Xiyun "Richard" Guan, Coordinator
817-272-6086,  xguan@uta.edu

 Place:  Room 114
 W. A. Baker Chemistry Research Building (CRB), except those noted.        See map

 All seminars are at 2:30 PM on Fridays, except those noted.

 Refreshments will be served prior to the seminars at 2:15 PM in Room 112 CRB.

 

THURSDAY – January 22 – THURSDAY
Prof. Vadim Soloshonok
The University of Oklahoma
“Self-Disproportionation of Enantiomers:  A Manifesto”
Host:  Carl Lovely

January 23
Prof. John Dawson
University of South Carolina
“Mechanistic Studies of Oxidative Halophenol Dehalogenation by Heme-Containing Enzymes”
Host:  Subhra Mandal

January 30
Prof. Zuzanna Siwy
University of California, Irvine
"Ion Transport Through Nanopores:  From Living Cells to Diodes and Transistors”
Host:  Richard Guan

February 6
Prof. Vy M. Dong
University of Toronto
"Mechanism-Inspired Strategies for Organic Synthesis"
Host:  Chris O’Brien

February 13
Prof. Lucy Waskell
University of Michigan
"The Role of the Hinge Region of Cytochrome P450 Reductase in Intraflavin Electron Transfer"
Host:  Roshan Perera

February 20
Prof. Richard Cole
University of New Orleans
"Mass Spectrometry Approaches for Metabolomics and Proteomics"
Host:  Kevin Schug  

February 27
Prof. Paul Hanson
University of Kansas
"New Methods in Target and Diversity-Oriented Synthesis:  Phosphate Tethers, Sultam Libraries and ROMP Reagents"
Host:  Carl Lovely

March 6
Prof. Jian Yang
University of Texas at Arlington, MSE Department
"Functional Biodegradable Polymers for Soft Tissue Engineering"
Host:  Sandy Dasgupta

March 13
Prof. Joachim Herz
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
"ApoE Receptor Signaling in Neural Development and Alzheimer’s Disease"
Host:  Zoltan Schelly

March 20
Spring Break – No Seminar

March 27
Prof. Webster Santos
Virginia Tech
"Boron and Branched-Peptides in the Chemical Biology Approach of Targeting Diseases”
Host:  Frank W. Foss, Jr.

April 3
Prof. Amy Walker
Washington University, St. Louis
"Construction of Complex Two and Three Dimensional Devices:  Adventures in Molecular Electronics"
Host:  Krishnan Rajeshwar

CANCELLED – April 10 – CANCELLED
Prof. James Simpkins
UNT Health Science Center
"Estrogens and Mitochondrial Protections:  Mechanisms and Consequences"
Hosts:  Subhra Mandal/Kevin Schug

April 17
Prof. Vincent J. Catalano
University of Nevada, Reno
"N-Heterocyclic Complexes of Au(I)"
Host:  Rasika Dias

TUESDAY – April 21 – TUESDAY
Prof. Scott Snyder
Columbia University
"Lessons in Chemoselectivity:  Total Synthesis of Polyphenolic Natural Products"
Host:  Carl Lovely

April 24
Prof.  Ali Shilatifard
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
"Lessons Learned From Yeast About Human Leukemia"
Host: Subhra Mandal

THURSDAY – April 30 – THURSDAY
Prof. Satomi Niwayama
Texas Tech University
"Interplay of Chemistry and Biology”
Host:  Roshan Perera

May 1
Prof. Lesa Beamer
University of Missouri, Columbia
"Conformational Change and Catalysis in a Phosphohexomutase From Ps.aeruginosa”
Hosts:  Subhra Mandal/Sandy Dasgupta

TUESDAY – May 5 – TUESDAY
Prof.  Diana Aga
University at Buffalo
"Fate and Removal of Pharmaceuticals and Hormones in the Aquatic Systems"
Hosts:  Kevin Schug/Sandy Dasgupta