Fall 2008 | Spring 2009 | Past Colloquim Schedules
FALL 2008 COLLOQUIA Top of page
SEPTEMBER 5
Dr. Paul DaSilva-Jardine
Pfizer
The Evolution of Medicinal Chemistry Over the Last Five Years: From Cannabinoid Receptor Antagonists to Opiod Receptor Antagonists
Host: Prof. David Berkowitz
SEPTEMBER 12
Professor Peter Rossky
University of Texas at Austin
Hydration at the Nanoscale
Host: Prof. Xiao Cheng Zeng
SEPTEMBER 19
Dr. Bruce Garrett
EMSL, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dynamical Nucleation Theory: A Molecular-Scale Approach to New Particle Formation
Host: Prof. Xiao Cheng Zeng
SEPTEMBER 25, 26
HAMILTON AWARD LECTURE
Professor Paul Wender
Stanford University
Thursday: The Chemistry-Medicine Continuum Part I: New Strategies For Breaching Biological Barriers And Overcoming Resistant Disease
Friday: The Chemistry-Medicine Continuum Part II: Synthetic and Biological Studies on Latent HIV/AIDS Virus, Cancer, and Cognition
Host: Prof. James Takacs
OCTOBER 3
Professor Paul Weiss
Pennsylvania State University
Designing, Measuring and Controlling Molecular- and Supramolecular-Scale Properties for Molecular Devices
Host: Prof. Barry Cheung
OCTOBER 10
Professor D. Wayne Goodman
Texas A & M University
Catalysis by Au and Au Alloys: From Single Crystals to Nanoparticles
Host: Prof. Xiao Cheng Zeng
OCTOBER 17
Professor Gianluigi Veglia
University of Minnesota
Host: Prof. Gerard Harbison
OCTOBER 24
Professor Hamid Band
UNMC-Eppley Cancer Center
Ubiquitin-Dependent Negative Regulation of Tyrosine Kinase Receptors: Cell Biology and Translational Possibilities
Host: Prof. David Berkowitz
OCTOBER 31
Professor Robert Powers
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Protein Structure, Function and Evolution
Host: Prof. James Takacs
NOVEMBER 7
Professor Gianluigi Veglia
University of Minnesota
Hybrid Solution and Solid-State NMR Approach to Analyze Structure,
Dynamics, and Interactions of Membrane Proteins
Host: Prof. Gerard Harbison
NOVEMBER 14
Professor Deborah S. Wuttke
University of Colorado-Boulder
Tying Up the Ends: Recognition of Single-Stranded DNA at Telomeres
Host: Prof. Mark Griep
NOVEMBER 21
MICHAEL L. GROSS LECTURESHIP
Professor Igor Kaltashov
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Mass Spectrometry as a Versatile and Comprehensive Tool to Study Biopolymer Behavior: From Model Systems to Biopharmaceutical Products
Host: Prof. Ron Cerny
DECEMBER 5
Professor Joseph Noel
Salk Institute
Pealing Back the Layers of Time: Reconstructing the Evolutionary History of Nature's Chemical Toolbox
Host: Prof. Liangcheng Du
SPRING 2009 COLLOQUIA (TENTATIVE) Top of page
JANUARY 16
Department Seminar TBA
JANUARY 23
Department Seminar TBA
JANUARY 30
Department Seminar TBA
FEBRUARY 6
Department Seminar TBA
FEBRUARY 13
Department Seminar TBA
FEBRUARY 20
Department Seminar TBA
FEBRUARY 27
Department Seminar TBA
MARCH 6
Professor Dagmar Ringe
Brandeis University, MA
Host: Prof. David Berkowitz
MARCH 13
Professor Kevin Plaxco
University of California Santa Barbara
Host: Prof. Rebecca Lai
MARCH 20
Spring Break (No Speaker)
MARCH 27
ACS Meeting Week (No Speaker)
APRIL 3
Department Seminar TBA
APRIL 10
Professor Uwe H. F. Bunz
Georgia Institute of Technology
Host: Prof. Andrzej Rajca
APRIL 17
UNL Research Fair 4-16 (No Speaker)
APRIL 24
Graduate Student Awards
MAY 1
Professor Cathleen Crudden
Queen's University, Canada
Host: Prof. James Takacs
MAY 8
Commencement
