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Date and Location Seminar Type Seminar Details
Date: 08/17/2026 (Mon), 12:00 PM

Location: NSB 1205 - Auditorium

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PHD Thesis Defense

Speaker Abigail Tripka


Title: Chemical and Functional Characterization of Plant Specialized Metabolites Across Scales: From Ecosystems to Cells

Committee:
Jazz Dickinson, Cell & Developmental Biology (Chair)
Daniel Donoghue, Biochemistry & Mol Biophysics
Judy Kim, Chemistry
Alexis Komor, Biochemistry & Mol Biophysics
Jonathan Slade, Chemistry

Date: 08/17/2026 (Mon), 02:00 PM

Location: Kavli Auditorium

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PHD Thesis Defense

Speaker Matthew Garrett Miyada


Title: Solvatochromic investigations of carrier protein-dependent biosynthesis

Committee:
Michael Burkart, Chemistry (Chair)
Neal Devaraj, Biochemistry & Mol Biophysics
Kamil Godula, Chemistry
Paul Jensen, SIO Department
Yitzhak Tor, Chemistry

Date: 08/18/2026 (Tue), 09:00 AM

Location: via Zoom

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MS Thesis Defense

Speaker Guangfei Pan


Title: Toward Molecular Capture of Sulfatases–Heparan Sulfate Interactions: Development of Bifunctional Azide–Sulfamate Probes Exploiting the Formylglycine Catalytic Mechanism

Committee:
Kamil Godula, Chemistry (Chair)
Jeffrey Esko, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine
Alex Guseman, Biochemistry & Mol Biophysics

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Date: 08/18/2026 (Tue), 11:00 AM

Location: Urey Hall 2102 - Urey Room

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PHD Thesis Defense

Speaker Sarah Marie Narehood


Title: Mechanistic Insights into the Regulation and Catalysis of Biological Nitrogen Fixation

Committee:
Mark Herzik, Biochemistry & Mol Biophysics (Chair)
Faik Tezcan, Chemistry (Co-Chair)
Joshua Figueroa, Chemistry
Wan-lu Li, Nanoengineering
Julia Stauber, Chemistry

Date: 08/20/2026 (Thu), 09:00 AM

Location: Kavli Auditorium

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PHD Thesis Defense

Speaker Rylan Alexander Rowsey


Title: Synthesis of N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Pnictogen Fluoride Adducts and NHC-PnF5-Functional Polymers

Committee:
Nathan Romero, Chemistry (Chair)
Jesse Jokerst, Nanoengineering
Clifford Kubiak, Chemistry
Julia Ortony, Chemistry

Date: 09/17/2026 (Thu), 10:00 AM

Location: Urey Hall Addition 3060 - CAICE Room

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PHD Thesis Defense

Speaker Karla Rojas Garcia


Title: Laboratory studies of nitrous acid (HONO) formation in indoor and outdoor environments via multiphase heterogeneous chemistry

Committee:
Vicki Grassian, Chemistry (Chair)
Jonathan Slade, Chemistry
Joel Yuen-Zhou, Chemistry
Katharine Ricke, Sch of Global Policy & Strategy

Date: 09/28/2026 (Mon), 03:00 PM

Location: TBA

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PHD Thesis Defense

Speaker Palliser Hudson Shomody


Title: TBA

Committee:
Tatiana Mishanina, Biochemistry & Mol Biophysics (Chair)
Jin Zhang, Pharmacology (Co-Chair)
Fleur Ferguson, Biochemistry & Mol Biophysics
Alexis Komor, Biochemistry & Mol Biophysics

Date: 09/29/2026 (Tue), 11:00 AM

Location: NSB Auditorium 1205

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Theoretical & Computational Chemistry

Speaker Professor Hsing-Ta Chen


Title: TBA

Hosted by:
Professor Joel Yuen-Zhou

Date: 10/01/2026 (Thu), 11:00 AM

Location: NSB Auditorium 1205

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Biochemistry

Speaker Professor Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede


Title: TBA

Hosted by:
Professor Alex Guseman

Date: 10/08/2026 (Thu), 11:00 AM

Location: NSB Auditorium 1205

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Biochemistry

Speaker Professor Youngwang Lee


Title: TBA

Hosted by:
Professor Itay Budin

Date: 10/15/2026 (Thu), 11:00 AM

Location: NSB Auditorium 1205

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Biochemistry

Speaker Professor Rebecca Vorhees


Title: tba

Hosted by:
Professor Christopher Obara

Date: 10/20/2026 (Tue), 11:00 AM

Location: NSB Auditorium 1205

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Physical Chemistry

Speaker Professor Sarah King


Title: tba

Hosted by:
Professor Wei Xiong

Date: 10/22/2026 (Thu), 11:00 AM

Location: NSB Auditorium 1205

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Biochemistry

Speaker Professor Tina Wang


Title: TBA

Hosted by:
Professor Alexis Komor

Date: 10/29/2026 (Thu), 11:00 AM

Location: NSB Auditorium 1205

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Biochemistry

Speaker Professor Yamuna Krishna


Title: tba

Hosted by:
Professor Itay Budin

Date: 11/05/2026 (Thu), 11:00 AM

Location: NSB Auditorium 1205

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Biochemistry,Endowed Lecture

Speaker Professor Cathy Royer


Title: tba

Hosted by:
Professor Alex Guseman

Date: 11/12/2026 (Thu), 11:00 AM

Location: NSB Auditorium 1205

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Biochemistry

Speaker Professor Carlos Castaneda


Title: tba

Hosted by:
Professor Galia Debelouchina

Date: 11/19/2026 (Thu), 11:00 AM

Location: NSB Auditorium 1205

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Biochemistry

Speaker Professor Brooke Gardner


Title: TBA

Hosted by:
Professor Itay Budin

Date: 12/03/2026 (Thu), 11:00 AM

Location: NSB Auditorium 1205

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Speaker Professor Jay Chung


Title: TBA

Hosted by:
Professor Gourisankar Ghosh