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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220204T153000
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UID:13575-1643988600-1643988600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 268 - Nicholas Graham
DESCRIPTION:“Identifying and decoding the function of the post-translational modifications arginine methylation and phosphorylation with proteomics”
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-268-nicholas-graham/
CATEGORIES:Biochemistry,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220203T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220203T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20210816T221633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210816T221633Z
UID:13532-1643904000-1643904000@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:New Base-Promoted Reductive and Oxidative Coupling Reactions
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Base-catalyzed reactions typically accomplish redox neutral transformations\, such as the addition of pronucleophiles to electrophiles. Our group is developing mechanistic platforms for base-promoted reductive and oxidative coupling reactions to expand the capabilities of basic chemistry. This talk will discuss the development and synthetic potential of these processes in the context of two methodologies. This includes the reductive defluorinative coupling of trifluoromethylarenes with electrophiles and the oxidative coupling of arenes with nucleophiles. Mechanistic studies will also be included to highlight the generality and future applications of these new base-promoted processes.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/tba-13/
CATEGORIES:Organic Colloquium,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220203T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220203T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20220120T221322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220120T221322Z
UID:13595-1643889600-1643889600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Physical Chemistry Seminar: Dr. Daniel Straus\, Princeton University
DESCRIPTION:Structural Surprises in Inorganic and Molecular Materials \nEven in some of the most heavily studied materials\, a careful structural analysis can solve stubborn mysteries. The first part of my talk focuses on cesium lead iodide (CsPbI3)\, an inorganic halide perovskite of interest for solar energy conversion that is unstable at room temperature. I use X-ray diffraction measurements to reveal that that the Cs atom rattles within its coordination polyhedron\, causing the material’s thermodynamic instability. Next\, I demonstrate the remarkable emergence of chirality in the self-assembled molecular material C60(SnI4)2\, despite the very high icosahedral and tetrahedral symmetry of its constituent molecules. These results demonstrate that almost any molecular\, nanocrystalline\, or engineered precursor can be considered when designing chiral assemblies\, allowing new classes of optical devices\, asymmetric catalysts\, and biological sensors to be imagined.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/physical-chemistry-seminar-dr-daniel-straus-princeton-university/
CATEGORIES:Physical Chemistry Seminar,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220202T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220202T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20220114T184330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220114T184330Z
UID:13593-1643817600-1643817600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 278: Special Inorganic Chemistry Seminar - Dr. Matthew Nava
DESCRIPTION:“Elucidation of Reactive Species and Biological Processes Enabled by Molecular Design” 
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-278-special-inorganic-chemistry-seminar-dr-matthew-nava/
CATEGORIES:Inorganic Chemistry,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220201T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220201T103000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20220126T165115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T165115Z
UID:13601-1643711400-1643711400@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\, February 1st\, 2022 at 10:30 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-10/
CATEGORIES:Other,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220201T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220201T103000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20220125T231016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T231016Z
UID:13599-1643711400-1643711400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Combining Synthetic Chemistry and Biology for Streamlining Access to Complex Molecules
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: By virtue of their unrivaled selectivity profiles\, enzymes possess remarkable potential to address unsolved challenges in chemical synthesis. The realization of this potential\, however\, has only recently gained traction. Recent advances in enzyme engineering and genome mining have provided a powerful platform for identifying and optimizing enzymatic transformations for synthetic applications and allowed us to begin formulating novel synthetic strategies and disconnections. This talk will describe our recent efforts in developing a new design language in chemical synthesis that centers on the incorporation of biocatalytic approaches in contemporary synthetic logic. Case studies will focus on the use of this platform in the chemoenzymatic syntheses of complex natural products and also highlight how this platform could serve as a starting point to enable further biological and medicinal chemistry discoveries.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/combining-synthetic-chemistry-and-biology-streamlining-access-complex-molecules/
CATEGORIES:Organic Colloquium,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220131T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220131T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20220120T204427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220120T204427Z
UID:13594-1643644800-1643644800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 228: Professor Wei Xiong\, UCSD
DESCRIPTION:Ultrafast Dynamics of Molecular Vibrational Polaritons For Chemistry and Quantum Simulation \nMolecular vibrational polaritons are hybrid half-light\, half-matter quasiparticle. This hybrid quasiparticles not only inherit properties of both photons and matters\, but also processes unique new photonic and molecular phenomena\, including tilting chemical potential landscapes of reactions\, adding new energy transfer pathways and strong photonic interactions. Many of these developments hinge on fundamental understanding of its physical properties of molecular vibrational polaritons. Using pump probe and 2D IR spectroscopy to study vibrational-polaritons\, we obtained results that advance both molecular science and photonics fields. I will discuss a few phenomena of IR molecular vibrational-polaritons: 1.  Cavity-enabled intermolecular energy transfer\, 2. Vibrational strong coupling accelerated barrier crossing events\, and 3. Nonlinear interactions between polaritons resides in neighboring cavities. These results will have significant implications in novel infrared photonic devices\, lasing\, molecular quantum simulation\, as well as new chemistry by tailoring potential energy landscapes. 
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-228-professor-wei-xiong-ucsd/
CATEGORIES:Physical Chemistry Seminar,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220131T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220131T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20211217T211915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211217T211915Z
UID:13574-1643644800-1643644800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:CANCELLED!  Chem 228: Steven Schwartz
DESCRIPTION:“Rare Event Sampling\, Protein Dynamics in enzymatic catalysis and directed evolution: lessons in artificial enzyme design”
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/cancelled-chem-228-steven-schwartz/
CATEGORIES:Physical Chemistry Seminar,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220128T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220128T153000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20211217T211439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211217T211439Z
UID:13573-1643383800-1643383800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 268 - Dylan T. Burnette
DESCRIPTION:“How does a heart grow? A cell biologist wants to know”
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-268-dylan-t-burnette/
CATEGORIES:Biochemistry,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20210816T221559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210816T221559Z
UID:13531-1643299200-1643299200@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Postponed
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/tba-12/
CATEGORIES:Organic Colloquium,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220124T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220124T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20211217T211232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211217T211232Z
UID:13572-1643040000-1643040000@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 228: Gerard C. L. Wong
DESCRIPTION:“Molecular biomimicry by the SARS-CoV-2 virus: consequences for severe inflammation\, coagulation\, and dysregulation of antiviral responses”
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-228-gerard-c-l-wong/
CATEGORIES:Physical Chemistry Seminar,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220119T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220119T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20211215T171745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211215T171745Z
UID:13563-1642608000-1642608000@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:POSTPONED - Chem 278: Prof. Shiyu Zhang
DESCRIPTION:“Modeling Enzymatic Reactivity with Copper Coordination Complexes” \nPOSTPONED
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/postponed-chem-278-prof-shiyu-zhang/
CATEGORIES:Inorganic Chemistry,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220114T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220114T131500
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20211217T210959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211217T210959Z
UID:13571-1642166100-1642166100@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:POSTPONED! Chem 268 - Jennifer Niven Shepherd
DESCRIPTION:“Microbial rhodoquinone biosynthesis proceeds via an atypical RquA-catalyzed amino transfer \nfrom S-adenosyl-L-methionine to ubiquinone” 
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/postponed-chem-268-jennifer-niven-shepherd/
CATEGORIES:Biochemistry,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220113T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220113T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20220112T232706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220112T232706Z
UID:13590-1642089600-1642089600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Stereoselective Gold Catalysis: From Metal-Ligand Cooperation to SN2 Glycosylation
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Metal-ligand cooperation is a versatile strategy for achieving efficient and/or stereoselective catalysis. Since 2014\, we have developed a range of enabling remotely basic group-functionalized biaryl-2-ylphospine ligands (see Scheme A) for cooperative gold catalysis. With chiral elements built into these ligands\, asymmetric transformations are developed in mechanistically rational manners. DFT calculations confirm the critical participation of the ligand remote basic group in catalysis. Several recent developments will be discussed. This type of bifunctional ligands also enables cooperative catalysis by other metals including Cu and Ag. \nA different yet related approach to achieving stereoselective gold catalysis is developed specifically to address the long-standing challenge in carbohydrate synthesis\, i.e.\, the lack of stereoselective synthesis of glycosidic bonds applicable to every sugar type. In this approach\, as shown in Scheme B\, a basic group is installed onto the anomeric leaving group of the carbohydrate donor and serves to direct the backend attack by a carbohydrate acceptor upon the leaving group activation by gold. The SN2 nature of the glycosylation and the general tolerance of many sugar types make this approach appealing. The progress made in this area will be discussed.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/stereoselective-gold-catalysis-metal-ligand-cooperation-sn2-glycosylation/
CATEGORIES:Organic Colloquium,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220113T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220113T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20210830T220452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210830T220452Z
UID:12326-1642089600-1642089600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Postponed: Chapman Lectureship
DESCRIPTION:The Chapman Lecture has been postponed until futher notice. 
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/postponed-chapman-lectureship/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220113T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20220105T195255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220105T195255Z
UID:13587-1642075200-1642075200@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Special Physical Chemistry Seminar - Elsa Sanchez Garcia
DESCRIPTION:“CL-FEP: An Accurate End-State Free Energy Perturbation Approach”
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/special-physical-chemistry-seminar-elsa-sanchez-garcia/
CATEGORIES:Other,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220111T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220111T103000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20220104T183116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220104T183116Z
UID:13585-1641897000-1641897000@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:POSTPONED - NSF Center for Integrated Catalysis Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED – 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\, January 11th\, 2021 at 10:30 AM. We are pleased to invite all students\, postdocs\, faculty\, and staff.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/postponed-nsf-center-integrated-catalysis-webinar-series/
CATEGORIES:Other,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220110T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220110T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20211217T210827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211217T210827Z
UID:13570-1641830400-1641830400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 228: Robert Phillips and Christina Hueschen
DESCRIPTION:“A Language Whose Characters are Triangles”
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-228-robert-phillips-and-christina-hueschen/
CATEGORIES:Physical Chemistry Seminar,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220107T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220107T153000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20211217T210429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211217T210429Z
UID:13569-1641569400-1641569400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:POSTPONED! Chem 268 - Naomi Courtemanche
DESCRIPTION:“Actin filament assembly mediated by formins: All roads lead to the barbed end” 
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/postponed-chem-268-naomi-courtemanche/
CATEGORIES:Biochemistry,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220105T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220105T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20220104T192310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220104T192310Z
UID:13586-1641398400-1641398400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 278: Dr. Juyao Dong
DESCRIPTION:“Advances in Genome Editing Therapeutics at Intellia and Pharma Career Opportunities for Chemists”
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-278-dr-juyao-dong/
CATEGORIES:Other,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211209T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211209T130000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20210824T175527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210824T175527Z
UID:13544-1639054800-1639054800@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-3/
CATEGORIES:Other,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211208T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211208T150000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20210816T215308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210816T215308Z
UID:13525-1638975600-1638975600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 278: Prof. Manfred Scheer
DESCRIPTION:“The Close and Loose Relationship Between Carbon and Phosphorus”
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-278-prof-manfred-scheer/
CATEGORIES:Inorganic Chemistry,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211203T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211203T153000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20210907T205844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210907T205844Z
UID:13556-1638545400-1638545400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 268 - Cathy Clarke and Jose Rodriguez
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-268-cathy-clarke-and-jose-rodriguez/
CATEGORIES:Biochemistry,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211202T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211202T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20210831T200027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210831T200027Z
UID:13547-1638446400-1638446400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 218: Student Exit Seminar - Derek Urwin
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-218-student-exit-seminar-derek-urwin/
CATEGORIES:Other,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211201T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211201T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20210816T215042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210816T215042Z
UID:13524-1638374400-1638374400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 278: Dr. Miguel Gonzalez
DESCRIPTION:“Controlling Chemistry through Confinement”
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-278-dr-miguel-gonzalez/
CATEGORIES:Inorganic Chemistry,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211122T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211122T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20211112T181151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211112T181151Z
UID:13562-1637596800-1637596800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 228: Samanvaya Srivastava
DESCRIPTION:“Polyelectrolyte Complex-Based Robust and Tough Wet Adhesives”
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-228-samanvaya-srivastava/
CATEGORIES:Physical Chemistry Seminar,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211119T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211119T153000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20210907T205659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210907T205659Z
UID:13555-1637335800-1637335800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 268 - Steve Clarke and Roy Wollman
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-268-steve-clarke-and-roy-wollman/
CATEGORIES:Biochemistry,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211118T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211118T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20210816T224327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210816T224327Z
UID:12324-1637251200-1637251200@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:The 2021 John D. Roberts Lecture - Physical Organic Chemistry on the Brain: Understanding the Nicotine Receptor
DESCRIPTION:The remarkable complexity of the human brain is evident at all levels\, from anatomical to cellular to molecular.  The central molecules of synaptic signaling comprise a diverse array of integral membrane proteins that are resistant to most approaches to high resolution structural characterization.  As such\, chemistry provides the most powerful tool for unraveling the structures and functions of the molecules of memory\, thought\, and sensory perception; of Alzheimer’s\, Parkinson’s\, and schizophrenia. Using the mindset and methodologies of physical organic chemistry\, and combining them with molecular biology\, electrophysiology\, and computer modelling we have probed these complex membrane proteins with a precision and subtlety normally associated with small molecule studies.  We have uncovered key interactions that allow agonists to bind\, and that distinguish binding of natural ligands vs. substances of abuse\, including a key cation-π interaction that enables tight binding of nicotine to specific regions of the brain.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/2021-john-d-roberts-lecture-physical-organic-chemistry-brain-understanding-nicotine-receptor/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211118T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211118T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20210831T195731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210831T195731Z
UID:13546-1637236800-1637236800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 218: Student Exit Seminar - Hannah Friedman
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-218-student-exit-seminar-hannah-friedman/
CATEGORIES:Other,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211117T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211117T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T010423
CREATED:20210816T214759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210816T214759Z
UID:13523-1637164800-1637164800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 278: Prof. Lisa Olshansky
DESCRIPTION:“Conformational Control over Metal ion Reactivity” \nAbstract: Metalloenzymes facilitate some of the most thermodynamically and kinetically challenging chemical transformation known\, and in contrast to our industrial methods\, they do so under extremely mild conditions. What are they doing that we are not? One aspect of metalloenzyme reactivity that is ubiquitous in nature yet often overlooked in the development of synthetic systems is the role that conformational gating steps play in mediating metallocofactor reactivity. Inspired by these enzymes\, research in the Olshansky lab is focused on testing the hypothesis that conformational control represents an efficient means with which to control metal ion reactivity\, promote electron and proton transfer steps\, and mediate the interconversion of different forms of energy. However\, naturally occurring metalloenzymes are extremely complex and studying them directly\, it is often impossible to disentangle the interplay between conformation and reactivity\, so instead\, the Olshansky lab prepares and studies simplified model systems encapsulating this interplay. Through the construction of switchable artificial metalloproteins and coordination complexes\, we are working to dissect the kinetic and thermodynamic consequences of conformational control\, and we are preparing an array of switchable systems for applications in solar energy conversion\, catalysis\, and biomedicine.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/chem-278-prof-lisa-olshansky/
CATEGORIES:Inorganic Chemistry,Seminars
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