Departmental Seminars 2006-2007

Spring 2007

DATE
SPEAKER
TITLE/Affiliation
HOST
Jan. 10, 2007 Thomas Pochapsky
"A Tale of Two (or Three) Enzymes: Protein Conformational Changes as Servants of Function". Brandeis University
 Lisa Berreau
Jan. 17, 2007 Allen Buskirk
"Lost in Translation: Ribosome Stalling and Rescue"

Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

 Scott Ensign
Jan. 24, 2007 Jonas Bergquist
"Lab-on-a-Chip Technology - The Future in Bioanalysis and Biomedical Applications".
Uppsala University, Sweden
 Bob Brown
Jan. 31, 2007 Jonas Peters
"Multi-electron Redox Reaction at Low Valent Iron Centers: Considering Iron's Role in N2 Fixation". CalTech
 Lance Seefeldt
Feb. 7, 2007 Seth Cohen
"Beyond Hydroxamates: A Bioinorganic Prespective on Drug Discovery". University of California, San Diego
 Lisa Berreau
Feb. 14, 2007 open
TBA
Feb. 21, 2007 Bernhard Schlegel
"Exploring Potential Energy Surfaces for Chemical Reactions using Ab Initio Molecular Orbital Methods".
 Alex Boldyrev
Feb. 28, 2007 David Calabro
"A Dual Functional Hydrogen Purifier for an Integrated Fuel Processor-Fuel cell Power System". Exxon Mobil Research and Engineering.
 John Hubbard and Usu Chem Club
March 7, 2007
March 14, 2007
NO SEMINAR - SPRING BREAK
March 21, 2007 Elena Rybak-Akimova
"Oxygen and Peroxide Activation at Non-heme Iron: Mechanistic Insights and Useful Reactions".
Tufts University
 Lisa Berreau
March 28, 2007
Apr. 4, 2007 Young-Tae Chang
"Colorful Chemical Genetics". New York University
 Tom Chang
Apr. 11, 2007
Apr. 17, 2007

Dr. Steven D. Colson

“Interactions Between Molecules, Photons and People”

 Alumni Achievement Award Seminar  WIDT 330 3:00pm
Apr. 18, 2007 Hector DeLuca
The R. Gaurth Hansen Seminar Series:

"Vitamin D: A Therepeutic Gold Mine? . University of Wisconsin-Madison

 Scott Ensign
Apr. 25, 2007
College of Science annual Awards