Professional Seminars
Professional Seminars Archive
*All Seminars are scheduled for 1 PM, Patricia A. Sullivan Science Building, 301 McIver Street, Rm 201, unless otherwise stated.

Troy Stich, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Wake Forest University
Talk Title: “Can we reprogram radical SAM enzymes?”

Elias Rosen, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Eshelman School of Pharmacy
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Talk Title: Investigating HIV Pharmacology with Mass Spectrometry Imaging

Carlito B. Lebrilla, Ph.D.
Dr. Carlito B. Lebrilla
Distinguished Professor
Department of Chemistry
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
University of California, Davis
Title: Advanced Analytical Methods in deciphering the role of Diet and the Microbiome

Rigoberto Hernandez, Ph.D.
Gompf Family Professor
Chemistry Department
Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: Taking nanoparticles to the mesoscale for sustainability and beyond

Scott Hemby, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Science, Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy
High Point University
Talk Title: The Allure of Kratom: A New “Legal high” or A New way to Treat Pain and Addiction?

George Bullard
Graduate Research Associate
Department of Chemistry
Duke University
Talk Title: “Do they know I’m an organic chemist?”

Miles W. Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Richmond
Talk Title: Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies of Aminophosphine Ligands for Transition Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling

Thomas Theis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
NC State University
Talk Title: Hyperpolarization Chemistry and Spin Physics for Next-Generation Biosensing

Jon Clardy, Ph.D.
Hsien Wu and Daisy Yen Wu Professor of Biological Chemistry
Molecular Pharmacology, Program Co-director
Chemical Biology PhD Program
Harvard University Medical School
Talk Title: Molecular Messages in the Human Gut Microbiome

Lingjun Li, Ph.D.
Janis Apinis Professor of PharmSci
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor
School of Pharmacy
University of Wisconsin Madison
Talk Title: Development of a Multi-faceted Mass Spectrometry-based Analytical Platform for Neuroscience and Biomedical Research

Michael Hilinski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Virginia
Talk Title: New Frontiers in Catalytic Heteroatom Transfer: Applications to Late-Stage Oxidation and Small Molecule Synthesis

Adam S. Duerfeldt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
The University of Oklahoma
Talk Title: Hit to lead evolution of small molecule PPARα agonists: New Visions for an Old Target

Susan L. Mooberry, Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmacology
Greehey Distinguished Chair in Targeted Molecular Therapeutics
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Talk Title: Natural Products Drug Discovery: Addressing Unmet Medical Needs in Cancer

Reza A. Ghiladi, Ph.D.
Dr. Reza A. Ghiladi
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
NC State University
Talk Title: Photosensitizer-Modified Polymers as Anti-infective Materials: From Nanofibers to Textiles

Sherri McFarland, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
UNC Greensboro
Talk Title: Adventures in Photomedicine: Using Light-Mediated Processes to Improve Health and Treat Disease

Andrew J, Wommack, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
High Point University
Talk Title: Development of a Photoinduced Thiol-Ene Click Reaction to Interrogate Native Disulfide Bond Structure and Function

Uttam Tambar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Talk Title: Stereoselective Functionalization of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons

Adam R. Offenbacher, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Eastern Carolina University
Talk Title: Allosteric regulation of lipoxygenase C-H activation: how quantum biology may guide the design of next-generation anti-inflammatory drugs

Alison Frontier, Ph.D.
Dr. Alison Frontier
Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Talk Title: Stereocontrolled Cyclizations for Organic Synthesis

Iris Wagstaff, Ph.D.
Dr. Iris Wagstaff
Adjunct Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
UNC Greensboro
Talk Title: “Innovations in STEM: Broadening Participation and Pathways to Success”