Seminars of Interest

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

• • 2:00 pm
    

  Prof. David Masiello, University of Washington, "Probing the Valence Responses in Plasmonic and Photonic Nanostructures
 with Fast Electron Spectroscopy"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 21, 2021

• • 12:00 pm
    
  • RAL 116

  CHEM 575 Literature Seminar: Mayuresh Gadgil, UIUC, "A Biological Compass: Role of the Cryptochrome Protein in Magnetoreception"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 2:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Lily Cheung, Georgia Institute of Technology, "Spying on Sugar Transporters: Kinetic Studies of Biomolecular Sensors" (host: Shukla)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Professor Virginia Cornish, Columbia University, "Expanding the Synthetic Capabilities of Yeast"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 22, 2021

• 

  • 12:00 pm
    
  • Contact Department for Zoom Link

  Biochemistry Seminar: Prof. Josh Blodgett (Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Biology), “New lessons from old molecules: using macrolactam comparative-metabologenomics for antibiotic regulatory and discovery insights"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/81428730543?pwd=WGw3bDZCQWpGN05haU96RUJ0TGpYZz09 Meeting ID: 814 2873 0543 Password: 417376

  Mr. Henry Jetmore, UIUC Title: Analysis of Polymers Using Inverse Gas Chromatography

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/81428730543?pwd=WGw3bDZCQWpGN05haU96RUJ0TGpYZz09

  Ms. Lauren Harris, UIUC Title: The Application of Dielectric Barrier Discharge to Analytical Techniques

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, October 25, 2021

• • 1:15 pm
    

  FINAL DEFENSE, Mr. Bijal Bankim Patel, "Self-Assembly and Additive Manufacturing of Bottlebrush Block Copolymer Photonic Materials"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

• • 2:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Arnab Mukherjee, University of California Santa Barbara, "Biomolecular Imaging with Magnetic Resonance" (host: Schroeder)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Huaxun Fan (Zhang) - Optical activation of ERK and AKT signaling promotes neuronal regeneration

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Stella Ekaputri (Burke) - Hinokitiol redistributes iron and restores physiology in various models of iron misdistribution

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 28, 2021

• • 9:00 am
    
  • 157 Noyes Lab

  FINAL DEFENSE, Whitney Sinclair, "Lung-on-a-Chip Device with In Situ Imaging Capabilities"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 12:00 pm
    
  • RAL 116

  CHEM 575 Literature Seminar: Thomas Pires, UIUC, "Cyclic GMP-AMP Synthase: A Frontier Target in Drug Discovery"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/88293787139?pwd=dmVVMENZR0svMXNEL0QzbmFXVjg4UT09

  Professor Jason Hein, University of British Columbia, "New Tools and Technology to Accelerate Process Chemical Research and Discovery"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 29, 2021

• • 8:00 am
    
  • https://go.chemistry.illinois.edu/CatchingUpWithChemistry_8am

  Catching up with Chemistry: A Conversation with Department Head Catherine J. Murphy

  Please join us at this virtual event for UIUC Chemistry alumni and friends.

  • Other
• 

  • 12:00 pm
    
  • Contact Department for Zoom Link

  Biochemistry Seminar: Prof. Kenneth Matreyek (Case Western Reserve University, Department of Pathology), “Harnessing multiplex genetic assays for the quantitative understanding of protein sequence - function in mammalian cells"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 2:00 pm
    
  • https://go.chemistry.illinois.edu/CatchingUpWithChemistry_2pm

  Catching up with Chemistry: A Conversation with Department Head Catherine J. Murphy

  Please join us at this virtual event for UIUC Chemistry alumni and friends.

  • Other
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/89695212881?pwd=OHpmTVVvZ25CbTRldnpsamErejA0dz09 Meeting ID: 896 9521 2881 Password: 036666

  Mr. Carlos Juarez Yescas, UIUC Title: Microfluidics and NMR: Pushing the limits of NMR.

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/89695212881?pwd=OHpmTVVvZ25CbTRldnpsamErejA0dz09 Meeting ID: 896 9521 2881 Password: 036666

  Mr. Samuel Okyem, UIUC Title: CRISPR-Diagnostics an Application to SARS-CoV-2 Detection

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 1, 2021

• • 10:15 am
    

  Thao Xiong, Final Defense, UIUC, "Enzyme-like Catalysis by Single Chain Nanoparticles that Use Transition Metal Cofactors"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 1:00 pm
    
  • 2269 Beckman (Second floor tower room)

  FINAL DEFENSE, Mr. Hao Yu, "Investigation of Sequence-Property Correlations in Precisely Defined Synthetic MacromoleculesA"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CANCELED: Professor Song Lin, Cornell University, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  CHEM 535 Literature Seminar: Zachary Firestein, Title TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Qi Zou (Cronan)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Sonya Kumar Bharathkar (Stadtmueller lab) -

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 4, 2021

• • 10:00 am
    

  Allan Sykes, Thesis Defense, "Development of a Dynamic Environmental Transmission Electron Microscope for the Study of Light-Induced Dynamics in Nanoscale Materials"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 2:00 pm
    

  CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Jennifer Laaser, University of Pittsburgh (host: Sing)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
    
  • Chem Annex 1024

  Professor Christina W. Li, Purdue University, "Tuning Active Sites in Catalytic Nanomaterials through Colloidal Synthesis"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 8, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Professor Julia Kalow, Northwestern University, "Mechanism-guided discovery of photocontrolled materials and reactions"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  CHEM 535 Literature Seminar: Nolan Green, Title TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

• • 2:00 pm
    

  CHEM 545 Literature Seminar: Cheyenne Mitchell, UIUC, TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 2:00 pm
    

  CHEM 545 Literature Seminar: David Friday, UIUC, TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:00 pm
    

  Siraj Ali, Final Defense, UIUC, "Title TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Junya Li (Kalsotra lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Lainie Liang (van der Donk lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 11, 2021

• • 9:30 am
    
  • 419 RAL

  FINAL DEFENSE: Imran Rahman (van der Donk lab) - BIOSYNTHESIS AND MECHANISM OF ACTION OF ENTEROCOCCAL CYTOLYSIN

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, November 12, 2021

• 

  • 12:00 pm
    
  • B102 CLSL - Chemical and Life Sciences Building, Charles G. Miller Auditorium

  Biochemistry Seminar: Prof. Wenjing Wang (University of Michigan, Department of Chemistry), “Designing molecular sensors and tools for studying brain signaling"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, November 13, 2021

• • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    
  • https://eciacs.org/conference

  2021 East Central Illinois ACS Undergraduate Research Conference

  The East Central Illinois section of the American Chemical Society invites all students and professionals in the chemical sciences to attend the 6th Annual ECI ACS Undergraduate Research Conference, featuring undergraduate research posters and oral presentations. The conference will take place virtually on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, via the GatherTown platform.

  • Conference/Workshop

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

• • 2:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Lisa Hall, The Ohio State University, "Coarse-Grained Modeling of Ion Transport through Block Copolymers" (host: Sing)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
    
  • TBD

  Distinguished Lecture in Inorganic Chemistry: Professor Philip Power, University of California - Davis, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

• • 2:00 pm
    

  CHEM 545 Literature Seminar: David Durden, UIUC, TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 2:00 pm
    
  • CLSL B102

  Chem 545 Literature Seminar: Lakshmy Ajayakumar, UIUC, TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Kisurb Choe (Sweedler lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Kritika Mehta (Zhang lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 18, 2021

• • 12:00 pm
    
  • RAL 116

  CHEM 575 Literature Seminar: Marya Ornelas, UIUC, Title TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 2:00 pm
    

  CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Blair Brettmann, Georgia Institute of Technology (host: Diao)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 - 4:30 pm
    
  • Zoom

  Professor Emilie Ringe, Cambridge, TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    

  Professor Michael Jewett, Northwestern University, "TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, November 19, 2021

• 

  • 12:00 pm
    
  • Contact Department for Zoom Link

  Biochemistry Seminar: Prof. Gaya K. Amarasinghe (Washington University in St. Louis), “TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 29, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Professor Hans Renata, Scripps Research Institute, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

• • 2:00 pm
    
  • contact cbowser@illinois.edu

  CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Carlos Aguilar, University of Michigan (host: Harley)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  CHEM 535 Literature Seminar: Samantha Barlock, Title TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Recny Fellow: Santanu Ghosh (Shapiro lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  TJ Oh (Zhang lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, December 2, 2021

• • 10:00 am
    
  • 279 Davenport Hall

  FINAL DEFENSE, Zhongyao Zhang, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 12:00 pm
    
  • RAL 116

  CHEM 575 Literature Seminar: Christopher Rakowski, UIUC, Title TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 2:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Rafael Verduzco, Rice University, "Molecular Engineering and Processing of Covalent Organic Frameworks" (host: Guironnet)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
    
  • Chem Annex 1024

  Prof. Daniel Suess, MIT, TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, December 3, 2021

• 

  • 12:00 pm
    
  • B102 CLSL - Chemical and Life Sciences Building, Charles G. Miller Auditorium

  Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program and Dept. of Biochemistry Seminar: Prof. Erin Adams (The University of Chicago) "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 12:00 pm
    
  • B102 CLSL

  Professor Erin Adams, University of Chicago, "TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

• • 2:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  CHBE 565 Seminar, Dr. Gregg Beckham, "Development of Chemical Recycling Approaches for Waste Plastics" (host: Peters)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Yanheng Chen (Chen)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, December 10, 2021

• 

  • 12:00 pm
    
  • Contact Department for Zoom Link

  Biochemistry Seminar of Special Interest: Dr. Beth Stadtmueller (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), “TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Mashiat Chowdhury (Jin lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Rachel Martini (van der Donk lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, January 27, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • PENDING VIRTUAL VS. IN-PERSON

  Professor Laura Kiessling, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Sarah Gardner (Chan lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Zack Dewald (Kalsotra lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 3, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Professor Han Xiao, Rice University, "Title: TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Heather Liu (Stadtmueller lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Issac Kim (Martinis lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Adrika Raybarman (Huang lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Xiaodan Lin (Martinis lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 21, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/81428952997?pwd=YlhsN2pMeWRCNFQreHdlempSV2FzQT09

  Professor Sheel Dodani, University of Texas at Dallas, "Title: TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Brendan Sullivan (Leckband lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Yannan Tian (Huang lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 24, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  Aldrich Lecture: Professor Tristan Lambert, Cornell University, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Che Yang (Zhao lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Layla Wu (van der Donk lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 3, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  Marvel Postdoc Symposium: 'TBD'

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Westcott Biosciences Fellow: Dylan Blaha (Kranz lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Westcott Biosciences Fellow: Krishna Narayanan (Procko lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 10, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  Fuson Student Talks: "TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Arthur Zou (Leckband lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Ullyot Fellow: Shukun Yang (Silverman lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, March 28, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    

  Novartis Lecture: Novartis rep: TBD, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 5:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  Novartis Lecture: Professor Ruth Gschwind, University of Regensburg, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 31, 2022

• • 3:30 - 4:30 pm
    
  • Chem Annex 1024

  Suslick-Sessler Lecture: Professor Thomas Mallouk, U. Penn., TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 - 4:30 pm
    
  • Chem Annex 1024

  Suslick-Sessler Lecture: Professor Thomas Mallouk, U. Penn., TBA

  • Lecture

Friday, April 1, 2022

• • 11:00 am   1pm
    
  • B102 CLSL

  Annual Biochemistry Graduate Student Symposium

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 4, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  AbbVie Lecture: AbbVie rep: TBD, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 5:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  AbbVie Lecture: Prof. Stefan Matile, University of Geneva, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Graeme Lindsey (Procko lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Rayeed Ihsan (Cronan lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 11, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  3M Lecture, Dr. Mike Wendland, 3M rep, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 5:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  3M Lecture, Prof. Oren A. Scherman, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 7:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  Bailar Lecture: Professor Karen Goldberg, U. Penn., TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

• • 3:30 pm
    
  • TBD

  Bailar Lecture: Professor Karen Goldberg, U. Penn., TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Hina Zhou (van der Donk lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Iris Lyu (Stadtmueller lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 18, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  Merck Lecture: Merck Rep: TBD, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 5:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  Merck Lecture: Professor Masayuki Inoue, University of Tokyo, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

• • 3:30 - 4:30 pm
    
  • Chem Annex 1024

  Professor Ken Karlin, Johns Hopkins, TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  JUnyao Zhu (Shapiro lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Rebecca Schneider (Stadtmueller lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 25, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  Genentech Lecture: Genentech rep: Dr. Mike Siu, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 5:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  Genentech Lecture: Prof. Eiji Yashima, Nagoya University, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

• • 3:30 - 4:30 pm
    
  • Chem Annex 1024

  Professor David Goldberg, Johns Hopkins, TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Christopher Hawk (Jin lab)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, May 6, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    

  Flygare Memorial Lecture, Prof. Naomi Halas, Rice University, TBA

  • Lecture
• • 4:00 pm
    

  Flygare Memorial Lecture, Prof. Naomi Halas, Rice University, TBA

  • Lecture

Thursday, September 8, 2022

• • 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, September 12, 2022

• • 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

Monday, September 19, 2022

• • 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"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  C. S. Marvel Lecture, Prof. Scott J. Miller, Yale University, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  C. S. Marvel Lecture, Prof. Scott J. Miller, Yale University, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium