Department of chemistry
Organic Seminar Schedule
Fall 2009
Wednesday at 4:30 PM, 2009 Science Hall (unless indicated with "*")
September 9 Prof. Suri S. Iyer, University of Cincinnati, "Carbohydrate Based Biosensors: A Rapid, One Step, No Wash Assay for the Detection of Carbohydrate Binding Proteins" (host: Andreana)
September 23 Prof. Patrick M. Woster, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, WSU, "Small Molecule Inhibitors of Lysine-Specific Demethylase 1 (LSD1) as Epigenetic Modulators" (host: Pflum)
September 30 Dr. Tom Pettus, UCSB "Total Syntheses of Complex Molecules from Aromatic Building Blocks" (host: Guo)
October 7 Sun Choi - WSU - Graduate Student Seminar - Long Talk - "Total Syntheses and Therapeutic Effects of Epothilone B & Analogs" (Pflum Group)
*October 12 FRONTIERS: Dr. Todd Lowary U of Alberta, Canada "Synthesis and Biochemistry of Bacterial Furanosides" (host: Guo)
October 14 No Seminar
October 21 Dr. Zbigniew Witczak Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Nesbitt School of Pharmacy. Wilkes University Talk Title: "A New Paradigm For Carbohydrate Therapeutics Discovery; Non-Hydrolyzable Bioisosters Of Natural Thio-Sugars." (host: Andreana)
October 28 Benjamin Swarts - WSU - Graduate Student Seminar - Long Talk - "Total "Synthesis of (+)-Haplophytine" (Guo Group)
November 4 Dr. Hien Nguyen U of Iowa "Palladium and Nickel Controlled Stereoselectivity in Carbohydrate Synthesis" (host: Andreana)
November 11 Dr. Michael Kerr U of Western, Ontario Canada (host: J. K. Cha)
**November 17 Dr. Greg Dudley Florida State University (host: Kodanko)
#   Frontiers - Monday 3pm in Science Hall 2009

Further information can be obtained from Peter Andreana, Dept of Chemistry, Wayne State University, , (313) 577-7785.
Last updated: November 20, 2009