Events Archive
Seminar
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - 10:45am
"The Chemical Basis of Ferroptotic Cell Death and Surprising Inhibition by Metal Bis(Thiosemicarbazone) Complexes and Organoboranes"
The radical-mediated autoxidation of the phospholipids of cell membranes drives ferroptosis, the cell death...
Seminar
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 10:45am
"Elucidating the Excited-State Dynamics of Pd(II) Isocorrole Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy"
Light-based cancer treatments have been advanced more recently, yet their success remains limited due a lack of the photochemical...
Seminar
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - 10:45am
"Two-dimensional electrically conductive metal-organic frameworks: Challenges and opportunities"
2-Dimensional (2D) metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a new class of multifunctional low-dimensional materials where extended layers of tetra-...
Seminar
Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 10:45am
"The Influence of the Structure-Function Relationship on Receptor Protein Signaling"
Protein phosphorylation is a common chemical modification that can be made to a protein after initial synthesis and control its function with the cell. This...
Seminar
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 - 10:45am
"The Breaking and Mending of Porphyrins: Synthesis of Pyrrole-modified Porphyrins"
Porphyrins and related 'pigments of life' are composed of four pyrrolic building blocks. Their extended π-structures impart on them strong light...
Seminar
Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 10:45am
"Modifying the Photophysics of Heterocyclic Azo Dyes using Steric and Electronic Substitution"
Worldwide population growth necessitates the development of renewable energy sources. A promising avenue is through the conversion of solar energy to...
Seminar
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - 10:45am
"Lipid Membrane Structure in Catalysis and Reactivity"
The cellular membrane not only defines the boundary of the cell, but also mediates the communication with the environment and organizes vital processes in space and time. In the inflammation...
Seminar
Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 10:45am
"Understanding membrane protein topology to unlock cellular functions"
Mutations and mis regulation of the vital membrane protein, Caveolin-1, has been linked to various disease states such as cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s. Caveolin-1 (Cav-1...
Seminar
Thursday, March 20, 2025 - 10:45am
"Unlocking Potential of Antimony Sulfide Solar Cells by Understanding Ultra-Fast Electron Transport Mechanics"
Alternative energy sources are needed as a replacement to fossil fuels that are driving climate change across the planet. Solar energy...
Seminar
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 10:45am
"Toward Photoresponsive Linkers for Metal-Organic Frameworks: Diarylethenes Based on Naphthoquinone"
Photochromic compounds are able to switch between two unique molecular forms using light as a trigger. Diarylethene photochromes, which...