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MIKI 2008


Medicinal & Natural
Products Chemistry Graduate Seminar Series (46:227)
College
of Pharmacy, S538 Phar
Tuesdays at 3:00 pm (unless otherwise noted)

Coffee and Cookies at 2:50 pm
Seminar Coordinator: Michael Duffel

Month

Date

Speaker

Title

 

 

 

 

August

28

Dr. Michael Henry
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, UI

Androgen Receptor-targeted siRNA Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer

 

 

 

 

September

4

Dr. Dirk Trauner
University of California, Berkeley

Synthetic Studies on Natural Products and Neurons

 

11

Dr. Judy Bolton
University of Illinois at Chicago

Quinoids from selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs):  Biological Consequences?

 

18

Rachel Miller
Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry,UI

Cancelled / to be rescheduled

 

25

Dr. Jef De Brabander
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Natural Products: Opportunities for Discovery

 

 

 

 

October

2

Dr. Iwao Ojima
State University of New York at Stony Brook

New molecular strategies for tumor-targeting chemotherapy

 

9

Nadezhda German
Thesis Seminar
Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry, UI

Design and Synthesis of  Novel Molecules for Overcoming Bacterial Resistance to Fluoroquinolones

 

16

Molly Martin
Thesis Seminar
Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry, UI

Design and Testing of Novel Intrinsic Proteasome Inhibitory Gene Transfer Peptides

 

23

Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing Symposium – No MNPC Seminar

 

 

25

Faculty Candidate Seminar

 

 

 

 

 

November

6

Faculty Candidate Seminar

 

 

15

Faculty Candidate Seminar (Note: Thursday)

 

 

20

Thanksgiving Recess - No Seminar

 

 

29

Faculty Candidate Seminar

 

 

 

 

 

December

4

Dr. Emily Scott
University of Kansas

Structural Differences Between Human Lung and Liver Cytochrome P450s That Matter in Drug Metabolism and Procarcinogen Activation

 

18

Kevin Marks
Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry, UI

Napthalen-1-yl-(4-pentyloxynaphthalen-1-yl)methanone: A Potent, Orally Bioavailable Human CB1/CB2 Dual Agonist with Antihyperalgesic Properties and Restricted Central Nervous System Penetration

       
January 29 Dr. Sue O'Dorisio
Department of Pediatrics, UI
G Protein Coupled Receptors as Molecular Targets in PET Imaging and Radiopeptide Therapy of Pediatric Tumors
       
February 5

Erin Gagan, Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry, UI

Synthesis and simple 18F-Labeling of 3-Fluoro-5-(2-(2-(fluoromethyl)thiazol-4-yl)ethynyl) benzonitrile as a high affinity radioligand for imaging monkey brain metabotropic glutamate subtype-5 receptors with Positron Emission Tomography

  12 Amanda Fenner, Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry, UI

2H-Benzimidazole 1,3-Dioxide Derivatives:  A New Family of Water-Soluble Anti-Trypanosomatid Agents

  19 Dr. Francisco Velázquez,Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, NJ

Synthesis and Evaluation of HCV NS3 Protease Inhibitors

  26 Dr. Curtis D. Klaassen, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

Hepatobiliary Disposition of Xenobiotics

       
March 4 Dr. Victoria Roche, Creighton University, Omaha, NE

Let’s Have Some Fun! Advancing Learning with Computerized Medicinal Chemistry Case Studies

  25 Dr. Paloma Giangrande, Department of Cardiology, UI RNA Aptamers: Platform Technology for Targeted Therapies
       
April 15 Dr. Dennis R. Petersen, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Proteomic insights into interactions of 4-hydroxynonenal and 4-oxononenal on hepatic proteins prepared from rats ingesting alcohol

       
May 6

Dr. Chris Pigge
Department of Chemistry,
UI

 

 

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