Spring 2013

Presented by the Departments of BiologyChemistry, and Earth and Physical Sciences.


Image source: Robert Darnell/Matteo Ruggiu

Thursdays at noon, room AC 4M06 (unless otherwise noted).

February 14th
Matteo Ruggiu
Columbia University
Neurodegenerative Disorders of RNA: Tales of NOVA and SMN
Hosted by: Margaret MacNeil  (Room 4E07 at noon)

February 28th
Maria Pia Miglietta
University of Notre Dame
Life cycle evolution, immortality, and transdifferentiation in Hydrozoa (Cnidaria)
Hosted by: Margaret MacNeil (Room 4E07 at noon)

March 7th
Peter Dijkstra
University of Texas, Austin
Phenotypic plasticity in color and behavior in a cichlid fish
Hosted by: Margaret MacNeil (Room 4E07 at noon)

March 12th
Michael Yoder
SUNY Old Westbury
TBA
Hosted by: Margaret MacNeil (Room 4E07 at noon)

Image source: Jessica Seeliger

March 14th
Shi Jin
CUNY College of Staten Island – Department of Chemistry
Organic Optoelectronic Materials
Hosted by: Emmanuel Chang (Room 4M06 at noon)

April 11th
Jessica Seeliger
SUNY Stony Brook School of MedicineDepartment of Pharmacological Sciences
The Making of a Pathogen: the What, Where, and How of Mycobacterial Lipid Biosynthesis
Hosted by: Yolanda Small (Room 4M06 at noon)

April 16th
Xudong Yuan
Nanotechnology-based siRNA Drug Delivery
Hosted by: The Department of Chemistry (Room 4M05 at noon)

April 17th
Bulbul Chakravarti
Proteomics: Applications in biological and clinical research
Hosted by: The Department of Chemistry (Room 4E07 at 10:30am)

April 18th
Mohindra Seepersaud
Infectious Disease: Antibacterial and Antiviral Targets – Early Research and Development
Hosted by: The Department of Chemistry (Room 4E07 at 1:30pm)

April 18th
4th Annual Undergraduate Research Day
CUNY York College
Hosted by: Office of Undergraduate Research (Room 3E07b)

April 23rd
Daniele Musumeci
The Importance of Crystalline and Amorphous Materials in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Hosted by: The Department of Chemistry (Room 4E07 at 12:00pm)

April 25th
Henry North
Synthesis of Novel Enaminones and Cheminformatics Modeling for Identification of Novel Hits with Anticonvulsant Activity
Hosted by: The Department of Chemistry (Room 4E07 at 1:30pm)

April 25th
Student Practice Talks for ACS Undergraduate Research Symposium
CUNY City College of New York
Conference Date: Saturday April 27th, 2013
Hosted by: Yolanda Small (conference co-chair) (Room 4M06 at noon)

May 2nd
Stephen Fearnley
CUNY York CollegeDepartment of Chemistry
Organic Chemistry at Cambridge University
Hosted by: Yolanda Small (Room 4M06 at noon)

 


This seminar series provides an opportunity to foster the engagement of faculty, students and staff in the scientific enterprise and to cultivate an environment of intellectual discourse and growth by promoting interaction between scientists at every level. ALL ARE WELCOME. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.

All seminars will be on Thursday at noon in room AC-4M05 unless otherwise noted. Please contact Dr. Emmanuel Chang (echang@york.cuny.edu, 718-262-3778) or Dr. Yolanda Small (ysmall@york.cuny.edu, 718-262-2592) for more information.

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