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June 26, 2017
, Waseda University
鈥淒ecarbonylative Coupling and Multiple Arylation of Aromatic Molecules鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 127
June 30, 2017
, University of Regensburg, Germany
鈥淧hotoredox catalysis - Organic synthesis with visible light鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
July 31, 2017
, National University of Singapore
鈥淐atalytic Enantioselective Redox-Neutral Processes for Efficient Chemical Synthesis鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 127
August 11 & 12, 2017
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Lectures in Organic Chemistry
Friday, August 11, 2017
3:30 PM Refreshments in Merkert Foyer
, Kyoto University
鈥淗elical-Polymer-Based Chiral Catalysts for Switch, Amplification, and Transfer of Chirality鈥濃
4:00 PM, Merkert 127
Saturday, August 12, 2017
9:30 AM Refreshments in Merkert Foyer
Dr. Daniel R. Fandrick, Senior Principal Scientist, Chemical Development, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
鈥淐hallenges and Opportunities in Process Chemistry: Case Studies in Innovation鈥
10:00 AM, Merkert 127
11:00 AM Break- Refreshments in Merkert Foyer
Professor Michinori Suginome, Kyoto University
鈥淐atalytic Borylations and C-H Functionalization: Chances and Opportunities鈥
11:15 AM, Merkert 127
January 31, 2017
, Wayne State University
鈥淐hemical Approaches for Characterizing Protein Glutathionylation鈥澛
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
February 21, 2017
, Brandeis University
鈥淪elf-Assembly of Small Molecules in the Cellular Milieu鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
March 21-23, 2017
, University of California, San Francisco
March 21聽
鈥淐hemical Tricks for Drugging the Undruggable鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 127
March 22聽
鈥淐hemical Approaches for Deciphering Kinase Signaling Networks鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 127聽
March 23聽
鈥淒rugs Targeting K-Ras in Cancer鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 127
March 28, 2017
, University of Washington
鈥淔unctional Polymeric Materials at Multiple Length Scales鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
April 11, 2017
, University of California, Berkeley
鈥淗igh-Valent Metal Species in Water Splitting and Solar Fuels Generation鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
April 12, 2017
, University of Oxford
鈥淢etal catalysis: new reactions and new opportunities for聽organic synthesis鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
April 25, 2017
, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Joseph and Partricia Vanderslice Lecturer in Organic Chemistry鈥淣ew Bonding and Reactivity: Chemistry of N-Cations and N-Radicals鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 127
April 27, 2017
, Rutgers University
鈥淯nderstanding and modulating enzyme stability, specificity and quinary structure using computational protein design鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
April 28, 2017
, Princeton University
鈥淪olar聽Fuels: Designing an Electrocatalytic Interface for the Conversion of CO2聽and H2O to Fuels鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 127
May 3, 2017
, Merck
鈥淒rug Discovery at Nanomole Scale鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
May 9, 2017
Dr. Jason Thomas, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
鈥淎 chemical biology approach to drug discovery enabled by chemical proteomics鈥
Refreshments at 2:45 PM
3:00 PM, Merkert 130
, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Novartis Lecturer
鈥淢icrobial Carbohydrates for Health and Disease鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
May 15, 2017
, University of Strasbourg
鈥淧erspectives in Chemistry:聽From Supramolecular Chemistry towards Adaptive Chemistry鈥
2:00 PM, Merkert 130
May 16, 2017
, National Cancer Institute-Frederick
鈥淧rofiling acetyltransferases to understand cancer鈥檚 metabolic cues鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
May 17, 2017
, University of California, Riverside
鈥淎 hybrid molecular-nanocrystal platform for photon upconversion鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
May 30, 2017
, Brandeis University
鈥淎ctivation of Nucleophiles for Asymmetric Reactions with Organic Molecules鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
September 8, 2016
Strem Lectureship
, University of California - Berkeley
鈥淐atalytic Organic Reaction Inspired by the Organometallic Chemistry of Gold鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
September 9, 2016
Merck Symposium
Dr. David Thaisrivongs, Merck
鈥淭he development of a commercial manufacturing route for verubecestat, a BACE1 inhibitor for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease鈥澛
3:15 - 4:15 PM, Merkert 127
, Macrobial Chemistry Research Foundation
鈥淩ecent Progress in Cooperative Asymmetric Catalysis鈥
4:25 - 5:40 PM, Merkert 127
September 13, 2016
, Boston College - Biology Department
鈥淐hanges in Molecular Recognition Over Time: Evolution and Reinvention of RNA-Protein Interfaces鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
September 15, 2016
, Michigan State University
鈥淢olecular and Material Approaches for Solar Energy Conversion and Storage鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
September 20, 2016
, Texas A+M University
鈥淭ranslation of fundamental chemistry to functional nanoscopic macromolecules designed for advanced applications鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
September 22, 2016
, Boston College
鈥淐ontrolled Encapsulation of Catalysts in Nanoporous Materials鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
September 27, 2016
, UCSF
鈥淪tructure and Pharmacological Inhibition of the Proton Channel from Influenza A Virus鈥
3:30 PM, Merkert 130
September 29, 2016
, MIT
鈥淕raphite-Conjugated Catalysis鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
October 4, 2016
, University of Texas - San Antonio
鈥淎symmetric Cycloaddition Reactions with Metal Carbenes鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
October 6, 2016
, Boston College
鈥淒ynamic and Switchable Iron-Based Polymerization Catalysts鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
October 18, 2016
, MIT
鈥淒ynamic Droplets鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
October 27, 2016
, Ohio State University
鈥淒rugging Undruggable Targets with Cyclic Peptides鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
November 1, 2016
, Northeastern University
鈥淢eet the Challenge of Discovering Unknowns: Functional Proteomics, Protein Crosslinking and Modifications of Biotherapeutics鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
November 3, 2016
, Penn State University
鈥淒evelopment of electrocatalytic materials guided by computational chemistry:聽 fuel cells and CO2听别濒别肠迟谤辞谤别诲耻肠迟颈辞苍鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
November 9, 2016
, Florida Atlantic University
鈥淐hasing Forgotten Reactions: Novel Synthetic Strategies towards Unnatural Peptide and Terpene-based Natural Products鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
November 10, 2016
, University of California, Berkeley
鈥淟i-air batteries: O2聽electrochemistry in Li ion-bearing nonaqueous electrolytes鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
November 15, 2016
, University of Copenhagen
鈥淭argeting Protein-Protein Interaction鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
November 17, 2016
, Emory University
鈥淐ollaborative Approach for C-H Functionalization鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
December 1, 2016
, University of Connecticut
鈥淪ynthesis and optical interaction of metal and semiconductor nanoparticles鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 130
December 2 & 3, 2016
Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecturer in Organic Synthesis
December 2, 2016
, Camille Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry, MIT
鈥淧alladium-Catalyzed Carbon-Heteroatom Bond Formation: From Small Molecules to Bioconjugation鈥
4:00 PM, Merkert 127
December 3, 2016
Dr. Martin Eastgate, Director, Head, Chemical Research, Bristol-Myers Squibb
鈥淪ynthetic Evolution and Chemical Innovation in the Synthesis of Complex Pharmaceutical Compounds鈥
10:00 AM, Merkert 127
Professor Stephen L. Buchwald, Camille Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry, MIT
鈥淐opper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydroamination and Related Process鈥
11:15 AM, Merkert 127