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osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · 1d

Today’s Biochemistry Seminar

“Translocon dynamics during protein synthesis at the ER”

Dr. Robert Keenan, University of Chicago

4:10 — 5:10PM
Psychology 006

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osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · 2d

Today’s Organic Student Seminar

“Silver Coated Microcapillaries Generate Soft Plasma-Microdroplets for Enhanced MS Detection and Synthesis”

Adam Reed, OSU (Badu Group)

4:10 — 5:10PM
CBEC 130

osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · 3d

Today’s Chem Ed Seminar

“Chemistry for Whom and for What Purpose?”

Dr. Ryan Stowe, University of Wisconsin-Madison

4:10 — 5:10PM
Scott Lab N054

osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · 4d

Today’s Physical Seminar

“Fast Electrons and Hard X-rays for Unraveling Atomic-Scale Dynamics in Light-Energy Conversion”

Dr. Renske van der Veen, Helmholtz Berlin

4:10 — 5:10PM
CBEC 130

osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · 5d

Kotaro received the 2025 Innovators in Healthcare and Life Sciences Award from Business First!

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osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · 8d

Biochemistry Seminar

“Mechanistic insights into the aminoglycoside nucleotidyltransferase(6) enzyme family”

Dr. Brian Smith, Grand Valley State University

4:10 — 5:10PM
Psychology 006

osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · 9d

Today’s Sheldon Shore Lecture

“New Perspectives on the Chemistry of the Rare Earths: Structures, Bonding, and Reactivity”

Dr. Eric Schelter, University of Pennsylvania

4:10 — 5:10PM
CBEC 130

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osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · 10d

Today’s Chem Ed Seminar

“A Tale of Two Paradigms: The Importance of Empricial and Design Work in Chemistry Education”

Dr. Sam Pazicni, University of Wisconsin-Madison

4:10 — 5:10PM
Scott Lab N054

osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · 11d

Today’s Physical Seminar

“Photochemistry in molecular crystals: from dynamics to mechanics”

Dr. Chris Bardeen, UC Riverside

4:10 — 5:10PM
CBEC 130

osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · 15d

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osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · 22d

Today’s Biochemistry Seminar

“Machine learning for protein engineering: successes and failures, and how to tell the difference”

Dr. Andrew Ellington, University of Texas, Austin

4:10 — 5:10PM
Psychology 006

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osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · 23d

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osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · 24d

Today’s MLS Seminar

Dr. Phil Zamore, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

4:10 — 5:05PM
DHLRI 170

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osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · 24d

Today’s Chem Ed Seminar

“Understanding Student Perceptions, Perceived Competence, and Sense of Belonging in General Chemistry Courses”

Dr. Nicole Karn, The Ohio State University

4:10 — 5:10PM
Scott Lab N054

osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · Sep 10

Today’s Inorganic Seminar🗓️

“High Voltage, No Metal: Design Sustainable Cathodes for Li & Zn Batteries”

Dr. Shiyu Zhang, OSU

4:10 — 5:10PM
CBEC 130

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osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · Sep 9

Today’s Chem Ed Seminar🗓️

“Bridging the Academia-Industry Divide: Preparing Undergraduate Students for Roles in Chemical Industry”

Dr. Molly Atkinson, University of North Texas

4:10 — 5:10PM
Scott Lab N054

osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · Sep 8

Today’s Physical Seminar🗓️

“Dynamics Simulations of Fluorescent Proteins for Rational Design”

Dr. Alice Walker, Wayne State University

⌚️4:10 — 5:10PM
📍CBEC 130

osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · Sep 4

Today’s Biochemistry Seminar🗓️

“Cancer Drug Discovery Using Fragment-Based Methods and Structure-Based Design”

Dr. Stephen Fesik, Vanderbilt University

⌚️4:10 — 5:10PM
📍Psych 006

osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · Sep 3

Today’s Organic Seminar🗓️

“Amphiphilic Dendritic Hybrid Block Copolymers (HBCS) for Theranostic Nanomedicine”

Dr. Davita Watkins, OSU

⌚️4:10 — 5:10PM
📍CBEC 130

osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · Sep 2

Today’s Chem Ed Seminar🗓️

“Aligning Teaching Values and Assessment Practices with Scalable Specifications Grading”

Dr. Renee Link, University of California Irvine

⌚️4:10 — 5:10PM
📍Scott Lab N054

osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · Aug 29

Today’s Organic Seminar🗓️

“Process Development of CDK2 Selective Inhibitor PF-07104091"

Dr. Michael Herr, Pfizer

⌚️4:10 — 5:10PM
📍CBEC 130

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osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · Aug 28

Today’s Biochemistry Seminar — Student Speaker🗓️

“Intracellular Delivery of Proteins and Nucleic Acids”
Sara Reitz, OSU

⌚️4:10 — 5:10PM
📍Psych 006

osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Using FTIR to Support Accurate Tissue Assessment in Colorectal Surgery

Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is emerging as a powerful tool for distinguishing cancerous from noncancerous tissue during colorectal cancer surgery. In a recent study, Drs. Heather Al...

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osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · Aug 27

Today’s Inorganic Seminar🗓️

“Manipulating Phase Transitions and Free Volume: From Solid Refrigerants to Microporous Water”

Dr. Jarad Mason, Harvard University

⌚️4:10 — 5:10PM
📍CBEC 130

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osuchembiochem.bsky.social @osuchembiochem.bsky.social · Aug 19

Claudia Turro was awarded the 2026 Josef Michl ACS Award in Photochemistry!

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