Seminars of Interest

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- ZOOM
Nikita Modi (Chen lab) - Brd4 Modulates Innate Immunity by glycolytic pathway upon H. pylori infection
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- ZOOM
Shukun Yang (Silverman lab) -"DNAzymes for amine alkylation by reductive amination"
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 15, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- https://illinois.zoom.us/j/86161285146?pwd=Z0hxV1VFYW1Xdkd5UlYzNDJyUWppZz09
Merck Lecture, Dr. Greg Hughes, Merck, “The Development of a Biocatalytic Cascade for Manufacturing Islatravir”
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 16, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- Zoom Meeting: https://illinois.zoom.us/ and sign in with your @illinois.edu address
Biochemistry Seminar of Special Interest: Dr. Rudi Fasan (University of Rochester, Department of Chemistry) "Design and Evolution of Macrocyclic Organo-Peptide Hybrids for Selective Modulation of Protein-Protein Interactions"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 1:00 pm
Yujue Wang, UIUC, "Development of Amyloid Beta Binding Bifunctional Chelators for Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease" *This exam will be executed remotely and by invitation only*
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- Via ZOOM
CPLC/iPoLS Seminar: "Dynamic Bioengineered Hydrogels to Study Brain Tumor Biology"
- Lecture
- 4:00 pm
- https://illinois.zoom.us/j/88266975214?pwd=ZFZIcmVUU3JQUWdVbDQrUXhKd3NIdz09 Meeting ID: 882 6697 5214 Password: 513130
Professor Kevin Tucker, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Title: Research at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

- 1:00 pm
- https://illinois.zoom.us/j/81299287412?pwd=eTNzZzNkS1ZtbU1BRFViNjlZV3h5dz09
David Dennis, Final Defense, UIUC, "DEAROMATIVE HYDROBORATION-ENABLED SYNTHESIS OF IDARUBICINONE AND SYNTHESIS OF MINOR CANNABINOIDS AND THEIR METABOLITES"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- https://illinois.zoom.us/j/83576376281?pwd=R0VPVG1JRktQRXQvYWU2TEdhcjFBUT09
Junrou Huang, UIUC, "Recyclable Polymer with Linear and Cyclic Structure Synthesized by Ring-opening Polymerization of γ-Butyrolactone"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Friday, April 23, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- Zoom Meeting: https://illinois.zoom.us/ and sign in with your @illinois.edu address
Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Kou-San Ju (The Ohio State University, Department of Microbiology), “TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 26, 2021

- 1:00 pm
- ZOOM - see student for link
FINAL DEFENSE - Tianjiong Yao (Silverman lab) - "DNAzymes for amine and peptide lysine acylation".
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

- 2:00 pm
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Eun Ji Chung, University of Southern California, "Exploiting the Body's Barriers for Nanomedicine Targeting" (host: Prof. Guironnet)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- https://illinois.zoom.us/j/83576376281?pwd=R0VPVG1JRktQRXQvYWU2TEdhcjFBUT09
Aliza N. Yazdani, UIUC, "Recent Advances in Palladium-Catalyzed Cyanation of Arenes"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- ZOOM
Isaac Kim (Martinis lab) -
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- ZOOM
Qianqiao Heather Liu (Stadtmueller lab) -
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 29, 2021

Friday, April 30, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- Zoom Meeting: https://illinois.zoom.us/ and sign in with your @illinois.edu address
Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Gavin Williams (North Carolina State University, Department of Chemistry), “TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, May 3, 2021

- 2:00 pm
- ZOOM - see student for link
FINAL DEFENSE - Chayanid Ongpipattanakul (Nair lab) - "Investigations into the Molecular Basis of Enzyme-Catalyzed Reactions in Natural Product Biosynthesis"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

- 2:00 pm
CHBE 565 Seminar, Dr. Xiao-Ying Yu, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, "Dynamic Multimodal Chemical Imaging of Biological, Environmental, and Material Interfaces" (host: Prof. Mary Kraft)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 pm
- https://go.illinois.edu/KlempererAwardSeminar2021
Yiming Wang, UIUC, Walter G. Klemperer Dissertation Award in Materials Chemistry, "Quantitative Analysis on Formation of Metal Nanocrystals"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- https://illinois.zoom.us/j/83576376281?pwd=R0VPVG1JRktQRXQvYWU2TEdhcjFBUT09
Adon Kwong, UIUC, Title TBA
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, May 6, 2021

- 10:00 am
Erin Nissen, UIUC, "TBD" *This exam will be executed remotely and by invitation only*
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, May 7, 2021

- 1:00 pm
- Safiyah Muhummad, UIUC, "TBD"
Safiyah Muhammad, UIUC, "TBD" *This exam will be executed remotely and by invitation only*
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

- 3:30 pm
- https://go.illinois.edu/ProfGuironnetSeminar
Professor Damien Guironnet, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- ZOOM - see student for link
FINAL DEFENSE: Joe Seimetz (Martinis lab) - "POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF POLY(A) BINDING PROTEINS DIRECT MULTIPLE FACETS OF CARDIAC DEVELOPMENT AND HYPERTROPHY"
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, May 13, 2021

- 10:00 am
- https://illinois.zoom.us/j/83436850342?pwd=UDFOVzA1UXVvK0FmeFZLYTd3RkY3UT09
Adam DiCaprio, Final Defense, UIUC, "Biomolecular NMR studies of the structure and biosynthesis of RiPP natural products"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, May 17, 2021

- 4:00 pm
Prof. Alanna Schepartz, University of California, Berkeley, "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, June 3, 2021

- 1:30 pm
Punit Jha, UIUC, "TBD" *This exam will be executed remotely and by invitation only*
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, June 14, 2021

- 9:00 am
Chloe Wendell, Final Defense, UIUC, "Title TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, June 17, 2021

- 10:00 am
Dinumol Devasia, UIUC, "TBD" *This exam will be executed remotely and by invitation only*
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, August 23, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- TBD
Fuson Student Talks: "TBD"
Organic New Student Welcome Reception to immediately follow in 'A' Atrium of CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, August 30, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- TBD
C. S. Marvel Lecture, Prof. Scott J. Miller, Yale University, "Title: TBD"
Reception immediately following in 'A' Atrium of CLSL.
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- TBD
C. S. Marvel Lecture, Prof. Scott J. Miller, Yale University, "Title: TBD"
Reception immediately following in 'A' Atrium of CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Thursday, September 9, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, National Institute of Health, "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 27, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- TBD
BMS Lecture: BMS rep: TBD
- Seminar/Symposium
- 5:00 pm
- TBD
BMS Lecture: Prof. Darren Dixon, University of Oxford, "Title: TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, October 4, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- TBD
Prof. Xin Zhang, Pennsylvania State University, "Title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 7, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- TBD
Amgen Lecture: Amgen rep: TBA, "Title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 5:00 pm
- TBD
Amgen Lecture: Prof. Don Hilvert, ETH Zurich, "Title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 8, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- Zoom Webinar link: TBA
Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program and the Dept. of Biochemistry Seminar: Prof. Pamela Silver (Harvard Medical School) "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- B102 CLSL
17th Annual Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Symposium, Pam Silver, Ph.D., Duke University, title "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 14, 2021

Monday, October 18, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- TBD
Janssen Lecture: Janssen rep: TBD
- Seminar/Symposium
- 5:00 pm
- TBD
Janssen Lecture: Prof. Lee Cronin, University of Glasgow, "Title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, October 25, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- TBD
R.C. Fuson Lecture, Professor Abigail G. Doyle, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"
Reception immediately following in the 'A' Atrium of CLSL.
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
R.C. Fuson Lecture, Professor Abigail G. Doyle, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"
Reception immediately following in 'A' Atrium of CLSL.
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- TBD
R.C. Fuson Lecture, Professor Abigail G. Doyle, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
R.C. Fuson Lecture, Professor Abigail G. Doyle, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 4, 2021

- 3:30 pm
- TBD
Professor Christina Li, Purdue University, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

- 3:30 pm
- TBD
Distinguished Lecture in Inorganic Chemistry: Professor Philip Power, University of California - Davis, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium