February 27

Professor Stuart Licht
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(Host: Professor Sean Elliott)

The Effects of Nanometer-Scale Architecture on
Acetylcholine Receptor Function and Pharmacology

March 13

Professor Squire Booker
Department of Chemistry
Pennsylvania State
(Host: Professor Sean Elliott)

The biosynthesis of the lipoyl cofactor:
Understanding sulfur insertion into unactivated alkyl chains

March 20

2006 Novartis Lecture in Organic Chemistry

Professor Philip Baran
The Scripps Research Institute
(Host: Professor John A. Porco, Jr.)

The Catalytic Cycle of Discovery in Total Synthesis

March 27

2006 Lambert Lecture in Organic Chemistry

Professor E. J. Corey

Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Harvard University

(Host:  Professor James Panek)

Chiral Cations as Catalysts for Enantioselective Synthesis:  Pathways and Applications

April 03

Andrew Combs

Incyte

Senior Director in Discovery Chemistry
(Host: Professor Scott Schaus)

Utilizing the Latest Medicinal Chemistry Technologies Available to Discover and Optimize Novel Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B Inhibitors.

April 10

Professor Kara L. Bren
Department of Chemistry
Univesity of Rochester
(Host: Professor Sean Elliott)

April 24

Professor JoAnne Stubbe
Department of Chemistry
(Host: Professor Sean Elliott)