Erin Foster (Daniel Simmons’ lab)
May 20	Presentations by 3 First-year Students on Third Rotation Natalee Smith, Scott Crown, Patrick McNeely

Department Awarded CBI Grant for Fourth Time Details

Laurel Kegel Awarded GRA Predoctoral Fellowship Details

14th CHEM/BIOC Graduation Convocation: Pearson Hall, May 30, 2009 Details

August 24, 2009 Department Welcome New Graduate Students!
For questions/concerns contact Mrs. Susan Cheadle, scheadle@udel.edu, 302-831-1247
New Grad Orientation Week Schedule

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