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Ashley Holahan (Shapiro Lab) - "A Small Molecule That Targets Oncogene mRNA Stability & Kills Uterine Cancer Cells"

4:00 pm 3/5/2025

116 RAL

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Emma Thames (Stadtmueller Lab) - "Exploring the role of avian and mammalian Immunoglobulin A in anti-viral immune responses."

4:30 pm 3/5/2025

116 RAL

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CHEM 575 Literature Seminar: Blake Levy, UIUC, "A New Approach to Male Birth Control: Small-molecule, Nonhormonal Contraceptives."

12:00 pm 3/6/2025

217 Noyes Laboratory

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CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Elizabeth Biddinger, CUNY, "Electro-organic Reactions for Sustainable Applications" (host: Paul Kenis)

2:00 pm 3/6/2025

116 Roger Adams Lab

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Marvel/Voorhees Postdoc Symposium: Dr. Bidhan De, "Directed Endosymbiosis to Investigate Plastid Evolution and Application"; Dr. Chandrashekhar Padhi, "Discovery of Novel Macrocyclic RiPPs Modified by Three Different Metalloenzymes"; Dr. Zhenchuang Xu, "Recyclable High-Performance Thermosets with Generation Invariant Material Properties"

4:00 pm 3/6/2025

116 Roger Adams Lab

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Bristol Myers Squibb Lecture, Dr. William P. Gallagher, BMS, "Adventures in the Synthesis of a Complex Pharmaceutical Candidate Enabled by Novel Reactions"

4:00 pm 3/10/2025

116 Roger Adams Lab

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Bristol Myers Squibb Lecture w/Professor Brian Blagg, University of Notre Dame, "Turning Lemons Into Lemonade: Rediscovery of Hsp90 Inhibitors"

5:00 pm 3/10/2025

116 Roger Adams Lab

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Pioneers Seminar

12:00 pm 3/11/2025

612 Conference Room, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

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Emerging Leaders Seminar: Dr. Karen Mulfort, Argonne National Laboratory, "Directional Photoinduced Charge Transfer and Accumulation Using Copper Photosensitizers"

3:30 pm 3/11/2025

1024 Chem Annex

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FINAL DEFENSE: Nafisa Ibrahim "Systematic Study of Redox-Active Polymers for Energy Storage: Exploring Structural Modulation, Electrolyte Interactions and Programmable Degradation" Advisor: Joaquin Rodriguez-Lopez

1:30 pm 3/12/2025

English Building 160

Ceremony/Service

Prof. Brett McGuire, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "The Evolution of Aromatic Chemistry in the Interstellar Medium"

2:00 - 3:00 pm 3/12/2025

Chemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102

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Qianjin Jiang (Shapiro Lab) - “A Small Molecule Targeting mRNA-protein Interactions Induces an Interferon Response and Triggers Apoptosis in Lethal MYC-driven Small Cell Lung Cancer”.

4:00 pm 3/12/2025

116 RAL

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Dabich Fellow: Jessica Derham (Kalsotra Lab) - "The Role of ESRP2 in Drug Induced Liver Injury"

4:00 pm 3/12/2025

116 RAL

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Final Defense: Kaylee Kuzelka (Nair Lab) - "Structural Analysis Via X-Ray Crystallography of an Engineered Carbon Methlytransfersae, A Phytoxic Phosphonate and its Modifying Enzyme, and a Chimeric Tyrosinase"

9:00 am 3/13/2025

419 RAL (Rose Room)

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CHEM 575 Literature Seminar: Ceilia Leso, UIUC, "Environmental Spies: Genetically Encoded Plant Biosensors and their Applications"

12:00 pm 3/13/2025

217 Noyes Laboratory

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CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Mark Swihart, University at Buffalo, "A Non-equilibrium Flame Aerosol Process to Create High-entropy Nanomaterials" (co-hosts: Hong Yang, Paul Kenis)

2:00 pm 3/13/2025

116 Roger Adams Lab

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Fuson Student Talks: Youran Luo, UIUC, "Investigation of Lanthionine Synthase-Catalyzed Thio-Michael Addition"; Matthew Albritton, UIUC, "Development and Mechanistic Investigation of an Aqueous, Indium-Catalyzed Allylation of Native Carbohydrates Using Allylboronate Esters"

4:00 pm 3/13/2025

116 Roger Adams Lab

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Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Ben Warlick -"What Happens Next?"

12:00 pm 3/14/2025

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

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FINAL DEFENSE: David Friday "COMPUTATIONAL AND MACHINE LEARNING TOOLS FOR INSIGHTS INTO CONJUGATED MATERIALS", Advisor: Nick Jackson

2:00 pm 3/14/2025

Beckman 2269

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Professor Chibueze Amanchukwu, University of Chicago, "Innovating in – and learning from – battery science to address challenges in electrochemistry"

4:00 pm 3/14/2025

RAL 116

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25th Anniversary Celebration of the Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecture in Chemistry

12:00 - 4:00 pm 3/18/2025

170 Noyes Laboratory

The Stoesser Lecture in Chemistry is held every year in honor of Dr. Sylvia Stoesser, an early pioneer for women in chemistry and features an individual that is making outstanding contributions to science outside of academia. The Stoesser Lecture Planning Committee has selected Dr. Brandi Hudson, Principal Scientist in Computational Chemistry, as the speaker for 2025.

Reception/Open House

Q&A with Brandi Hudson, 2025 Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecturer in Chemistry

2:00 - 3:00 pm 3/19/2025

162 Noyes Laboratory

The Stoesser Lecture in Chemistry is held every year in honor of Dr. Sylvia Stoesser, an early pioneer for women in chemistry and features an individual that is making outstanding contributions to science outside of academia. The Stoesser Lecture Planning Committee has selected Dr. Brandi Hudson, Principal Scientist in Computational Chemistry, as the speaker for 2025.

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Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecture in Chemistry

4:00 - 5:00 pm 3/19/2025

1024 Chemistry Annex

The Stoesser Lecture in Chemistry is held every year in honor of Dr. Sylvia Stoesser, an early pioneer for women in chemistry and features an individual that is making outstanding contributions to science outside of academia. The Stoesser Lecture Planning Committee has selected Dr. Brandi Hudson, Principal Scientist in Computational Chemistry, as the speaker for 2025.

Lecture

Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecture in Chemistry

4:00 - 5:00 pm 3/19/2025

Chemistry Annex 1024

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CHEM 575 Literature Seminar: Harshika Varadhan, UIUC, "Lipid Nanoparticles for Organ-Specific RNA Delivery"

12:00 pm 3/20/2025

Noyes Laboratory, 505 S Mathews Ave, Room 217

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CANCELLED: Out in Chem Annual Seminar: Prof. Matthew Lockett, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

4:00 pm 3/20/2025

116 Roger Adams Laboratory

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Amanda Smith, Final Defense, UIUC, "Advancing SULT2B1b Inhibitors and Ferroptocide as Innovative Cancer Treatment Strategies"

2:00 pm 3/21/2025

B102 CLSL

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ACS San Diego - Chemistry at Illinois Alumni & Friends Reception

5:00 - 7:00 pm 3/23/2025

San Diego (see registration link for location)

Please join us for a networking reception in conjunction with the ACS National Meeting in San Diego

Reception/Open House

Dr. Sara Perlmutter, Senior Scientist II at AbbVie: "From Textbook to Benchtop: My Path Toward A Career in Drug Discovery"

4:00 pm 3/24/2025

1024 Chemistry Annex

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MCB GSA & eLife Community Ambassadors present: A Fireside Chat with Dr. Holden Thorp, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief of Science Magazine

1:00 - 1:45 pm 3/25/2025

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Yujia Ji (Stadtmueller Lab) - "The cartilaginous fish Immunoglobulin M provides insights into polymeric antibody assembly and evolution"

4:00 pm 3/26/2025

116 RAL

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Akshita Gopal (Wu Lab) - "Characterization of Antibodies Against Influenza H3N2 Hemagglutinin Stem."

4:00 pm 3/26/2025

116 RAL

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Final Defense: Gilberto Padron (Sanfilippo Lab) - "Shear flow modulates oxidative nutrient stress in Pseudomonas aeruginosa."

10:00 am 3/28/2025

419 RAL (Rose Room)

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FINAL DEFENSE, Jeff Xu, , "Workflows and automated platforms for nanocrystal synthesis, purification, and characterization"

11:00 am 3/31/2025

117 RAL

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Novartis Lecture: Dr. Raundi E. Quevedo, Novartis, "Scientific Vignettes: Molecular Glues for Drug Discovery"

4:00 pm 3/31/2025

116 Roger Adams Lab

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Novartis Lecture: Professor Donna Blackmond, Scripps Research Institute, "Models for the Origin of Biological Homochirality"

5:00 pm 3/31/2025

116 Roger Adams Lab

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CHBE 121 Poster Session

6:00 8:00 p.m. 3/31/2025

Richmond Family Gallery in the Alice Campbell Alumni Center located at 601 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801.

Please join students and faculty at the annual ChBE 121 Poster Session. This event will take place from 6-8 p.m. at the Richmond Family Gallery in the Alice Campbell Alumni Center. Students in small teams review and prepare a poster describing an Industrial Safety Incident. The posters include details such as an event timeline and immediate and long-term impacts.

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