Fall 2019 – SDSU Chemistry & Biochemistry Department Seminars

date speaker title
Aug 14 2019
4:00 PM
GMCS-328
Prof. Kenji Katayama

Chuo University
Japan
"Photo-induced charge dynamics in solar cell, photocatalysis, and water splitting"
Host: Yong Yan & Jing Gu
Aug 23 2019
4:00 PM
GMCS-301
Lance Elliott
EH&S
SDSU
"Annual EH&S Chemistry Safety Seminar"
Host: Bill Tong
Aug 27 2019
11:00 AM
GMCS-217
Prof. Robin Grote
Department of Chemistry
Otterbein University
Westerville OH
"Synthesis of 1, 3, 4-oxadiazoles by a two-step, one-pot cyclodehydration reaction"
Host: Jeff Gustafson
Aug 30 2019
4:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. David Patrick
Department of Chemistry
Western Washington University
"Bottom-Up Shape Engineering of Molecular Single-Crystals"
Host: Jing Gu
Sep 20 2019
4:00 PM
GMCS-301
Dr. Arthur Hauenstein and Dr. Danielle DiTirro

SMOC Therapeutics and Brandeis University
Waltham MA
"Two stories of Boston area biology: 1) Primary cilia, ciliopathies, and a Tubby tale; 2) An aggresome-like mechanism mediates NLRP3 and Pyrin inflammasome activation"
Host: Tom Huxford
Oct 04 2019
4:00 PM
GMCS-301
Dr. Gregor Blaha
Department of Biochemistry
UC Riverside
Riverside CA
"Transcription-translation coupling in bacteria: Evidence for direct interactions between RNAP and ribosomes and their functional relevance"
Host: Christal Sohl
Oct 11 2019
4:00 PM
GMCS-301
Dr. Gregor Zlokarnik

Vertex Pharmaceuticals
San Diego CA
"A perspective on Roger Tsien’s contribution to and impact on Chemical Biology"
Host: John Love
Oct 18 2019
4:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Anna Edlund

J. Craig Venter Institute
La Jolla, CA
"Deciphering the Chemistry of the Human Microbiome and its Role in Health"
Host: Bill Tong
Oct 25 2019
4:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Sonia Underwood
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Florida International University
Miami FL
"Implementing a novel curriculum: Challenges and Lessons Learned from Initial Propagation"
Host: Regis Komperda
Nov 01 2019
4:00 PM
Gold Auditorium
Prof. Leo Pallanck
Department of Genome Sciences
U. Washington
Seattle WA
"The origin and fate of somatic mitochondrial DNA mutations"
Host: Tom Huxford
Nov 01 2019
4:00 PM
GMCS-301
Dr. Peter Zage
Rady Childrens Hospital
UC San Diego
San Diego CA
TBA
Host: Jeff Gustafson
Nov 15 2019
4:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Valerie deCrecy-Lagard
Department of Microbiology
University of Florida
Gainesville FL
TBA
Host: Manal Swairjo
Dec 05 2019
4:00 PM
EBA 260
Biochem Candidate

TBA
TBA
Host: Christal Sohl
Dec 09 2019
4:00 PM
Gold Auditorium
Biochem Candidate

TBA
TBA
Host: John Love
Dec 12 2019
4:00 PM
NLS-101
Biochem Candidate

TBA
TBA
Host: Manal Swairjo
Dec 16 2019
4:00 PM
Gold Auditorium
Biochem candidate


TBA
Host: Tom Huxford