Electrochemical and Theoretical Investigation of Triazole ...
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry 2014 Scientific ...Aruna Earla (Braslau lab) “Covalently...
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9:00−9:45 Continental breakfast
9:45−10:00 Opening remarks (Ilan Benjamin)
Session 1 Session Chair: Glenn Millhauser
10:00−10:20 Alex Ayzner, Asst. Professor “Light harvesting with organic semiconductors: Relating microstructure and excited-state dynamics”
10:20−10:40 Chelsea Gustafson (Partch lab) “Conformational dynamics of the molecular clock: How a cis/trans isomerization modulates circadian rhythms”
10:40−11:00 Indranil Chakraborty (Oliver & Mascharak labs) “Correlation between absorption in the visible range and metal-CO bond labilization in metal carbonyl complexes”
11:00−11:30 Coffee break
11:30−12:30 Keynote address: Prof. Benjamin Schwartz, UCLA
12:30−2:00 Lunch
1:00−2:00 Poster viewing
Session 2 Session Chair: Yat Li
2:00−2:20 Greg Hura, LBL Assoc. Adjunct Professor “Protein engineering for catalysis and medicine”
Keynote speaker Professor Benjamin Schwartz
University of California, Los Angeles Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
2:20−2:40
Aruna Earla (Braslau lab) “Covalently linked plasticizers: Triazole analogues of phthlate plasticizers prepared by mild copper-free “click” reactions with azide-functionalized PVC”
2:40−3:00
Raymond Pu (Zhang lab) “Photoelectrochemical solar hydrogen generation by metal oxide semiconductors and quantum dots”
3:00−3:20 Coffee break
Session 3 Session Chair: Rebecca Braslau
3:20−3:40
Jevgenij Raskatov, Asst. Professor “Chiral inactivation of amyloid-associated diseases – a molecular hypothesis
3:40−4:00
Rafael Palomino (Millhauser lab) “Small proteins and big appetites− structural insights into the melanocortin system and hunger ”
4:00−4:20
Sarah Lindley (Zhang lab) “Hollow gold nanospheres as photothermal coupling agents for cancer ablation”
4:20−4:40
Chris Warner (Linington lab) “Small molecule approaches to combat Vibrio cholerae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms”
4:40−6:00 Poster viewing and social hour
6:00−8:00 Dinner and annual trivia quiz
To Be or Not to Be in a Cavity: The Hydrated Electron
Dilemma
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry 2014 Scientific Meeting
Pema Osel Ling Retreat Center | Tuesday, September 16th