Spring 2025 – SDSU Chemistry & Biochemistry Department Seminars

date speaker title
Jan 24 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Shaowei Li
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
U.C. San Diego
San Diego CA
"On-Demand Control of Single-Molecule Chemistry through Vibrational Characterization and Manipulation"
Host: Yuezhi Mao
Jan 31 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Svasti Haricharan
Department of Biology
San Diego State University
San Diego
"Cancer Biology Through the Lens of the Host"
Host: Christal Sohl
Feb 07 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Andrew Petit
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
CSU Fullerton
Fullerton CA
"From Photobases to Carbenes: Using Computation to Develop New Insights in Organic Photochemistry"
Host: Yuezhi Mao
Feb 21 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Li Ye
Department of Neuroscience
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla CA
"Decipher spatial and cellular targets of drug actions in situ"
Host: Laura-Isobel McCall
Feb 28 2025
2:00 PM
Student Research Symposium


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Mar 07 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
MARC symposium


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Mar 21 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Dr. Helena Mannochio Russo
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
U.C. San Diego
San Diego
"Unlocking the Unexplored Potential of Metabolomics Data: A Journey from Natural Products to Data Science and Clinical Applications"
Host: Laura-Isobel McCall
Mar 24 2025
12:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Kelvin Billingsley
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago IL
"Advancing Health Through Chemical Innovation"
Host: Mike Bergdahl
Mar 25 2025
12:00 PM
LSN 101
Prof. Xiaohong Tan
Department of Chemistry
Bowling green State University
Bowling Green OH
"Dual-handed recognition: Targeting a single protein with two ligands"
Host: Tom Huxford
Mar 28 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Itay Budin
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
U.C. San Diego
San Diego CA
"Lipid chemistry that shapes cell membranes"
Host: Youngkwang Lee
Apr 11 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Joseph Teprovich
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
CSU Northridge
Northridge CA
"Boron-based weakly coordinating anions (BWCA) as platforms for non-aqueous and aqueous battery electrolytes "
Host: Jing Gu
Apr 18 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Dr. Milan Gembicky
X-Ray Crystallography Facility
University of California, San Diego
San Diego CA
"Single Crystal and Powder X-ray diffraction for Chemistry and material science 101"
Host: Rudy Jazzar
May 02 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Julia Stauber
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
UC San Diego
San Diego CA
"Building Precision, Functional Glyconanoassemblies through Supramolecular Design"
Host: Rudy Jazzar
May 27 2025
11:00 AM
GMCS-301
Prof. Sherif Rashad
Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering
Tohoku University
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
"tRNA modifications in neurobiology and neurologic disorders"
Host: Manal Swairjo