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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210922T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210922T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210816T212401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210816T212401Z
UID:13517-1632326400-1632326400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 278: Dr. Megan Jackson
DESCRIPTION:“Molecular Design of Solids and Surfaces” \nAbstract: Novel materials will be central to solving some of the greatest challenges facing us in the 21st century\, including energy storage and utilization\, chemical separations\, water purification\, and targeted drug delivery. This talk will focus on bringing molecular-level understanding to two areas of materials design. In part one\, I will focus on bringing molecular-level precision to heterogeneous electrocatalytic active sites through a new class of materials called graphite-conjugated catalysts. In part two\, I will discuss strategies for controlling the morphology and defect chemistry of a family of anisotropic metal-organic framework crystals that show promise in gas storage and separation.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-278-dr-megan-jackson/
CATEGORIES:Inorganic Chemistry,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210916T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210916T100000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210909T022521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210909T022521Z
UID:13559-1631786400-1631786400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Special Biochemistry Seminar - Prof. Francisco Carrau
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/special-biochemistry-seminar-prof-francisco-carrau/
CATEGORIES:Biochemistry,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210903T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210903T153000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210716T232157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210716T232157Z
UID:13509-1630683000-1630683000@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:gBSA Summer Seminar - Amateur Hour!
DESCRIPTION:Featuring incoming first-year students
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/gbsa-summer-seminar-amateur-hour/
CATEGORIES:Biochemistry,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210827T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210827T153000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210716T231640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210716T231640Z
UID:13508-1630078200-1630078200@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:CANCELLED - gBSA Summer Seminar - Dr. Fran Zone
DESCRIPTION:Fran Zone – Guest SpeakerLeadership Communication StrategistZone Communication\, San Francisco\, CA
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/cancelled-gbsa-summer-seminar-dr-fran-zone/
CATEGORIES:Biochemistry,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210823T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210823T150000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210722T225133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210722T225133Z
UID:13511-1629730800-1629730800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Student Exit Seminar: Chen Lin
DESCRIPTION:Multiscale Simulation of Biophysics\, with Emphasis on Rare-Event Sampling \nThe behavior of a biophysical systems often is quite different when investigated on different length scales and a complete description of such a system typically requires different approaches for these different length scales. At atomic and mesoscopic scales\, a considerable number of degrees of freedom are involved. The associated free energy profiles are relatively rugged with energy barriers or kinetic bottlenecks preventing efficient sampling when doing numerical simulations. To alleviate this problem\, a variety of sampling strategies have been developed  \nIn this seminar\, I will start with a general background of the multi-scale modeling of biophysical systems and review the different sampling strategies that are being used when doing simulations. Next\, I will talk about two of my projects. The first one involves reaction-diffusion problems in a confined environment in the presence of attractive interactions. The second one is the diffusion-driven phase separation problem inside a cross-linked network of semi- flexible polymers. I will use these two projects to illustrate how one can apply multi-scale descriptions and sampling techniques to Non-equilibrium Biophysical systems.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/student-exit-seminar-chen-lin/
CATEGORIES:Other,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210820T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210820T153000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210716T231342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210716T231342Z
UID:13507-1629473400-1629473400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:gBSA Summer Seminar - Dr. Sean Shen
DESCRIPTION:Sean Shen– AlumniLoo Group(2016)Process Development ScientistAmgen\, Camarillo\, CA
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/gbsa-summer-seminar-dr-sean-shen/
CATEGORIES:Biochemistry,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210813T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210813T153000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210716T230502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210716T230502Z
UID:13506-1628868600-1628868600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:gBSA Summer Seminar - Dr. Kristen Koch
DESCRIPTION:Kristen Koch– AlumniKoehler Group (2007)Senior Business AnalystCGH Technologies\, Inc.\, Manassas\, VA
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/gbsa-summer-seminar-dr-kristen-koch/
CATEGORIES:Biochemistry,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210812T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210812T130000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210806T232558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210806T232558Z
UID:13512-1628773200-1628773200@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:CIC Careers in Green Chemistry Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Integrated Catalysis is hosting a new seminar series called the “Careers in Green Chemistry.” With these webinars\, we aim to bring speakers from a wide variety of careers\, linked through green chemistry\, to come talk about their current job as well as the career path that led them to that position. We are pleased to invite all students\, postdocs\, and faculty.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/cic-careers-green-chemistry-seminar-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Other,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210806T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210806T153000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210716T230159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210716T230159Z
UID:13505-1628263800-1628263800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:gBSA Summer Seminar - Dr. Phil McFadden
DESCRIPTION:Phil McFadden– AlumniClarke Group (1983)Associate ProfessorOregon State University\, Corvallis\, OR
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/gbsa-summer-seminar-dr-phil-mcfadden/
CATEGORIES:Biochemistry,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210730T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210730T153000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210716T225714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210716T225714Z
UID:13504-1627659000-1627659000@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:gBSA Summer Seminar - Dr. Alexander Patananan
DESCRIPTION:Alexander Patananan– AlumniClarke Group (2014)Medical Communication ManagerAmgen\, Palmdale\, CA
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/gbsa-summer-seminar-dr-alexander-patananan/
CATEGORIES:Biochemistry,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210723T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210723T153000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210716T225034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210716T225034Z
UID:13503-1627054200-1627054200@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:gBSA Summer Seminar - Dr. Alex Bradley
DESCRIPTION:Alex Bradley– AlumniQuinlan Group (2019)Sr. Life Science SpecialistL. E. K. Consulting\, Los Angeles\, CA
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/gbsa-summer-seminar-dr-alex-bradley/
CATEGORIES:Biochemistry,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210722T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210722T130000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210719T191626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210719T191626Z
UID:13510-1626958800-1626958800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:CIC Careers in Green Chemistry Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Integrated Catalysis is hosting a new seminar series called the “Careers in Green Chemistry.” With these webinars\, we aim to bring speakers from a wide variety of careers\, linked through green chemistry\, to come talk about their current job as well as the career path that led them to that position. We are pleased to invite all students\, postdocs\, and faculty.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/cic-careers-green-chemistry-seminar-series-1/
CATEGORIES:Other,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210719T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210719T130000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210607T225958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210607T225958Z
UID:12323-1626699600-1626699600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:SoCal Merck Symposium 2021
DESCRIPTION:SoCal Merck Symposium 2021 \n\n\nCaltech\, UCLA\, UC Irvine\, and Merck \n\n\nJuly 19\, 2021\, 1:00 to 6:00 pm PST \n\n\nEvent Program (all times PST) \n\n1:00 pm – Carly Brennan\, Prescher Group\, UCI – Multicomponent Bioluminescence Imaging with Naphthylamino Luciferins \n1:20 pm – Nick Hafeman\, Stoltz Group\, Caltech – The Total Synthesis of (–)-Scabrolide A \n1:40 pm – Dr. Makeda Tekle-Smith\, Doyle Group\, UCLA – Nucleophilic C(sp3)–H Fluorination \n2:00 – 2:10 pm – Break \n2:10 – 2:20 pm – Molecule of the Month (MOM) rapid pitch presentations \n2:20 – 3:00 pm – MOM poster session on GatherTown  \n3:00 – 3:10 pm – Break \n3:10 pm – Andrew Kelleghan\, Garg Group\, UCLA – Intercepting Fleeting Cyclic Allenes with Transition Metal Catalysis \n3:30 pm – Karli Holman\, Reisman Group\, Caltech – Synthetic Studies Toward Falcatin A \n3:50 pm – Alex Lu\, Dong Group\, UC Irvine – Dynamic Kinetic Intermolecular Hydroacylation  \n4:10 – 4:20 pm – Break \n4:20 pm – Dr. Andrew Neel\, Associate Principal Scientist\, Merck Process Chemistry – Sampling the Catalytic Spectrum to Deliver an Ideal Manufacturing Route to STING agonist MK-1454 \n5:00 pm – MOM winners presentation \n5:10 – 6:00 pm – GatherTown poster session \nWebEx link:  https://merck.webex.com/merck/j.php?MTID=ma70457450bbe7498dfeefc56b608c96a\nMeeting number (access code): 131 835 7557 \nMeeting password: AXufwG735g3  \nGatherTown link: https://gather.town/app/tmhgx8fnOwrrwT14/2021%20SoCalMerckSymposium\nPassword: 2021SCMS
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/socal-merck-symposium-2021/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210706T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210706T100000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210629T184523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210629T184523Z
UID:13502-1625565600-1625565600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:NSF Center for Integrated Catalysis Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:The NSF Center for Integrated Catalysis is delighted to announce that it will be hosting a monthly webinar series. The next webinar of this series will be held on Tuesday\, July 6th\, 2021 at 10:00 AM. We are pleased to invite all students\, postdocs\, faculty\, and staff.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/nsf-center-integrated-catalysis-webinar-series-9/
CATEGORIES:Other,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210611T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210611T130000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210527T161706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210527T161706Z
UID:12322-1623416400-1623416400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:The 2021 Organic Graduate Symposium
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, June 11\, the 2021 Organic Graduate Symposium featured research talks by twelve of this year’s UCLA chemistry graduate students. The Organic Graduate Symposium is an event that provides a forum for organic chemistry graduate students who are within one year of obtaining their Ph.D. to present their dissertation research at UCLA to their peers\, researchers\, and faculty.  The Organic Graduate Symposium is open to the UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry affiliates and their families. 
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/2021-organic-graduate-symposium-0/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210610T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210610T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210527T154342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210527T154342Z
UID:13501-1623326400-1623326400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 218 Student Exit Seminar: Michael LeClaire
DESCRIPTION:“Biophysical Characterization of Cancer-Derived Cells and Extracellular Vesicles” \nABSTRACT: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a class of lipid bilayer enclosed particles secreted by most mammalian cells\, and are found ubiquitously in body fluids such as plasma and cerebrospinal fluid. EVs contain molecular signatures of their secreting host cells\, and are involved in long-range intercellular communication and transfer of biomolecular cargo. There is significant potential for EVs to be used as biomarkers for specific cancers\, and their involvement in long-range intercellular communication holds promise for their use as targeted drug delivery vehicles. However\, EVs’ nanoscale size and heterogeneity (30-1000 nm) and the choice of isolation methods confound the structural\, biophysical\, and surface biochemical analysis of single vesicles. Here\, we focus on the characterization of single small extracellular vesicle (sEV) (40-160 nm) structural-mechanical properties by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and other methods. We examined the impact of isolation methods on the biophysical heterogeneity of single sEVs\, including their nanoscale morphology and the presence of co-isolates. We also investigated the structural-mechanical properties of breast cancer cell line-derived sEVs and their secreting cells\, finding that breast-cancer derived sEVs reflect the biomechanical signature of the cancer cells that secrete them\, and identify similar trends in patient plasma derived EV like particles. Finally\, we demonstrated the applicability of AFM-based single sEV analysis as an efficient tool to quantify the abundance\, structure\, and biomechanical properties of sEVs from limited volume patient cerebrospinal fluid. Overall\, this work advances the understanding of single sEV structural-mechanical properties and provides a framework to assess sEV quality and purity.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-218-student-exit-seminar-michael-leclaire/
CATEGORIES:Other,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210609T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210609T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210525T234021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210525T234021Z
UID:13500-1623254400-1623254400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 278 Prof. Duan Research Group Seminar
DESCRIPTION:“Ultrathin Wavy Nanowires as Highly Efficient Anode Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cell Application” \nAbstract: Direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs) are of tremendous interests for their higher volumetric energy density\, safer storage\, transport\, and lower cost vs. hydrogen. However\, the anode alcohol oxidation reactions are less kinetically favorable and require noble metal based electrocatalysts\, which are costly and limits the widespread adoption. Therefore\, an important challenge is to develop highly efficient electrocatalysts with high mass activity (MA) to lower the required amount of noble metal and the overall cost. Ultrathin wavy nanowires represent a class of attractive electrocatalysts with high specific surface area\, rich catalytic hotspots and excellent charge transport. In this talk\, I will discuss my effort in the design\, synthesis and characterizations of the ultrathin Rh wavy nanowires and ultrathin alloy Pt3Ag wavy nanowires as highly effective electrocatalysts for the alcohol oxidation reactions\, by considering the most fundamental design criteria to simultaneously improve the specific activity (SA) and the electrochemical active surface area (ECSA). In addition\, I will briefly discuss my ongoing effort to extend this system to Rh/Ni(OH)2 wavy nanowires and high entropy alloy wavy nanowires for the oxidation reactions of alcohols and hydrazine.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-278-prof-duan-research-group-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Inorganic Chemistry,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210608T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210608T130000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210524T184122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210524T184122Z
UID:13499-1623157200-1623157200@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:NSF Center for Integrated Catalysis Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:The NSF Center for Integrated Catalysis is delighted to announce that it will be hosting a monthly webinar series. The next webinar of this series will be held on Tuesday\, June 8th\, 2021 at 1:00 PM. We are pleased to invite all students\, postdocs\, faculty\, and staff.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/nsf-center-integrated-catalysis-webinar-series-8/
CATEGORIES:Other,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210604T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210604T153000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210325T212607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210325T212607Z
UID:13473-1622820600-1622820600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 268: Samantha Zink Kozlowski
DESCRIPTION:Rodriguez Group \n“Probing amyloid structure and function through designed fibril cores” \n 
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-268-samantha-zink-kozlowski/
CATEGORIES:Biochemistry,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210604T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210604T130000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210527T161453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210527T161453Z
UID:12321-1622811600-1622811600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:The 2021 Organic Graduate Symposium
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, June 4\, the 2021 Organic Graduate Symposium featured research talks by eleven of this year’s UCLA chemistry graduate students. The Organic Graduate Symposium is an event that provides a forum for organic chemistry graduate students who are within one year of obtaining their Ph.D. to present their dissertation research at UCLA to their peers\, researchers\, and faculty.  The Organic Graduate Symposium is open to the UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry affiliates and their families. 
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/2021-organic-graduate-symposium/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210603T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210603T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210331T173414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T173414Z
UID:13486-1622721600-1622721600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 218 Student Exit Seminar: Arkaprabha Basu
DESCRIPTION:“Quantifying the Actin Cytoskeleton: A non-invasive image quantification tool to identify and track sub-cellular processes in real-time”
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-218-student-exit-seminar-arkaprabha-basu/
CATEGORIES:Other,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210602T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210602T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210324T211518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210324T211518Z
UID:13466-1622649600-1622649600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 278 Prof. Kaner Research Group Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Lisa Pangilinan  \n“Effects of Solubility and Grain Size Refinement on the Hardness of Transition Metal Borides”  \n\n\nMit Muni  \n\n\n“Graphene for Capacitive Energy Storage” 
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-278-prof-kaner-research-group-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Inorganic Chemistry,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210528T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210528T153000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210325T212404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210325T212404Z
UID:13472-1622215800-1622215800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:POSTPONED - Chem 268: Paul Sieminski
DESCRIPTION:Zhou Group \n“TBA”
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/postponed-chem-268-paul-sieminski/
CATEGORIES:Biochemistry,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210527T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210527T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210520T152834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210520T152834Z
UID:13498-1622131200-1622131200@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chemical Synthesis and Study of Noncanonical Membrane Lipids
DESCRIPTION:Lipid membranes are universal features of living systems\, constituting inner and outer barriers of a biological construct and maintaining non-equilibrium states necessary for life. Evolution has produced a fascinating array of lipid structures that dictate the function of biological membranes\, and organisms devote considerable energy to the synthesis and maintenance of such compositions. Our group has been studying some of the most exotic lipids observed to date\, representing a radical departure from the canonical hydrocarbons that dominate almost all prokaryotic and eukaryotic membranes. While minute amounts have been obtainable from natural sources for structural characterization\, pure quantities of such lipids for function-related studies have not. Our work has established strategies for accessing different classes of noncanonical membrane lipids. Success in this vein has resulted in controllable access to single enantiomers of amphiphilic molecules with routes that are flexible enough to allow for the additional production of non-natural analogues.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chemical-synthesis-and-study-noncanonical-membrane-lipids/
CATEGORIES:Organic Colloquium,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210527T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210527T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210331T173327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T173327Z
UID:13485-1622116800-1622116800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 218 Student Exit Seminar: Yuting Miao
DESCRIPTION:Super-Resolution imaging of plasmonic Near-fields: Overcoming Emitter Mislocalizations
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-218-student-exit-seminar-yuting-miao/
CATEGORIES:Other,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210526T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210526T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210324T211336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210324T211336Z
UID:13465-1622044800-1622044800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 278: Prof. Sen Zhang
DESCRIPTION:“Atomically Precise Nanocrystal Surfaces and Interfaces for Electrocatalysis” \nCatalysis at surfaces and interfaces where there exists bi- or multi-component cooperation has been identified as crucial for many processes related to energy and environmental applications. In this talk\, I will highlight such cooperative catalysis can be synthetically controlled at the surface and interface of atomically precise nanocrystals\, and can play critical roles in maximizing the benefit of oxygen-mediated energy conversion reactions: oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) for fuel cells and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) for water electrolyzer. The first example is M-Pt (M=non-precious metals) core-shell nanocrystals within which desirable/undesirable interfaces between non-precious metal M core and precious metal Pt shell were identified by theoretical calculations and were experimentally balanced by nanocrystal synthesis. The optimized core-shell nanocrystals exhibited favorable interfacial interaction through properly coupled electronic and strain effects\, leading to an enhanced electrocatalytic efficiency towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). In the second example\, we modulated the interaction of single-site Co\, Fe\, Ni catalytic centers and inorganic coordination environments in the surface of nanocrystals for electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The seamless integration of controlled synthesis of nanocrystals\, operando structural/catalytic characterization\, and advanced theoretical calculation for oxygen electrocatalyst development will be discussed\, which will also be extended to other electrocatalytic processes (e.g. CO2 reduction and biomass-derived molecule upgrading).
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-278-prof-sen-zhang/
CATEGORIES:Inorganic Chemistry,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210525T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210525T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210519T211852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210519T211852Z
UID:13497-1621958400-1621958400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Modulating the conformation and function of disease-relevant RNA with small molecules
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Small molecules offer a unique opportunity to target structural and regulatory elements in therapeutically relevant RNAs\, but understanding functional selectivity has been a recurrent challenge in small molecule:RNA recognition.  In particular\, RNAs tend to be more dynamic and offer less chemical functionality than proteins\, and biologically active ligands must compete with the highly abundant and highly structured RNA of the ribosome. Indeed\, the first small molecule drug targeting RNA other than the ribosome was just approved by the US FDA in August of 2020. Our recent survey of the literature revealed little more than one hundred reported chemical probes that target non-ribosomal RNA in biological systems. \nAs part of our efforts to improve small molecule targeting strategies and gain fundamental insights into small molecule:RNA recognition\, we have analyzed patterns in both RNA-biased small molecule chemical space and RNA topological space privileged for differentiation. We have applied these principles to functionally modulate conformations of 3’-triple helix of the long noncoding RNA MALAT1 as well as an enterovirus (EV71) IRES structure\, the latter in collaboration with the labs of Blanton Tolbert (Case Western Reserve University) and Gary Brewer and Mei-Ling Li (Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School). We have recently translated our success in developing an RNA-targeted antiviral for EV71 to targeting regulatory RNA in SARS-CoV-2.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/modulating-conformation-and-function-disease-relevant-rna-small-molecules/
CATEGORIES:Other,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210524T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210524T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063622
CREATED:20210323T210018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210323T210018Z
UID:13457-1621872000-1621872000@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 228: Prof. Zdenka Kuncic
DESCRIPTION:“Harnessing nano-scale functionality for next-generation biomedical and bio-inspired technologies”
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-228-prof-zdenka-kuncic/
CATEGORIES:Physical Chemistry Seminar,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210521T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210521T153000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063623
CREATED:20210325T212134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210325T212134Z
UID:13471-1621611000-1621611000@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 268:  Nicole Lynn
DESCRIPTION:Torres Group \n“Functional characterization of the mammalian family of Katanin microtubule-severing enzymes”
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-268-nicole-lynn/
CATEGORIES:Biochemistry,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210520T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210520T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T063623
CREATED:20210513T152611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210513T152611Z
UID:13496-1621512000-1621512000@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Mechanism-guided discovery of photocontrolled materials and reactions
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: The Kalow lab interrogates and exploits the relationship between molecular reactivity and macroscopic properties to discover polymeric materials relevant to human health and sustainability. We approach “reactivity-property” relationships bidirectionally: in reactivity-directed materials discovery\, we use synthesis and physical organic chemistry to tune reactions occurring within polymer networks. In polymer networks composed of reversible covalent bonds\, we translate changes in reactivity into macroscopic responses\, ranging from repair in self-healing elastomers to photocontrolled stiffness in adaptable hydrogels. In properties-directed reaction discovery\, we design photochemical reaction mechanisms that target desirable photophysical properties. Based on this principle\, we have discovered a catalyst-free photopolymerization to produce n-type π-conjugated polymers\, and a selective photoinduced cross-coupling of polyhalogenated dyes. Across these projects\, light provides precise\, tunable\, and noninvasive spatiotemporal control over molecular reactivity.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/mechanism-guided-discovery-photocontrolled-materials-and-reactions/
CATEGORIES:Organic Colloquium,Seminars
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