Biological Chemistry Seminars - Fall 2020
Coordinated by Professor Irina Russu
Professor of Chemistry
Seminars held virtually on Mondays at 12 PM
unless otherwise stated
CHEM587 / MB&B587
Date |
Speaker |
Affiliation |
Title |
| Sept. 7 | Dr. Irina M. Russu | Wesleyan University | Introduction and Organization |
| Sept. 14 | Mark Han | Wesleyan University | In Silico Investiagation of Tumor Suppressor p53: the Wild Hunt for Cancer Therapeutics |
| Sept. 21 | No seminar | -- | -- |
| Sept. 28* | Dr. Tom Broker | U. of Alabama Birmingham | HPV-Host Cell Interactions and Anti-Viral Drug Discovery in 3D-Tissue Systems |
| * Dr. Broker is the keynote speaker for the 21st Annual Retreat of the Molecular Biophysics Program. The seminar starts at 2:50 PM. | |||
| Oct. 5 | Bakar Hassan | Wesleyan University | Characterization of E. coli Heptosyltransferase II |
| Oct. 12 | Nick Wells | Wesleyan University | Common perturbations to maturational free energy in ALS-linked SOD1 mutations |
| Oct. 19 | Jozie Milicaj | Wesleyan University | Addressing the Antibiotic Resistance Problem: Perturbing Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthesis via Inhibition of Heptosyltransferase I |
| Oct. 26 | No seminar | -- | -- |
| Nov. 2 | Joshua Dudley | Wesleyan University | Characterizing Structural Heterogeneity in Computationally Designed Mini Proteins |
| Nov. 9* | Dr. Jason Kahn | U. of Maryland College Park | DNA Flexibility via DNA Looping and High-Throughput Sequencing |
| * The seminar starts at 2:50 PM. | |||
| Nov. 16 | Ben Cowan | Wesleyan University | Visualizing and Analyzing Motional Covariance in Proteins: MD-Sectors and Principle Component Analysis |
| Nabeel Kemal | Wesleyan University | Mapping and Visualizing the Free Energy Landscape of p53 using Vectors | |
| Nov. 23 | Thanksgiving Break | -- | -- |
| Nov. 30 | Thanksgiving Break | -- | -- |
Biological Chemistry Seminars - Spring 2021
Coordinated by Professor Alison O'Neil
Professor of Chemistry
Seminars held virtually on Mondays at 12 PM
unless otherwise stated
CHEM588 / MB&B588
|
Date |
Name |
Affiliation |
Title |
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February 15 |
-- |
*Brief Class Meeting* |
-- |
|
February 22 |
Joshua Powell, PhD |
USDA |
Working in Industry Series |
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March 1 |
Feodore Price, PhD |
5AM Ventures and Harvard University |
Working in Industry Series |
|
March 8 |
Sandra Lopez, PhD |
Takeda Pharmaceuticals |
Working in Industry Series |
|
March 15 |
Marisa Plescia |
Cosmetic Chemist, Bell Laboratories; Chair, Society of Cosmetic Chemists |
Working in Industry Series |
|
March 22 |
Angelika Rafalowski |
Dr. Erika A. Taylor Lab |
Expansion and Characterization of the Protocatechuate Dioxygenase Superfamily |
|
March 29 |
Mikayla Mclaughlin |
Dr. Alison O'Neil Lab |
Investigation of the Biochemical Landscape, Cellular Environment, and Pathogenicity of SOD1, an ALS Linked Protein |
|
April 5 |
Eric Zanderigo |
Dr. Alison O'Neil Lab |
Analysis of the Structure, Propagation, and Motor Neuron-Selective Pathogenicity of Misfolded SOD1 in ALS |
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April 12 |
Kat Blejec |
Dr. Colin Smith Lab |
Elucidating the Allosteric Mechanisms of Increased Signaling Activity Through Mutation of Unregulated H-Ras |
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April 19 |
Camille Chossis |
Dr. Alison O'Neil Lab |
The C9ORF72 mutation and its effect on astrocyte inflammation in a Human stem cell model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia |
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April 26 |
Brynn Assignon |
Dr. Erika A. Taylor Lab |
Taylored Enzymes: Creating Chimeric Protein Libraries for Glycodiversification Through Domain Swapping |
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May 3 |
Colleen Castro |
Dr. Erika A. Taylor Lab |
Computationally and Experimentally Determining Inhibitors of Heptosyltransferase I |
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May 10 |
Jacob Greene |
Dr. Alison O'Neil Lab |
A synthetic portal into the genome enables controlled transgenesis in differentiating human stem cells |