Chemistry Seminar Series

Fall 2012

Unless otherwise noted, all seminars are on Tuesdays at 4:30 in Brown Auditorium, Hale Laboratory, unless otherwise states. Refreshments served ahead of time.

September 7, 1:15 p.m.
Sarah Reisman '01, California Institute of Technology
"Natural Product Total Synthesis: A Driving Force for the Discovery of New Chemical Reactions"

September 18
Erika Taylor, Wesleyan University
“Heptosyltransferase I: Exploring Function and Dynamics to Create Better Inhibitors for GT-B Enzymes”

October 2
Kenneth Takeuchi, SUNY Stony Brook
“Energy Storage: Basic Research vs. Optimization”

October 9
David Spiegel, Yale University
“Using Small Molecules to Engineer and Explore Human Immunity”

October 23
Erin Duffy, Rib-X Pharmaceuticals
“Efficient Drug Lead Discovery and Optimization”

November 6
Kari Young, Yale University
“Make Like a Leaf: Manganese Water-Oxidation Catalysis for Solar Fuels”

December 4
David Lewis, Connecticut College
“Exploring the Complex Dynamics of Cyclopropane Thermal Isomerizations and Fragmentations”