The Department of Chemistry at Boston University has invited leading research scientists to share and present their current research.

Colloquia seminars are held on Mondays (unless otherwise noted) in the Life Science and Engineering Building Auditorium (B01), beginning at 4:00 p.m. A reception (with light refreshments) precedes each talk, beginning at 3:30 p.m., in the lounge area outside B01. The lectures are open to everyone in the Department, including undergraduates.

Colloquium Chair: Professor James S. Panek

Colloquium Speaker Series Coordinator: Kevin Schwartz

Fall 2009 Schedule

Sept 9	Professor Andreas Pfaltz University of Basel (Host: Professor Corey Stephenson) “Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation”
Sept 14	Professor Pinghua Liu Boston University (Host: Sean Elliott) "Isoprenoid: Biosynthesis and Biomedical Applications"
Sept 21	Professor Feng Wang Boston University (Host: Rosina Georgiadis) "The quest for the best non-polarizable force field for water following the adaptive force matching method"
Sept 28	Dr. Robert Copeland Epizyme, Inc. (Host: Prof. Karen Allen) "Drug-Target Residence Time: An Alternative Approach To Drug Optimization"
Oct 5	Professor Xiaowei Huang Harvard University (Host: BUWIC/Pfizer) "Nanoscopic Imaging of Biomolecules and Cells"
Oct 19	Professor Shawn Burdette University of Connecticut (Host: Professor Linda Doerrer) "Development of Caged-Complexes for Zn2+"
Oct 26	Professor Eric Borguet (POSTPONED TO JANUARY 25) Temple University (Host: Professor Larry Ziegler) "Single Molecule Charge Transfer and Localization at Interfaces"
Nov 2	Dr. Fran Perler New England BioLabs, Inc. (Host: Professor Karen Allen) "Inteins in Action"
Nov 9	Professor Daniel Romo Texas A&M University (Host: Professor John Porco) "Bioactive Natural Products as Enduring Forums for Chemical Synthesis, Cellular Probe Discovery, and Identification of Therapeutic Targets"
Nov 16	Professor Vy Dong University of Toronto (Host: Professor Corey Stephenson) "Catalytic Transformations of C-H Bonds, Carbon-dioxide, and Simple Olefins"
Nov 23	Professor David Sherman University of Michigan (Host: Professor Aaron Beeler) "Understanding the Biosynthetic Capability of Marine Cyanobacteria: Enzymatic Analysis of the Curacin A and Jamaicamide Natural Product Pathways"
Nov 30	Professor Robert Doyle Syracuse University "Proteins for metal transport and metals for Protein transport: Oral insulin delivery and Iron uptake in pathogenic bacteria"
Dec 7	Professor Katherine J. Franz Duke University (Host: Professor Sean Elliott) "Manipulating Metal-Catalyzed Oxidative Stress with Triggerable Chelating Agents"