Student Seminars
Student Seminars Archive
*All Seminars are scheduled for 1 PM, Patricia A. Sullivan Science Building, 301 McIver Street, Rm 201, unless otherwise stated.
Joseph Mwangi
PhD Dissertation Seminar CHE 752
Title: “Ion mobility mass spectrometry of isomeric RNA biomarkers.”
Advisor: Dr. Norman Chiu
Jennifer Doyle
MS Thesis Defense – CHE 602
Title: “Towards the Stereoselective Syntheses of 2-Methylcitrate and 2-Methylisocitrate and Their Use in Studying the Methylcitrtic Acid Cycle in Bacillus subtilis.”
Advisor: Dr. Jason Reddick
Tyler Wilson
MS Thesis Defense – CHE 602
Title: “Investigation into the Mechanism of Catalysis for the Kinetic Resolution of α,α-Disubstituted γ-Hydroxy Esters”
Advisor: Dr. Kimberly Petersen
Emily Britton
Ph.D. Dissertation Seminar – 752
Title: “New Strategies to Identify Bioactive Compounds from Complex Matrices to Combat Drug-resistant Bacterial Infections”
Advisor: Dr. Nadja Cech
Rufaida M. Al Zoubi
Ph.D. Dissertation Seminar – 752
Title: “Molecular Level Studies on The Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 (CB1): Biased Signaling and MD Simulations”
Advisor: Dr. Patricia H. Reggio
Israa Isawi
Ph.D. Literature Seminar – 751
Title: “Molecular insight into LSD’s psychoactive action”
Advisor: Dr. Patricia H. Reggio
Cassandra Naphen
Ph.D. Literature Seminar – 751
Title: “Natural Products Advancements and Incorporation of Metabolomics and Genomics Data for Novel Drug Discovery”
Advisor: Dr. Nadja Cech
Sonja Knowles
Ph.D. Literature Seminar – 751
Title: “The fundamentals of epigenetics: Directed modification of gene expression.”
John Roque
Ph.D. Literature Seminar – 751
Title: “Overview of the photophysics and photochemistry of Ru(II) coordination complexes”
Sydney Adams
MS Thesis – 602
Title: “Investigation and Comparison of Stereoisomer Products of 2-Methylcitrate Synthase and 2-Methylcitrate Dehydratase in Escherichia coli strain K12 and Bacillus subtilis strain 168″
Rima Goswami
MS Thesis – 602
Title: “M.S. Initial Studies on Exploring the Use of Messenger RNA as Biomarkers for Monitoring the Activities of Human Gut Microbiome”
Franklin Turner
MS Thesis – 602
Title: “Isolation of Fungal Secondary Metabolites: Leporin B, Benzoisoquinoline and Related Compounds.”
Kyla Stingley
MS Thesis – 602
Title: “Formation of Bicycles and Spirocycles via Desymmetrization.”
Noemi Paguigan
Ph.D. Thesis Defense – 752
Title: Investigating the Chemical Diversity of Secondary Metabolites from Filamentous Fungi
Dr. Pradyumna Pradhan
Lecturer, UNCG
Title: “Functional Studies of the FE-S Cluster Biogenesis by SUF System”
Nouroddin Sotoudeh Chafi
Ph.D. Literature Seminar – 751
Title: “The Dynamic Process of b2-Adrenergic Receptor Activation”
Ghina’a Abu Deiab
Ph.D. Thesis Defense – 752
Title: “Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Potent Neuroprotective Agents against Stroke and Research on a Novel Type of Decarboxylation Reaction”
Amber Kelley
Ph.D. Literature Seminar—751
Title: “Enantioselective Photocatalysis: A dual catalytic approach using chiral Lewis acids and photoredox catalysts”
