Events Archive
Seminar
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - 10:45am
In my seminar, I will describe how my group uses model membrane systems, such as liposomes, supported lipid bilayers (SLBs), giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs), and synthetic lipid droplets to study a variety of biological phenomena. Recently, we used SLBs...
Seminar
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 - 10:45am
"Synthesis and Photophysics of First-Row Transition Metal Oxide Semiconductor Nanomaterials"
Metal oxide nanomaterials based on first-row transition metals are particularly attractive for applications in renewable energy technologies because (i...
Seminar
Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 10:45am
"Simple Access to A Family of Perfluoroalkyl Complexes of Cobalt"
The interest in fluoroalkylation chemistry has created a need for better synthetic methodologies with first row metals, particularly for nickel and cobalt due to their low cost...
Seminar
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 - 10:45am
"Ruthenium complexes containing hydroxy substitutions in the polypyridyl ligand framework"
Altering the electron properties of metal complexes through the ligand architecture holds a promising way to tune and develop new catalysts. We are...
Seminar
Thursday, April 21, 2022 - 10:45am
"Structure-Guided Design of Targeted Protein Degraders: PROTACs"
Proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) represent a major class of molecules that can therapeutically modulate protein levels through targeted protein degradation. PROTACs exploit...
Seminar
Thursday, April 14, 2022 - 10:45am
"Analysis of Biomolecular Interactions and New Imaging Approaches for Identifying Membrane Heterogeneities"
Lipids and proteins are essential due to their many roles in maintaining cellular structure and function. However, lipid-lipid and lipid-...
Seminar
Thursday, April 7, 2022 - 10:45am
There are many natural repair mechanisms within eukaryotic cells that monitor and repair DNA damage and abnormalities. If left untreated, accumulated DNA damage can result in permanent cellular impairment or can lead to tumorigenesis. The process of...
Seminar
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 - 10:45am
"Predicting toxicity from a chemistry perspective using in vitro and in silico methods"
Animal testing has been traditionally used to predict human health hazards of chemicals. However, animal testing is not sustainable due to vast numbers of...
Seminar
Thursday, March 24, 2022 - 10:45am
"High-performance Pt alloy electrocatalysts for fuel cells"
Future energy demands, diminishing fossil fuels, and escalating climate problems present severe challenges to sustainable human society. Development of efficient energy storage and...
Seminar
Thursday, March 10, 2022 - 10:45am
"In vitro Post-Translational Modifications of Caveolin-1 and its Effect on Protein Structure, Topology, and Oligomerization in Model Membranes"
The importance of understanding membrane protein structure and function is growing after scientists...