Seminar - Spring, 2008 Schedule
Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. Science Building Room 301

Presenter(s)
Jan. 31

So I'm a Calvin College Bio/Chemistry Major, what do I do now?

Dr. Douglas Vander Griend Calvin College

Feb. 7

Stress-Related Drug Self-Administration and Relapse: A Role for Corticotropin-Releasing Factor, Kappa Opioids and Norepinephrine

Dr. Glenn Valdez
Grand Valley State University Dept. of Psychology

Feb. 14

Identification of Novel Drug Targets for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

Dr. Brendan Looyenga
Van Andel Institute

Feb. 21

New Materials for Optical Information Storage

Dr. Joe Dinnocenzo University of Rochester

Feb. 28

Application of Chemical Biotechnology to the Optimization of Endocrine Hormones

Dr. Richard DiMarchi
Indiana University

March 6

Conformational Flexibility of BACE1: a New Twist on the Opening Mechanism

Dr. Steve Spronk
University of Michigan

March 13

Spring Break

 
March 20

Membrane Regulation of Protein Activity: Acute Activation of GluT1 Transport

Playing with Molecular
Tinker Toys

Mr. Andrew Tidball
Calvin College CHEM 395 Student


Mr. Kwabena Bediako
Calvin College CHEM 395 Student

March 27 Dirty Droplets in the Atmosphere: How Aerosol Reactions Alter the Air Above Us

Dr. Gilbert Nathanson
University of Wisconsin-Madison

April 3 "Forgotten Genius: The Percy Julian Story" - Part 1 Forgotten Genius is a fascinating and largely unknown story of scientific triumph and racial inequality. It covers the extraordinary life journey of Percy Julian, one of the great chemists of the 20th century.
April 4
5:00 p.m.
"Forgotten Genius: The Percy Julian Story" - Part 2 Pizza and a special Friday night showing at 5:00 p.m. at the Bunker Interpretive Center
April 10 "Forgotten Genius: The Percy Julian Story" - Part 3

 

April 17

Cell-Penetrating Peptides: A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Plasma Membrane

Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy as a Window into Enzyme-Inhibitor Interactions

Ms. Kimberly Spronk
Calvin College CHEM 395 Student

Ms. Laura Porter-Peden
Calvin College CHEM 395 Student

April 24 Investigations of Methylene Blue Staining and Glucose Uptake Mr. Mario Lucia
Calvin College CHEM 395 Student
May 1 Student Chemistry Awards Dr. Larry Louters
Chemistry Department Chair

All Seminars held in SB301 unless otherwise noted.

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