Seminars
Brooklyn College Chemistry Colloquia
Spring 2021
Online, at 12:30 p.m. or time indicated
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January 29
Brooklyn College Cancer Center Seminars
Assistant Professor Mariana Torrente, Brooklyn College
"A Missing Piece of the Puzzle: Aberrant Histone Modification Landscape in Neurodegenerative Disease"
Professor Aneta Mieszawska, Brooklyn College
"Peptide-coated nanoparticles as cancer nanomedicine"
March 12
Lauren Bejcek, Ph.D. Thesis Defense
March 19
Friedman Lecture
Professor Angela Casini, Technical University of Munich
"Frontiers in Bioinorganic Chemistry: Knowledge of Mechanisms Drives Discoveries Towards Biomedical Applications"
April 9
Professor Jeff Gustafson, San Diego State University
"Atropisomerism: A fresh spin on medicinal chemistry and an inspiration for new chemical methodologies"
Host: Professor Ryan Murelli
April 9
Professor Jeff Gustafson, San Diego State University
"Atropisomerism: A fresh spin on medicinal chemistry and an inspiration for new chemical methodologies."
Host: Professor Ryan Murelli
April 16
Professor Akira Kawamura, Hunter College (CUNY)
"Uncovering the metabolic potential of mixed microbial cultures"
April 23
Brooklyn College Cancer Center Seminar
Half-Day Symposium (Structural Biology/Neuroscience)
May 7
Brooklyn College Cancer Center Seminar
Half-Day Symposium (Nanoscience)
May 7
Joint Chemistry/Brooklyn College Cancer Center Seminar
Professor Sherri McFarland
"Tackling Cancer and Infection with Light-Responsive Molecules"
Brooklyn College Chemistry Colloquia
Fall 2020
Online, on the days and times indicated
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Monday, September 14
"Eastern Analytical Symposium Virtual Student Symposium"
Thursday, October 1
NY ACS Seminar
Professor Zhou Zhou, Queensborough Community College (CUNY)
"Design and Total Synthesis of Self-healing Cyanine Fluorophores"
Wednesday, October 7
NY ACS Seminar
Monona Rossol, M.S., M.F.A.
"Safety, Fire, and Chemical Hazards"
Friday, October 9
12:30 p.m.
Brooklyn College Cancer Center Seminars
Professor Brian Gibney, Brooklyn College
"Insights Into Zinc-Induced Protein Folding in Human Cancer Transcription Factors"
Associate Professor Emilio Gallicchio, Brooklyn College
"Molecular Modeling and High-Performance Computing Applications in Structure-Based Drug Discovery"
Friday, October 16
12:30 p.m.
Joint seminar with the Biology Department
Professor Steve Klotz, Arizona Cancer Center, and Professor Peter Lipke, Brooklyn College
"Cancer, Candida and Functional Amyloid: What Are Their Connections?"
Friday, October 30
12:30 p.m.
Brooklyn College Cancer Center Seminar
Professor Alexander Greer, Brooklyn College
"Multistage Oxidative Events: Deciphering Mechanisms Downstream From Photooxidative Reactions"
Friday, November 6
11 a.m.
Dr. Thomas Cheshire, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Developing a Comprehensive Model of the Charge Injection Dynamics of Ruthenium Chromophores From Kinetic Simulation
Friday, November 13
12:30 p.m.
Brooklyn College Cancer Center Seminar
Professor Maria Contel, Brooklyn College
"Unconventional Metal-Based Drugs as Potential Therapeutic Treatments for Breast Cancer"
Friday, November 20
11:30 a.m.
Professor Mark Kobrak, Brooklyn College
Metal Extraction to Nanostructured Liquids: Unexpected Links Between Liquid Structure and Solvation
Friday, November 20
12:30 p.m.
Brooklyn College Cancer Center Seminar
Professor Nicolas Biais, Brooklyn College
"From infectious diseases to Cancer: an introduction to Mechanobiology"
Friday, December 4
11:00 a.m.
Brooklyn College Cancer Center Seminar
Professor Ryan Murelli, Brooklyn College
"New Advances in Tropolone Synthesis and their Applications to Cancer-Related Research"
Friday, December 18
12:30 p.m.
Brooklyn College Cancer Center Seminar
Professor Guillermo Gerona-Navarro, Brooklyn College
"Bisthioether Stapled Peptides as Allosteric Inhibitors of PRC2 function"
and
Professor Anjana Saxena, Brooklyn College
"Sensing cellular stress: RNA-binding proteins in gene expression and cancer therapeutics"
Brooklyn College Chemistry Colloquia
Spring 2020
Fridays: 11 a.m.–noon (unless otherwise noted)
Location: 329 Ingersoll Hall Extension
January 31
Student undergraduate research showcase
Host: Assistant Professor Torrente
February 21
Attilio Vargiu, University of Cagliari (Italy)
"EDES: A Protocol to Generate Holo-like and Druggable Protein Conformations Starting From the Apo Structure"
Host: Assistant Professor Gallicchio
March 5 (Thursday), Friedman Lecture
Hilal Lashue '94, Ph.D., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
"Protein Misfolding and Aggregation in Neurodegenerative Diseases"
12:15-1:30 p.m., Tanger Auditorium, Brooklyn College Library
Host: Assistant Professor Mariana Torrente
March 13
Professor Richard Magliozzo, Brooklyn College
"A Journey Into Drug-Resistant TB and the KatG Enzyme"
Host: Professor Brian Gibney
March 20
Annie Castonguay, Université du Québec, Canada
"Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Organoruthenium Complexes"
Host: Professor Maria Contel
March 26 (Thursday), Joint Chemistry-Biology Seminar
Angela Casini, Technical University of Munich (Germany)
TBA
Hosts: Professor Maria Contel, Associate Professor Tony Wilson
April 3
Akira Kawamura, Hunter College (CUNY)
"Uncovering the Metabolic Potential of Mixed Microbial Cultures"
Host: Professor Lesley Davenport
May 1
Brooklyn College Science Day
May 8
Greg Doerk, Brookhaven National Labs
TBA
Host: Professor Mark Kobrak
Brooklyn College Chemistry Colloquia
Fall 2019
Fridays: 11 a.m.–noon
133 Ingersoll Hall Extension (unless otherwise noted)
September 27
20th Anniversary Celebration of Professor Alec Greer
September 20
Lucia D'Accolti, University of Bari, Italy
"New Technologies and Processes From Renewable Sources"
October 25
Eugene Douglass, Columbia University
"New Technologies and Processes From Renewable Sources"
November 1
Giovanna Scapin, Merck Pharmaceuticals
"Insights Into the Insulin Receptor Activation Mechanism: The Cryo-EM Structure of the IR:insulin Complex"
November 13 (Wednesday)
Friedman Lecture: Esther S. Takeuchi, Stony Brook University
"From Medical Applications to the Environment: The Important Role of Energy Storage"
November 22
Andrés M. Durantini, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Argentina
"Revealing Phenotypic Differences in Photodynamic Inactivation. A Fluorescence Microscopy Approach at the Single Bacterium Level"
December 6
Dmytro Nykypanchuk, Brookhaven National Lab
"DNA for Nanotechnology"
Brooklyn College Chemistry Colloquia
Spring 2019
Wednesdays: 2:20–3:20 p.m.
4428 Ingersoll Hall (unless otherwise noted)
February 27
Kent Kirshenbaum, New York University
"A Biomimetic Approach to Drug Discovery"
March 13
Braja Gopal Bag, Vidyasagar University
"Triterpenoids in 21st Century: From Green Chemistry to Self-Assembly"
March 20
Dimitri Zakharov, Brookhaven National Laboratory
"Real-Time Study of Carbon Nanotube Nucleation and Growth Processes by Environmental Transmission Electron Microscopy"
April 10
Rupal Gupta, College of Staten Island (CUNY)
"Metal-Dependent Self-Assembly of Calgranulin C: An Antimicrobial Protein at the Host-Pathogen Interface"
May 8
José Pedro Cerón-Carrasco, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
"Computational Disruption in Drug Discovery: Applications for the Real Medical World"
May 13 (Monday)
Andrés Thomas, National University of La Plata
TBA
Brooklyn College Chemistry Colloquia
Fall 2018
Wednesdays: 2:20–3:20 p.m.
133 Ingersoll Hall (unless otherwise noted)
August 29
Benelita T. Elie (Contel's Lab) doctoral thesis defense
"Preclinical Evaluation of Gold-Based Chemotherapeutic Candidates for the Treatment of Metastatic Renal Cancer"
Occidental Room, fifth floor, Student Center
September 12
Danielle Hirsch (Murelli's lab) doctoral thesis defense
"The Synthesis and Evaluation of Densely Functionalized Troponoids"
October 10
Amédée Des Georges, City College (CUNY)
"Insights Into Ryanodine Receptor Ligand Binding and Gating Using Cryo-EM and Geometric Machine Learning"
October 17
"You Should Get a Ph.D.!" (various speakers), hosted by Assistant Professor Mariana Torrente, Brooklyn College
October 24
Stephen O'Brien, City College (CUNY)
"Nanocomposite Capacitors: The Use of Chemistry and Nanotechnology in the Fabrication of Electronic Materials and Devices"
October 31 (CANCELLED, will be rescheduled)
Alberto Munoz, Columbia University
TBA
December 12
Dmitri N. Zakharov, Brookhaven National Laboratory
2:30 p.m.
"Real-Time Study of Carbon Nanotube Nucleation and Growth Processes by Environmental Transmission Electron Microscopy"
Brooklyn College Chemistry Colloquia
Spring 2018
Wednesdays: 2:20–3:20 p.m.
3424 Ingersoll Hall (unless otherwise noted)
February 7
Arthur Tinoco, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
"Designing Cytotoxic Titanium(IV) Compounds Prepared With Iron Chelators to Attack Iron Availability in Cancer Cells"
February 28
Tianning Diao, NYU
"Strategies for Promoting Nickel-Catalyzed Alkene Functionalization"
April 19, Thursday (Friedman Lecture)
Bruce Berne, Columbia University
"Molecular Dynamics: a Personal Retrospective"
Abstract: Molecular Dynamics (MD) has become a ubiquitous and powerful tool for understanding the structure and dynamics of systems ranging through all the phases of matter from the simple to the complex. A personalized view of the development of MD over the past five decades will be presented with examples ranging from simple liquids, small and large-scale hydrophobicity through proteins and protein-ligand binding.
Tentative schedule of Friedman lecture-related events:
10 a.m.: Registration and welcome, Penthouse, Student Center
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Graduate student talks, Penthouse, Student Center
1–2 p.m.: Friedman Lecture by Bruce Berne, Tanger Auditorium, Library
2:30–4:30 p.m.: Friedman Lecture reception and ceremonies, Penthouse, Student Center
April 25
Richard Fish, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
"Chemoselective Synthesis of [(η6-Cp*Rh-Tyr#)-GPCR Peptide](OTf)2 Complexes, and Quantum Chemical and Molecular Docking Studies of [(η6-Cp*Rh-Tyr1)-Leu-enkephalin](OTf)2 to the µ-, ∂-, and k-Opioid Receptors, in Comparison to the Neuropeptide, [Tyr1]-Leu-enkephalin"
May 2
Kevin Yager, BNL
"Tricking Block-Copolymers Into Forming New Morphologies"
May 9
Yalan Xing, William Patterson University
"Development of Alkyne Di-functionalization Methodology"
May 30
Istvan Horvath, City University of Hong Kong
"Evolutionary Model of Sustainability and Its Application in Chemistry"*
* Dedicated to the memory of Professor Roberto Sanchez-Delgado
Brooklyn College Chemistry Colloquia
Fall 2017
Wednesdays: 2:10–3:40 p.m.
1141 Ingersoll Hall Extension (unless otherwise noted)
August 30
Seminar course meeting with Professor Gibney
September 27
Ming-Yu Ngai, SUNY Stony Brook
TBA
October 4
Dirk Trauner, New York University
TBA
October 25 (special session)
Mariana Torrente, Brooklyn College
"You Should Go for a Ph.D.! (And How to Get Into Grad School)"
November 8
Mircea Cotlet, Brookhaven National Lab
"Mastering Interfacial Interactions in Quantum Dot-Based Nano-Architectures"
November 15
Brown University Chemistry Graduate Event
November 16 (Thursday)
Joint Biology-Chemistry Seminar
Nicholas Farrell, Virginia Commonwealth University
"Platinum Anti-Cancer Drugs: Current Status and New Targets"
November 29
Samuel Thomas, Tufts University
"Singlet Oxygen Responsive Polymers"
December 6
Michael D'Erasmo, Brooklyn College and Graduate Program in Chemistry at the CUNY Graduate Center
Ph.D. Defense Seminar
Brooklyn College Chemistry Colloquia
Spring 2017
Fridays: 2:30–3:30 p.m.
432 Ingersoll Hall Extension (unless otherwise noted)
March 10
Rupal Gupta, College of Staten Island (CUNY)
"Structure and Function of Catalytic Metal Centers in Biology: Insights From Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy"
March 17
Angelo Albini, University of Pavia, Italy
"Up and Down the Excited Surface, phenyl cation and alpha,n-
March 31
Sabesan Yoganathan, St John's University
"Development of Drug Leads Through Structural Modifications of Natural Products and Synthetic Scaffolds"
April 21
Tom Kurtzman, Lehman College (CUNY)
"Exploiting Active Site Solvation Structure and Thermodynamics for Drug Discovery and Design"
May 10
Friedman Lecture
Scott Miller, Yale University
Brooklyn College Chemistry Colloquia
Fall 2016
Fridays: 2:30–3:30 p.m.
432 Ingersoll Hall Extension (unless otherwise noted)
September 16
Jaclyn Catalano, Montclair State
"Structure and Dynamics of Lead Carboxylates Found in Traditional Oil Paintings"
October 21
Stefano Protti, University of Pavia, Italy
"Phenyl Cations: Long Live the
October 28— Cancelled
Elizabeth Middleton, SUNY Purchase
TBA
November 4
Yolanda Small, York College
"Theory and Experiment Collaborate to Design Tunable Fluorophores"
November 18
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy, Lehman College
TBA
December 2
Lara Mahal, New York University
TBA
December 9
Lauren Wikstrom, Borough of Manhattan Community College (CUNY)
TBA
Brooklyn College Chemistry Colloquia
Spring 2016
Fridays: 2:30–3:30 p.m.
432 Ingersoll Hall Extension (unless otherwise noted)
February 19
Daniele Di Marino, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland
"A Comprehensive Description of the Homo- and Hetero-Dimerization Mechanism of the CCR5 and CXCR4n Chemokine Receptors"
February 26
Jean Gafney, Baruch College (CUNY)
TBA
March 4
Marion Emmert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
"Breaking Strong Bonds and Recovering Rare Earths: Adventures in Sustainable Chemistry"
March 11
Nasri Nesnas, Florida Tech
TBA
April 1
Sebastien Bontemps, CNRS Toulouse, France
TBA
April 7—Friedman Lecture
Greg Petsko, Weill Cornell Medical College
"Targeting Protein Trafficking for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease"
April 8
Jay Schneekloth, National Cancer Institute at Frederick
"Targeting Structurally and Functionally Diverse Nucleic Acids with Druglike Small Molecules"
April 15
Jeremy Wulff, University of Victoria
TBA
May 13—Rescheduled to fall semester
Lara Mahal, New York University
"Cracking the Glycocode With Systems-Based Approaches"
Brooklyn College Chemistry Colloquia
Fall 2015
Fridays: 2:30–3:30 p.m.
432 Ingersoll Hall Extension (unless otherwise noted)
October 9
Rachel Austin, Barnard College
"Bridging Scales: A Molecular Perspective on Selected Problems in Environmental (Bio) Inorganic Chemistry"
October 16
Charles Jakobsche, Clark University
"From Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methodology to Chemical Biology"
November 6
Jean P. Gaffney, Baruch College (CUNY)
"Finding New Mechanisms of Fluorescence in Marine Organisms"—CANCELLED
November 13
Sebastian Poget, College of Staten Island (CUNY)
"Interactions Between Animal Peptide Toxins and Ion Channel Domains: Functional and NMR Structural Studies"
November 20
Brian Zeglis, Hunter College (CUNY)
"Harnessing Bioorthogonal Chemistry for Pretargeted PET Imaging"
December 4
Kevin Ryan, City College (CUNY)
"Molecular Recognition of Small Molecules by the Mammalian Odorant Receptors"
Brooklyn College Chemistry Colloquia
Spring 2015
Fridays: 2:30–3:30 p.m.
432 Ingersoll Hall Extension (unless otherwise noted)
January 30
Ryan Murelli, Brooklyn College
"New Synthetic Methods and Strategies for Drug Discovery and Development"
February 6
Silvia De Rubeis, Mount Sinai
"Unraveling the Neurogenetics of Autism Spectrum Disorder"
February 20
Pawel Kulesza, University of Warsaw
"Lighting-up Metals: Fluorescent Tools for the Study of Magnesium Homeostasis"
March 6
Canceled due to inclement weather. It will be rescheduled.
Jay Schneekloth, NCI Frederick
"Targeting Gene Expression With Small Molecules: New Strategies and Technologies"
March 20
Mingzhao Liu, Brookhaven National Laboratory
"Photocatalytic Water Splitting Over Metal Oxide Nanostructures: Carrier Recombination Assessment and Management"
March 27
Megan Shaw, Mount Sinai
"Exploring Novel Targets for Influenza Antivirals"
April 24
Mark Kobrak, Brooklyn College
"A Thermodynamic Approach to Interfacial Concentration Gradients"
May 1
Ulrich Bierbach, Wake Forest University
"Preclinical Status of Platinum-Intercalator Hybrid Anticancer Agents"
May 8
Reza Khayat, City College of New York (CUNY)
"Mechanism of Cellular Recognition by Porcine Circovirus"
May 14
Tom Muir, Princeton University Friedman Lecture
"Houdini Proteins: Discovery and Applications of Ultrafast Inteins"
Brooklyn College Chemistry Colloquia
Fall 2014
Fridays: 2:30–3:30 p.m.
432 Ingersoll Hall Extension (unless otherwise noted)
September 5
Rein Uljin, Advanced Science Research Center (CUNY)
"Adaptive Nanosystems Using Aromatic Peptide Amphiphiles"
Host: Associate Professor Brian Gibney
September 12
Piotr Piotowiak, Rutgers University – Newark
"Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Host-Guest Assemblies, Molecular Clusters and Dendrimers"
Host: Associate Professor Laura Juszczak
September 19 (Special Seminar)
Geoffrey Coates, Cornell University
TBA
Host: Inorganic and Organometallic Topical Group of the New York ACS
Note: This seminar is part a symposium held at Columbia University (209 Havemeyer Hall).
October 10
Mike Massiah, George Washington University
"Using NMR, MD Simulation, and Biochemical Techniques to Characterize the Function of MID1: A Multifaceted Protein Linked to Cleft Lipid/Palate and Huntington Disease"
Host: Assistant Professor Emilio Gallicchio
October 17
Rob Knowles, Princeton University
"Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Organic Synthesis and Asymmetric Catalysis"
Host: Assistant Professor Ryan Murelli
October 24
Stuart F. J. Le Grice, Center for Cancer Research, NCI at Frederick
Small Molecule Inhibitors of HIV Ribonuclease H and Integrase
Host: Assistant Professor Ryan Murelli
November 7
Elizabeth Biddinger, City College of New York (CUNY)
"Investigating Ionic Liquids in Electrochemical Applications
Host: Professor Mark Kobrak
November 14 (Special Seminar)
Michael Kelly
TBA
Host: Brooklyn College Chemistry Club
November 21
Shengping Zheng, Hunter College (CUNY)
"Heterocycle Synthesis From Quinoids"
Host: Assistant Professor Ryan Murelli
December 5
Pawel Kulesza, University of Warsaw
TBA
Host: Professor Malgorzata Ciszkowska
December 18 (Two special seminars)
Santiago Gómez-Ruiz (Profesor Titular, Rey Juan Carlos I, Madrid)
"Biological applications of nanostructured materials functionalized with metal complexes"
and
Sanjiv Prashar (Profesor Titular, Rey Juan Carlos I, Madrid)
"Catalytic applications of metal complexes and nanostructured materials"
Host: Professor Maria Contel
