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GSU Department of Chemistry Seminar

Fall 2007
Day/Date Speaker Title Host
Friday,
June 29,
2007
Dr. Pascal Bailon
Bailon Consultants
"Unleashing the Power of Pegylation: A
review of PEG-Modified-Biopharmaceuticals"
Dr. Jenny J. Yang
Friday,
August 24,
2007
Dr. Charles Chusuei
University of Missouri
"Pt Nanoparticle Binding on Carbon Nanotube Fuel Cell Catalyst Surfaces" Dr. A. L. Baumstark
NSC 441
2:30pm Monday
August 27,
2007
Dr. Alice Vrielink
University of Western Australia

"Probing catalysis in cholesterol oxidase using atomic resolution crystallography". Dr. Giovanni Gadda
Friday,
August 31,
2007
Dr. Shahab A.Shamsi
Georgia State University
"Capillary Electrophoresis Mass Spectrometry
for Chiral Analysis"
Dr. A. L. Baumstark
Friday,
September 7,
2007
Dr. Michael G. Bartlett
University of Georgia

"Frontiers in Bioanalytical Chemistry: New Applications and New Technologies" Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
September 14,
2007
Dr. Jeffrey B.-H. Tok
Lawrance Livermore National
Laboratory
"Aptamer-based Nanosensors (Aptasensors) for Detection and Surveillance"
Dr. Zhen Huang
Friday,
September 21,
2007
Dr. Gregory A. Weiss
University of California
"Combining Combinatorial Libraries to Map Membrane Proteins and Combat  HIV" Dr. Yujun George Zheng
Friday,
September 28,
2007
Dr. Xi Chen
University of California, Davis
"Chemoenzymatic approaches to studying carbohydrate-recognizing proteins". Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
October 5,
2007
Dr. Chengzhi Cai
University of Houston
"Preparation of model surfaces for studying cell-material interactions" Dr. Zhen Huang
Friday,
October 12,
2007
Dr. David Lynn
Emory University
"Towards Molecular Origins: The ORIGINS Project" Dr. Zhen Huang
Friday,
October 19,
2007
Dr. Zhen Huang
Georgia State University
"Selenium Chemistry and Structure-and-Function of Nucleic Acids"


Friday,
October 26,
2007
Dr. Greg Springsteen
Furman University

"Sugar Chemosensors Based on Catecholborate and Diborate Moieties"
Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
November 2, 2007
Dr. Paul R. Thompson
University of South Carolina
"Mechanism and Inhibition of Protein Arginine Deiminase 4: A novel therapeutic target for Rheumatoid Arthritis" Dr. Yujun George Zheng
Friday,
November 9,
2007
Dr. Michael Squillacote
Auburn University

"Are Aziridinium Imides Bystanders or
Perpetrators in the Ene Reaction?"
Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
November 16,
2007
Dr. Apryll Stalcup
University of Cincinnati
"Separation SCIENCE" Dr. Shahab A.Shamsi
Friday,
November 23,
2007
No Seminar

Friday,
November 30,
2007
Dr. Wendy L. Kelly
Georgia Institute of Technology

"Small ring cyclizations in polyketide and nonribosomal peptide biosynthesis" Dr. Dabney Dixon
Friday,
December 7,
2007
Dr. Susanne Striegler
Auburn University
"Advanced materials for carbohydrate
recognition and transformation"
Dr. Binghe Wang

Spring 2007
Day/Date Speaker Title Host
Friday,
February 9,
2007
Dr. David L. Huffman
Department of Chemistry
Western Michigan University
"Unraveling the Mysteries of Copper Transfer
in the Cell"
Dr. Giovanni Gadda
Friday,
March  9,
2007
Dr. Xumu Zhang
Rutgers University

Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
March  16,
2007
Dr. Anne-Frances Miller
University of Kentucky

Dr. Giovanni Gadda
Friday,
March  23,
2007
Dr. Tomikazu Sasaki
Department of Chemistry
University of Washington
"Practical Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Hydroformylation Reactions" Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
March  30,
2007
Dr. Aldebaran Hofer     
VA Hospital, Harvard Medical Schoo
"Calcium and cAMP: recurring themes in second messenger signaling revealed by florescence imaging methods"
Dr. Jenny J. Yang
Friday,
April 6,
2007
Dr. Mei Bai
Department of Dermatology
Brigham and Women's Hospital

"How does the calcium-sensing receptor function as a dimer"
Dr. Jenny J. Yang
Friday,
April 13,
2007
Dr. Wei Yang
Struc. Bio. and Cell Signaling Section, Chief, NIDDK, NIH

Dr. Jenny J. Yang
Friday,
April 20,
2007
Dr. Gang Wu
Queen's University
"Direct NMR detection of alkali metal ions bound to G-quadruplex DNA: New insights into ion kinetics and thermodynamics"
Dr.  Zhen Huang
Friday,
April 27,
2007

Dr. Jeffrey Skolnick
Georgia Institute of Technology

"Prediction of Protein Structure, Function and Druggability on a Proteomic Scale"
Dr. Jenny J. Yang
Friday,
May 4,
2007
Dr. Marion Sewer
Georgia Institute of Technology
"Transcriptional Regulation of Adrenal Steroidogenesis"
Dr. Jenny J. Yang

Fall 2006
Day/Date Speaker Title Host
Friday,
August 4,
2006
Dr. Jeff Krise
University of Kansas - School of Pharmacy
"Lysosomal Sequestration of Drugs:  Evaluations and therapeutic Consequences" Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
August 25,
2006
Dr. Christoph Fahrni
Georgia Institute of Technology

Dr. Zhen Huang
Tuesday,
August 29,
2006
Dr. Peddisetty Saradhi
Dept. of Environmental Biology
University of Delhi, India
"Evolution of metabolic pathways for synthesis of compatible solutes in plants" Dr. Giovanni Gadda
Friday,
September 1, 2006
Dr. Markus W. Germann
Georgia State University
"NMR in Biology and Chemistry:
DNA damage, recognition and repair; proteins designed to target HIV RNA"
Dr. Baumstark, A. L.
Friday,
September 8, 2006
Dr. Zhen Huang
Georgia State university
"Frontier Nucleic Acid Research: Atom-Specific Mutagenesis by Synthesis of Selenium
Nucleic Acids (SeNA) for Structure and
 Function Studies"
Dr. Baumstark, A. L.
Friday,
September 15, 2006
Dr. Giovanni Gadda
Georgia State University
"Alcohol oxidation by flavoprotein oxidases: the chemical mechanism of choline oxidase" Dr. Baumstark, A. L.
Thursday,
September 21, 2006
Commerce Club
Dr. Thomas Poulos
School of Biological Sciences
University of California, Irvine
(MBD Seminar Series)
"Nitric Oxide Synthase and the Prospects for Structure-Based Inhibitor Design" Dr. Dabney Dixon
Friday,
September 22,
2006 
Dr. Robert Hausinger
Dept. Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
Michigan State University
"Fe(II)/alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Hydroxylases" Dr. Giovanni Gadda
Friday,
September 29,
2006
Dr. Robert H.E. Hudson
University of Western Ontario
Canada

Dr. Kathryn Betty Grant
Friday,
October 6,
2006
Dr. Chris Switzer
University of California, Riverside
"Fitness of Alternative Nucleic Acids" Dr. Zhen Huang
Thursday, October 12,
2006

Dr. Lee Gehrke
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard Medical School

(MBD Seminar Series)
"Protein RNA Binding in Viral Replication" Dr.Teryl Frey
Friday,
October 13,
2006
Dr. Peter A. Beal
Department of Chemistry
University of Utah
"RNA Chemical Biology: From RNA editing to controlling RNA function with small molecules" Dr. David Wilson
Friday,
October 20,
2006
Dr. Huilin Li
Brookhaven National Laboratory
"Intracellular and Intramembraneous Proteolysis - A Tale of Two Protease Complexs" Dr. Zhen Huang
Friday,
October 27,
2006
Dr. Justine P. Roth
Department of Chemistry,
The Johns Hopkins University
"Discovery and Development of Diagnostic and therapeutic Drugs for Medical Intervention" Dr. Jenny Yang
Friday,
November 3,
2005
John V. Frangioni
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvad Medical School

"Intraoperative near-infrared fluorescence
Imaging"

Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
November 10,
2006
Dr. Richard Finke
Colorado State University
"Transition-metal Nanoclusters: Synthesis, Kinetics and Mechanism of Formation,
Stabilizer Ratings, and Catalysis"
Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
November 17,
2006
Dr. George Majetich
Department of Chemistry
University of Georgia
"The Synthesis of Natural Products from the Tora Bora Region of East
Afghanistan and West Pakistan"
Dr. Binghe Wang
Thursday,
November 30,
2006
Dr. Harold Kohn
University of  North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School
of Pharmacy
(Molecular Basis of Disease Seminar)

"Studies on the Mechanism and Inhibition of the Escherichia coli Rho Transcription Factor"
Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
December 1,
2006
Dr. Xiangming Guan
South Dakota State University
"Development of Novel Glutathione Reductase Inhibitors"

Spring 2006

Day/Date Speaker Title Host
Friday,
March 3,
2006
Dr. James P. Snyder
Department of Chemistry
Emory University 

Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
March 10,
2006
Dr. Al Merrill
Department of Biology
  Georgia Tech

Dr. Jenny J. Yang
Friday,
March 17,
2006
Dr. Bing Gong
University at Buffalo

Dr. Zhen Huang
Friday,
March 24,
2006
Dr. Wei Wang 
Department of Chemistry
  University of New Mexico


Friday,
March 31,
2006
Dr. Danith Ly 
Carnegie-Mellon University

Dr. David Wilson
Friday,
April 14,
2006
Dr. Stefan Lutz
 Emory University

Dr. Zhen Huang
Friday,
April 21
2006
Dr. Ken Shea
University of California, Irvine


Friday,
April 28,
2006
Dr. Victor Snieckus
Queen's University

Dr. Binghe Wang

Fall 2005
Day/Date Speaker Title Host
Friday,
August 26,
2005
Dr. Ron Orlando
Complex Carbohydrate Research Center
University of Georgia
"Biochemical applications of Proteomics and Glycoproteomics"
Dr. Binghe Wang
Monday,
August 29,
2005
Dr. Jacek Gawronski
Adam Mickiewicz University
Poznan, Poland
"Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy Today" Dr. Lucjan Strekowski

Wednesday,
August 31,
2005
Dr. Lihe Zhang
Beijing University
China
"Drug Discovery Based on the Functions of
 Nucleic Acid"

Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
September 2, 2005
Dr. Xuefei Huang
The University of Toledo
"Development of New One-Pot Oligosaccharide Synthesis Methodologies'" Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
September 9,
2005
Dr. Dinesh Vyas
Bristol Myers Squibb Co

"Taxane Research Towards the Discovery of
Clinical Development Candidates"

Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
September 16,
2005
Dr. Yi Lu
University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign

Dr. Zhen Huang
Friday,
September 23,
2005
Dr. J. Chen
University of Delaware

Dr. David Wilson
Friday,
September 30,
2005
Dr. X. Peter Zhang
University of Tennessee
"Selective Carbene and Nitrene
Transfer Reactions Catalyzed by Metalloporphyrins"
Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
October 7,
2005
Dr. Rich Givens
Kansas University

Dr. Lucjan Strekowski
Friday,
October 14,
2005
Prof. Philip Borer
Department of Chemistry
Syracuse University

Dr. Jenny J. Yang
Friday,
October 21,
2005
Dr. Fitzgerald
Duke University

Dr. Emelita D. Breyer
Friday,
October 28,
2005
Dr. Carrie Haskell-Luevano  
University of Florida


Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
November 4,
2005
Dr. Peter Fajer
Department of Biology
FSU
"Mysteries of force generation and activation" Dr. Jenny J. Yang
Friday,
November 11,
2005
Dr. Paul Agris
Department of Biochemistry,
North Carolina State University

Dr. Zhen Huang
Friday,
November 18,
2005
Dr. Bogdan Matuszewski
 Merck

"Stable Isotope Labeling in Drug Development and Mechanistic Metabolism Studies: Bioanalytical Challenges" Dr. Lucjan Strekowski
Friday,
December 2,
2005
Dr. Sheng Yang
Analytical Support & Research
The Coca-Cola Company

Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
December 9,
2005
Dr. Adele Boskey
NY Cornell
"Insights into the Mechanism of Biomineralization"

Dr. Jenny J. Yang
Spring 2005

Day/Date Speaker Title Host
Friday
February  4,
2005
Dr. Douglas Black
University of California, Los Angeles


Friday
February 25,
2005
Dr. Abraham Joy

Friday
March 4,
2005
Dr. Robert Strongin
Louisiana State University


Friday
March 18,
2005
Dr. John McDonald
Georgia Tech


Friday
March 25,
2005
Dr. Lin Pu
University of Virginia


Friday
April 1,
2005
Dr. Steven Rokita
University of Maryland, College Park


Friday
April 15,
2005
Dr. Richard Cummings
Oklahoma State University


Friday
April 22
2005
Dr. Rajini Rao
Jonh Hopkins University


Friday
April 29,
2005
Dr. Adele Boskey
Weill Medical College of Cornell University


Friday
May 6,
2005
Dr. Shuming Nie
Emory University


   Spring 2004
Day/Date Speaker Title Host
Friday,
January 6,7,
2004
Dr. Zhen Huang
Georgia State University
"Selenium Derivatization of Nucleic Acids for X-ray Crystallography and RNA Direct Detection for Gene Expression Profiling" Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
January 16,
2004
Dr. Geert-Jan Boons
University of Georgia

"Synthetic Glycoconjugates and Infection and Immunity" Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
January 21,22,
2004
Dr. Weiping Zhang
South Dakota State University
"Serotonin N-acetyltranserase: Mechanism, Inhibition, and Regulation" Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
January 23,
2004
Dr. Baochuan Guo
Cleveland State University
"Mass Spectrometry and its Application in Proteomics." Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
January 25,26
2004
Dr.  Julia Zhao
University of North Dakota
"Synthesis and Characterization of Silica-based Nanoparticles for Bioanalytical Applications."
Thu Fri,
January 29,30,
2004
Dr. Minae Mure
University of California-Berkeley
"Biochemistry and Chemical Biology of Novel Quinopretions" Dr. Dabney Dixon
Friday,
February 6,
2004
Dr. David Clemmer
Indiana University
"Development of new technologies for understanding the Cell –ion mobility/mass spectrometry and anhydrous proten ion structure" Dr. Emelita Breyer
Friday,
February 27,
2004
Dr. Wayne J. Brouillette
University of Alabama School of Medicine

" NAD Synthetase: a New Target for Design of Antbacterial Agents" Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday
March 19,
2004
Dr. Ziad El Rassi
Oklahoma State University


Friday
March 26,
2004
Dr. Yitzhak Tor
University of California, San Diego


Friday,
April 16,
2004
Dr. Ignacy Cukrowski
University of Witwatersrand

Dr. Lucjan Strekowski
Friday,
April 23,
2004
Dr. Vincent Rotello
University of Massachusetts Amherst


Friday,
April 30,
2004
Dr.Mike Pierce
University of Georgia



Fall 2003
Day/Date Speaker Title Host
Friday,
August 29,
2003
Dr. Virgil Brown
Dr. Emelita Breyer
Friday,
September 5,
2003
Dr. Eric Bakker
Auburn University
"Developing Reversible Sensors for Monitoring Protamine and Heparin in Whole Blood" Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday
September 12,
2003
Dr. Philip S. Low
Purdue University
" Receptor-Targeted Imaging and Therapeutic Agents for Cancer and Inflammatory Diseases" Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
October 3,
2003
Dr. Jian Liu
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
" Heparan sulfate: an anticoagulant and a viral receptor" Dr. Binghe Wang
Friday,
October 17,
2003
Dr. Edgar Arriaga
University of Minnesota

Dr. Emelita Breyer
Friday,
October 31,
2003
Dr. Siming Wang
Georgia State University


Friday,
November 7,
2003
Dr. Dale E. Edmondson
Emory school of Medicine

Dr. Giovanni Gadda
Friday,
November 14,
2003
Dr. Leslie Poole
Wake Forest University

Dr. Giovanni Gadda
Friday,
December 5,
2003
Dr. Bert Fraser-Reid
Natural Products and Glycotechnology (NPG) Research Institute  Raleigh, North Carolina
“Oligosaccharide Biopolymers and “Third World” Diseases.” Dr. Binghe Wang