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Date

Speaker

Seminar

May 30, 2008
Rm. 1116
10:00 AM

Deepa A. Rao
Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
School of Pharmacy, UW-Madison

"The design & delivery of a biodegradable poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid based carrier to the regional lymphatics in rats"

(G. Kwon, host)

May 28, 2008
Rm. 1116
01:30 PM

Jun Huang
Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
School of Pharmacy, UW-Madison

"Crystallization in Polymorphic Systems"

(L. Yu, host)

May 12, 2008
Rm. 1116
03:30 PM

Dr. Aiwen Lei, Prof. of College of Chemistry &
Molecular Sci & Exec Dir of Green Catalysis Insti
Wuhan University, China

"Novel Approaches toward Cross-Coupling Reactions"

(W. Tang, host)

May 09, 2008
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Prof. Gary Molander
Hirschmann-Makineni Professor of Chemistry
University of Pennsylvania

"Organotrifluoroborates: The Best Next Thing"

(W. Tang, host)

Apr 30, 2008
Rm. 2002
01:30 PM

Prof. Jeffrey Winkler
Department of Chemistry
University of Pennsylvania

"Synthesis of Natural and Unnatural Products"

(R. Hsung & C. Sih, host)

Apr 25, 2008
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

John Patton, Ph.D.
Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer
Nektar Therapeutics

"PFIZER LECTURE: The Continuing Story of Inhaled Insulin"

(A. Chung & K. Owusu-Ofori, host)

Apr 18, 2008
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Prof. David Gin
Molecular Pharmacology & Chemistry Program
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

"Synthesis of Carbohydrate Immunostimulants and Bioactive Alkaloids"

(W. Tang, host)

Apr 11, 2008
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Prof. Cory Berkland

-CANCELED-

(G. Kwon, host)

Apr 04, 2008
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Jun Huang
Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Student
School of Pharmacy, UW-Madison

"Crystallization in Polymorphic Systems"

(L. Yu, host)

Mar 28, 2008
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Tisha King Heiden
Postdoctoral Research Associate
METC, UW-Madison

"Using the Zebrafish Model to Assess the Potential Health Risks of Engineered Nanoparticles"

(R.E. Peterson, host)

Mar 21, 2008

NO SEMINAR - SPRING RECESS

Mar 14, 2008

Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Student Meeting - 3:30 p.m. - room 2006.

Mar 10, 2008
Rm. 2336
11:15 AM

Frank C. Schroeder, Ph.D.
Boyce Thompson Institute
Cornell University

"The Virtue of the Impure: Chemical Biology of Natural Products Using Direct NMR"

(J. Thorson, host)

Mar 07, 2008
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Nirca Nieves
Graduate Student
Pharmaceutical Sciences division, School of Pharmacy

"Novel Therapeutic Alternatives for the Treatment of Acne"

(M. Clagett-Dame, host)

Feb 29, 2008
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Gene Fiese
2007 AAPS President
Pharmaceutics Consultant

"Erythromycin A: A Pharmaceutics Success Story"

(Joe Su and AAPS Chapter, host)

Feb 28, 2008

Dr. Tae Kook Kim's seminar has been postponed.

Feb 22, 2008
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Prof. Ross Cagan
Brookdale Dept. of Molecular, Cell, and Dev. Biology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

"Cancer, Diabetes, and Other Fun Things We Can Study with Flies"

(A. Bashirullah, host)

Feb 21, 2008
Rm. 2002
12:15 PM

Adrian Keatinge-Clay, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of California-San Francisco

"Stereocontrol in Polyketides"

(J. Thorson, host)

Feb 18, 2008
Rm. 2339
10:30 AM

David A. Colby, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
The Scripps Research Institute

"Natural Products as Lead Structures for Medicinal Chemistry"

(J. Thorson, host)

Feb 15, 2008

Rescheduled -- 1st & 2nd year Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate students report to room 2006 at 3:30 p.m. to discuss program requirements

Feb 14, 2008
Rm. 2336
12:15 PM

Paul E. OMaille, Ph.D.
The Jack Skirball Chemical Biology & Proteomics Laboratory
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

"Quantitative Exploration of the Catalytic Landscape Separating Divergent Plant Sesquiterpene Synthases"

(J. Thorson, host)

Feb 08, 2008
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Prof. Lan Huang
Dept. of Developmental & Cell Biology
University of California, Irvine

"Deciphering the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Dependent Degradation Pathway Using Proteomic Approaches"

(L. Li, host)

Feb 01, 2008

NO SEMINAR

Jan 28, 2008
Rm. 2002
11:00 AM

Adah Almutairi, PhD
Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow
College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley

"FUNCTIONAL DESIGN: From Molecules to Macromolecules""

(Glen Kwon, host)

Jan 25, 2008
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Lingjun Li
Assistant Professor, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison

"Advancing Neuropeptide Research by a Multi-faceted Mass Spectral Platform"

Jan 16, 2008
Rm. 1114
09:00 AM

Matthew Slattery
Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Pharmacy

"Nutrient Control of Cell Growth and Cell Proliferation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae"

Dec 14, 2007
Rm. 2002
09:30 AM

Shingai Majuru, B.Pharm.(Hons.), Ph.D.
Director, Pharmaceutics R&D
Emisphere Technologies, Inc.

"CANCELLED"

Dec 07, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Joe Wen-Kai Su
Prof. Ron Burnette's lab
UW-Madison

"The Central Importance of Electronic Structure in Noncovalent Host-guest Interactions: A Cryptate Case Study"

(R. Burnette, host)

Nov 30, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Paul Lockman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy
Texas Tech University

"Permeability at the Blood-brain Metastatic Tumor Barrier; Do Chemotherapeutics Reach Their Intended Target?"

(M. de Villiers, host)

Nov 23, 2007

No Seminar - Thanksgiving Recess

Nov 16, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

David Putnam, Ph.D.
Depts. of Biomedical Engineering & Chemical-Biomolecular Engineering
Cornell University

"Design and Synthesis of Functional Biomaterials"

(D. Furgeson, host)

Nov 09, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Ron Borchardt, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of Kansas

Busse Lecture

"The Challenges of Designing Cyclic Prodrugs of Opioid Peptides that Permeate the Intestinal Mucosa and the Blood-Brain Barrier"

(M. de Villiers, host)

Nov 08, 2007
Rm. 2002
12:15 PM

NOTE: 12:15 START TIME -- Ron Borchardt, Ph.D.
Solon E. Summerfield Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of Kansas

Busse Lecture

"Drug Design with Biopharmaceutics in Mind: A Paradigm Shift in Drug Discovery"

(M. de Villiers, host)

Nov 02, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

James Dowell
Prof. Lingjun Li's lab
UW-Madison

"Identification of Proteins Secreted by Nrf2 Overexpressing Astroctyes"

(L. Li, host)

Oct 26, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Gary Sulikowski, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Chemistry
Vanderbilt University

"Natural Products as Targets of Opportunity in Synthetic and Bioorganic Chemistry"

(R. Hsung, host)

Oct 19, 2007
Rm. 2006
02:30 PM

NOTE: 2:30 START TIME -- Mark E. Davis, Ph.D.
Warren and Katherine Schlinger Professor of Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology

"Systemic Delivery of siRNA with Targeted Nanoparticles"

(D. Furgeson, host)

Oct 12, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Robert Hondal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry
University of Vermont

"Selenium vs. Sulfur in Enzymes: The Case of Thioredoxin Reductase"

(J. Roberts, host)

Oct 05, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Changhong Ko
Prof. Richard Hsung's lab
UW-Madison

"The Chemistry of Ketals and Aminals"

(R. Hsung, host)

Sep 28, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Nicholas Magnus
Eli Lilly and Company
Indianapolis

"Development of a Mild ß-Ketonitrile Knorr Reaction to Afford an AMPA Potentiator & Enantioselective Aryl Transfer Process Gives Access to mGlu2 Receptor Potentiators"

(R. Hsung, host)

Sep 28, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

CANCELLED -- Christopher Schmid, Ph.D.

"CANCELLED"

Sep 21, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Tonglei Li, Assistant Professor
Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Kentucky

"Surface Energy of Molecular Crystals: Evaluation with Atomic Force Microscopy"

(L. Yu, host)

Sep 19, 2007
Rm. 1116
11:00 AM

Jonghan Kim
Research Fellow
Dept. of Genetics & Complex Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health

"Receptor-mediated turnover of plasma proteins: Homeostatis of IgG and albumin"

(Glen Kwon, host)

Sep 14, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Susan Lunte
Adams Professor of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of Kansas

"Lab on a Chip Devices for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis"

(L. Li, host)

Sep 10, 2007
Rm. 1116
09:00 AM

Ghanashyam Acharya, PhD
Birck Nanotechnology Center
Purdue University

"Immunomagnetic Diffractometry for Rapid Detection of Diagnostic Serum Markers"

(Glen Kwon, host)

Sep 07, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Nella Barshteyn
Prof. Adnan Elfarra's Lab
UW-Madison

"Hemoglobin Adducts: New Insights into Formation and Disposition of Reactive Intermediates"

(A. Elfarra, host)

Aug 16, 2007
Rm. 1128
02:00 PM

Joshua Schmidt
Pharmaceutical Sciences Thesis Defense
School of Pharmacy

"From Crabs to Hamsters: Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry for Peptidomic Analysis and Biomarker Discovery"

(L. Li, host)

Aug 16, 2007
Rm. 2006
11:00 AM

S. Kenny Roberts
Research Associate, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University

"Synthesis and evaluation of fertilization inhibitors and stimuli-responsive oligomers: A new class of hybrid materials"

(Glen Kwon, host)

May 25, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. David Jakeman
College of Pharmacy & Dept. of Chemistry
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

"On the Enzymatic Glycosylation of Natural Products"

(J. Thorson, host)

May 14, 2007
Rm. 1116
01:00 PM

Xuejun Zhang
Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
School of Pharmacy, UW-Madison

"I. Syntheses and Reactions of Ynamides II. 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions of Ynamides"

May 11, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. David Tirrell
Division Chair, Ross McColum-William H. Corcoran Professor
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CIT

"Non-Canonical Amino Acids in Protein Design, Evolution and Analysis"

(D. Furgeson, host)

May 11, 2007
Rm. 1116
01:00 PM

Heather Johnson
Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
School of Pharmacy, UW-Madison

"Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenases Involved in the Biosynthesis of Calicheamicin and Rebeccamycin"

May 07, 2007
Rm. 1116
02:45 PM

Jared R. Mays
Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
School of Pharmacy, UW-Madison

"Synthetic and Biological Studies Directed at the Development of New HDAC-Inhibiting Prodrugs"

May 04, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Bradley Anderson
Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Kentucky

"Understanding Drug Reactivity in Amorphous Solids: Factoring in the Chemistry"

(G. Zografi, host)

May 02, 2007
Rm. 1116
02:30 PM

Peter C. Anderson
Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
School of Pharmacy, UW-Madison

"A Novel Computational Methodology for Identifying RNA Minimum Sequence Requirements for Ligand Binding and Recognition"

Apr 27, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Theresa Allen
Professor of Pharmacology
University of Alberta

"Targeted Nanomedicines: Applications in Cancer"

(D. Furgeson, host)

Apr 26, 2007
Rm. 1116
08:00 AM

May P. Xiong
Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
School of Pharmacy, UW-Madison

"pH-Responsive Multi-PEGylated Dual Cationic Nanoparticles Enable Charge Modulations for Safe Gene Delivery"

Apr 20, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Aimee Eggler
Dept. of Med Chem & Pharmacognosy
Univ. of Illinois at Chicago

"Unraveling the Molecular Mechanisms of the Keap1-Nrf2-ARE Pathway in Cancer Prevention"

(S. Rajski, host)

Apr 20, 2007
Rm. 1116
11:30 AM

Adam Alani
Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
School of Pharmacy

"Mechanistic understanding of oral drug absorption of Cromolyn sodium by an amino acid derivative"

(G. Kwon, host)

Apr 19, 2007
Rm. 2336
01:00 PM

Nadiya Sydorenko
Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Pharmacy

"Development of aza-[3+3] Annulation Strategy Toward Syntheses of Highly Functionalized Piperidines and Related Natural Products"

Apr 13, 2007
Rm. 1306 HSLC
03:30 PM

Judah Folkman, M.D.

CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

Apr 13, 2007
Rm. 1116
01:00 PM

Aleksey Gerasyuto
Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Pharmacy

"Development of Intramolecular Aza-[3+3] Annulation Reaction and its Applications in Natural Product Synthesis"

Apr 12, 2007
Rm. 1306 HSLC
12:00 PM

Judah Folkman, M.D.

CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

Apr 06, 2007

NO SEMINAR - SPRING RECESS

Mar 30, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Coran Watanabe
Department of Chemistry
Texas A & M

"Inspiration from Nature: Natural Products in Drug Discovery Efforts"

(B. Shen, host)

Mar 23, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM


"C A N C E L L E D "

Mar 16, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Michael Wang
Department of Neurology
University of Michigan

"Monogenic Stroke: Lining up Suspect Pathways"

(C. Sih, host)

Mar 09, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Jing Chen
Graduate Student
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Program

"Nr2F5 Identified by Transcriptional Profile Associated with the Cardiac Defects Induced by All-trans Retinoic Acid in the Embryonic Zebrafish Heart"

(W. Heideman, host)

Mar 09, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Matthew Slattery
Graduate Student
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Program

"Coordinated Regulation of Growth Genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae"

(W. Heideman, host)

Mar 08, 2007
Rm. 2336
11:00 AM

Dr. Xiaomeng Long
Depts. of Molecular Biology and Medicine
Harvard Medical School

"Regulation of TOR Complex 1 (TORC1) by Rheb"

(M. Barr, host)

Mar 05, 2007
Rm. 2336
11:00 AM

Dr. Matthew Petroski
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
South San Francisco, CA

"Mechanisms of Protein Ubiquitination"

(M. Barr, host)

Mar 02, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Steven W. L'Hernault
Dept. of Biology
Emory University

"Secretory Vesicle Function during Spermatogenesis and Fertilization in C. elegans"

(M. Barr, host)

Feb 26, 2007
Rm. 1116
11:00 AM

Dr. Arash Bashirullah
Dept. of Human Genetics
Univ. of Utah

"Molecular Genetics of Hormone Action and Developmental Timing"

(M. Barr, host)

Feb 23, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Prof. Michael Burkart
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
UC-San Diego

"Coenzyme A and Natural Product Biosynthesis"

(B. Shen, host)

Feb 22, 2007
Rm. 2002
01:00 PM

Agata Exner, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology,
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University

"Image-Guided Interventions in Cancer Treatment: Opportunities for Drug Development and Delivery"

(Glen Kwon, host)

Feb 22, 2007
Rm. 2336
11:00 AM

Dr. Fenghua Hu
Dept. of Neurology
Yale School of Medicine

"Inhibition of Axonal Outgrowth and Cell Adhesion by the Amino Terminal Domain of Nogo-A"

(M. Barr, host)

Feb 19, 2007
Rm. 1116
10:30 AM

Ki-Bum Lee, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology,
Dept. of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute

"From Nanomedicine to Regenerative Medicine"

(Glen Kwon, host)

Feb 16, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Robert Fecik
Department of Medicinal Chemistry
University of Minnesota

"Polyketide-based Affinity Labels for Combinatorial Biosynthesis"

(R. Hsung, host)

Feb 15, 2007
Rm. 2002
01:00 PM

Weibo Cai, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Stanford University School of Medicine, Molecular Imaging Program

"Multimodality Molecular Imaging and Molecular Therapy Targeting Tumor Angiogenesis"

(Glen Kwon, host)

Feb 15, 2007
Rm. 2336
11:00 AM

Dr. June Dai
Div. of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy
Brigham and Women's Hospital

"Haspin, a Thr 3 Kinase of Histone H3, is Required for Mitotic Chromosome Alignment and Centromeric Cohesion in Mammalian Cells"

(M. Barr, host)

Feb 09, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Anthony Haight
GPRD Process R&D
Abbott

"Synthetic Route Development: Discovery to Enabling"

(R. Hsung, host)

Feb 08, 2007
Rm. 2336
11:00 AM

Dr. Lara Collier
Dept. of Genetics, Cell Biology & Development
University of Minnesota

"Sleeping Beauty for Cancer Gene Discovery"

(M. Barr, host)

Feb 02, 2007

NO SEMINAR - Graduate Applicant Interviews

Feb 01, 2007
Rm. 2336
11:00 AM

Dr. Christopher Ahern
Department of Physiology
Thomas Jefferson Medical College

"Blockade of Voltage-gated Sodium Channels by TTX and Lidocaine: Exploring Energetics with Unnatural Amino Acids"

(M. Barr, host)

Jan 29, 2007
Rm. 1116
11:00 AM

Dr. Paul Marker
Dept. of Genetics, Cell Biology & Development
Univ. of Minnesota Cancer Center

"Forward Genetic Approaches to Prostate Cancer Gene Discovery"

(M. Barr, host)

Jan 29, 2007
Rm. 2336
10:00 AM

Weiping Tang, PhD
HHMI Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry Biology Program
Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT

"New Strategies for the Synthesis of Bioactive Targets & Multidimensional Screening of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors"

(Richard Hsung, host)

Jan 26, 2007
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Professor Peter J. Roy
Dept. of Med. Gen. & Microbiol.
University of Toronto

"Using Worm Genetics to Identify Interactions with a Novel L-type Calcium Channel Antagonist"

(M. Barr, host)

Jan 25, 2007
Rm. 2002
12:30 PM

Andrew Harned, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
California Inst. of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry

"New Reagents, Methods, and Strategies for Organic Synthesis"

(Richard Hsung, host)

Jan 22, 2007
Rm. 1116
11:00 AM

Dr. Brian Baldo
Department of Psychiatry
UW-Madison

"Discrete Neuropharmacological Coding of Distinguishable Motivational Processes: Insights from Nucleus Accumbens Control of Feeding"

(M. Barr, host)

Jan 22, 2007
Rm. 2002
11:00 AM

Marcy Hernick, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Michigan, Dept. of Chemistry

"Insights into the catalytic mechanism and molecular recognition of the metal-dependent deacetylase LpxC"

(Ben Shen, host)

Jan 16, 2007
Rm. 1116
01:30 PM

Lan Xiao
Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Pharmacy

"Effect of Gel Strength on Drug Release from Swellable Matrices through Polymer Erosion"

Jan 16, 2007
Rm. 1116
10:00 AM

Jiong Yang, PhD
Dept. of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Harvard University
Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT

"From Natural Products to Kinase Inhibitors: A Tale of Two Molecules"

(Richard Hsung, host)

Jan 08, 2007
Rm. 1116
11:00 AM

Daniel M. Ratner
Section of Infectious Diseases, Boston Medical Center
Molecular & Cell Biology, Boston University School of Dental Medicine

"Tools for the Burgeoning Field of Glycomics"

(Jon Thorson, host)

Jan 04, 2007
Rm. 1116
11:00 AM

Dr. Christopher Douglas
Postdoctoral Research Associate
California Institute of Technology, Division of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering

"Enantioselective Synthesis of Sarain A & Investigations of Rhodium Porphyrins for Catalytic C-H Functionalization Reactions"

(Richard Hsung, host)

Dec 15, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Michael J. McShane
Biomedical Engineering Department
Texas A&M University

"Micro/Nanoscale Capsules and Particles: Emerging Technology for Biochemical Monitoring"

(M. de Villiers, host)

Dec 15, 2006
Rm. 1114
08:00 AM

Yong Huang
Pharmaceutical Sciences
UW-Madison, School of Pharmacy

"Biosynthesis and Engineering of Anticancer Antibiotics Fredericamycin from Streptomyces griseus and Leinamycin from Streptomyces atroolivaceus"

Dec 08, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. David Lynn
Dept. of Chemical & Biological Engineering
UW-Madison

"Ultrathin Macromolecular Assemblies for the Release of DNA from Surfaces"

(de Villiers, host)

Dec 01, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Allan Myerson
Provost and Senior Vice President
Illinois Institute of Technology

Busse Lecture

"Nucleation Mechanism and its Role in the Polymorphic Outcome of Solution Crystallization"

(L. Yu, host)

Nov 30, 2006
Rm. 1116
11:15 AM

Eric J. Wagner
Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Pharmacy

"Rational Development of Improved Liposome-Dependent Drug Formulations"

Nov 30, 2006
Rm. 2336
10:00 AM

Dr. Allan Myerson
Provost and Senior Vice President
Illinois Institute of Technology

Busse Lecture

"Crystallization Process Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry"

(L. Yu, host)

Nov 29, 2006
Rm. 1116
02:00 PM

Ronak J. Vakil
Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Pharmacy

"Polymeric Micelle Nanocarriers for the Treatment of Disseminated Candidiasis"

Nov 24, 2006

No Seminar - Thanksgiving Recess

Nov 17, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Suzie Pun
Dept. of Bioengineering
University of Washington

"Localized Gene Delivery Mediated by Synthetic Materials"

(G. Kwon, host)

Nov 10, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

cancelled

Nov 03, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Prof. Kam Leong
Depts. of Biomedical Engineering & Surgery
Duke University

"Delivering Biochemical and Topographical Cues by Continuous Nanostructures"

(D. Furgeson, host)

Nov 03, 2006
Rm. 2002
09:30 AM

Dr. Christopher A. Lipinski
Melior Discovery, Inc.

"Drug-like or Tool-like Compounds: Why Does it matter in Biological Screening?"

(C.R. Hutchinson, host)

Oct 27, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Ohyun Kwon
Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
UCLA

"Phosphine Catalysis of Allenes"

(R. Hsung, host)

Oct 20, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Michael Abraham
Professor of Chemistry
University College of London

"How Can We Identify Experimental Models for Biological Processes - Brain Uptake and Intestinal Absorption as Examples"

(L. Van Campen, host)

Oct 19, 2006
Rm. 1128 NEW ROOM
03:30 PM

Dr. Michael Abraham
Professor of Chemistry
University College of London

"The Chemical Senses - Eye Irritation, Nasal Pungency and Odor Detection Thresholds"

(L. Van Campen, host)

Oct 13, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Thomas James
Prof., Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of California, San Francisco

"Targeting the HIV-1 Genome: RNA Structure-Based Drug Discovery"

(S. Mecozzi, host)

Oct 12, 2006
Rm. 1116
02:00 PM

Dr. Rile Ristic
Dept. of Chemical & Process Engineering
Univ. of Sheffield, UK

"Engineering High Quality Pharmaceutical Crystalline Particles: The Case of Paracetamol"

(L. Yu, host)

Oct 06, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Mark Distefano
Department of Chemistry
University of Minnesota

"Mechanistic and Functional Analysis of Protein Prenylation"

(R. Hsung, host)

Sep 29, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Peter Harris
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology and Medicine
Division of Nephrology, Mayo Clinic

"Gene Identification Provides Clues to Pathogenesis in Polycystic Kidney Disease"

(M. Barr, host)

Sep 28, 2006
Rm. 2002
03:30 PM

Dr. David Grainger
Department Chair
College of Pharmacy, Univ. of Utah

"Targeting Infectious Disease in Animal Models with Antibody-based 'Magic Bullets' and Bio-bullets"

(D. Furgeson, host)

Sep 28, 2006
Rm. 1116
11:00 AM

Dr. Steven W. Baertschi
Research Fellow
Eli Lilly and Company

"Destroying Drugs for the Purpose of Bringing Them to Market: The Role of Pharmaceutical Stress Testing""

(L. Yu, host)

Sep 22, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Peter Senter
Seattle Genetics

"Immunoconjugates of Highly Potent Drugs for Cancer Therapy"

(D. Furgeson, host)

Sep 15, 2006
Rm. 2002
03:30 PM

Dr. George O'Doherty
Department of Chemistry
University of West Virginia

"De Novo Synthesis in Carbohydrate Chemistry"

(R. Hsung, host)

Sep 15, 2006
Rm. 1114
09:30 AM

Andrew D. Kraft
Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Pharmacy

"The Role of the Nrf2-Antioxidant Response Element Pathway in Neuronal Support Cells during Degeneration"

(J. Johnson, host)

Sep 08, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Vaishali Bakshi
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
UW-Madison

"Neuropharmacology of Sensorimotor Gating: Animal Models for Information-processing Deficits in Schizophrenia"

(R.E. Peterson, host)

Aug 22, 2006
Rm. 1116
10:00 AM

Irawati Kartini Kandela
Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
School of Pharmacy

"Development of Metal Nanoparticle Immunoconjugates for Correlative Labeling in Light and Electron Microscopy and as Active Targeted Delivery Systems"

Aug 21, 2006
Rm. 2339
01:30 PM

Yogeeta S. Narkar
Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
Ph.D. Thesis Defense

"Evaluation of Mucosal Damage and Recovery in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Rats by Penetration Enhancers"

Aug 17, 2006
Rm. 2339
10:30 AM

Jose A. Restituyo-Rosario
Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
School of Pharmacy

"I. O-Alkyl Imidate Formation via Staudinger Ligation II. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Reductively Activated Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors"

Aug 01, 2006
Rm. 1116
10:00 AM

Lingyun Xiao
Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Pharmacy

"Molecular Characterization of Drug/Drug Carrier Interaction Through Investigation on a Crown Ether/Cation System"

Jul 26, 2006
Rm. 1116
01:30 PM

Yogeeta S. Narkar
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. Thesis Defense

"POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE: TBD"

Jun 23, 2006
Rm. 1116
09:15 AM

Vivekananda (Vivek) Shetty, Ph.D.
NY Univ. Protein Analysis Facility
Skirball Inst. of Biomolecular Medicine

"Characterization of Oxidative Cysteine Modifications in Peptides by Mass Spectrometry"

(T. Stringfellow, host)

Jun 05, 2006
Rm. 2339
09:00 AM

Jie Yang
Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
School of Pharmacy

"Generation of Anomeric Sugar Kinases with Relaxed Substrate Specificity via Directed Enzyme Evolution and Structure-based Engineering"

May 26, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Dirk Hoffmeister

"CANCELLED"

(J. Thorson, host)

May 19, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Jindrich Kopecek
Dept. of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Dept. of Bioengineering, Univ. of Utah

Busse Lecture

"Self-assembly of graft and block copolymers into stimuli-sensitive hydrogels"

(D. Furgeson, host)

May 18, 2006
Rm. 2006
12:00 PM

Dr. Jindrich Kopecek
Dept. of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Dept. of Bioengineering, Univ. of Utah

Busse Lecture

"Water-soluble polymers for cancer therapy: concept, clinical applications, and future directions"

(D. Furgeson, host)

May 09, 2006
Rm. 2339
02:00 PM

Oana M. Martin
School of Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Sciences

"I. The Nature of Fluorine-Medicated Intermolecular Interactions. II. The Fluorophobic Effect as a Force for Molecular Recognition and Self-Assembly."

May 05, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Dale Eric Wurster
Associate Dean, Graduate College
The University of Iowa

"Compression Calorimetry"

(M. de Villiers, host)

Apr 28, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Pieter Cullis
Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of British Columbia

"Liposomes: Nanomedicines of the Future"

(AAPS Student Chapter & T. Heath, host)

Apr 21, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Yuri Lvov
Tolbert Pipes Endowed Chair on Micro and Nanosystems
Louisiana Tech University

"Biomimetic Nanoassembly for Drug Encapsulation"

(M. de Villiers, host)

Apr 14, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Patrick S. Stayton
WRF Endowed Professor of Bioengineering
University of Washington

"Smart Biohybrid Materials That Talk and Listen in Nanospace"

(D. Furgeson, host)

Apr 07, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Michael Harmata
Norman Rabjohn Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
University of Missouri-Columbia

"From [4+3]-Cycloadditions to the Retro-Nazarov Reaction"

(S. Rajski, host)

Mar 31, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Christine Allen
Faculty of Pharmacy
University of Toronto

"Nanoengineering Block Copolymer Micelles for Targeted Delivery of Hydrophobic Drugs"

(G. Kwon, host)

Mar 27, 2006
Rm. 2341
01:00 PM

Dr. Susan Marie Hanson
Dept. of Pharmacology
Vanderbilt University

"The Molecular Mechanism of Arrestin Binding to Rhodopsin and Microtubules"

(M. Barr, host)

Mar 24, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Arnold Demain
Charles A. Dana Res. Inst.
Drew University

"Drug Discovery: Gifts from Nature"

(B. Shen, host)

Mar 17, 2006

No Seminar -- Spring Recess

Mar 10, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. David Dixon
Department of Chemistry
The University of Alabama

"High Performance Computing, Computational Chemistry, and Biochemical Applications"

(S. Mecozzi, host)

Mar 08, 2006
Rm. 2339
01:00 PM

Anuj Kuldipkumar
Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
School of Pharmacy

"Amphiphilic Block Copolymes as Crystal Habit Modifiers"

Mar 03, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:00 PM

Dr. Chuan-Yuan Li
Duke University Medical Center

"Novel Targeted Approaches to Enhance Conventional Therapy"

(D. Furgeson, host)

Feb 24, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Bruce Hammock
Department of Entomology and UCDMC Cancer Research Center
University of California, Davis

"The Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase as a Pharmaceutical Target for Treating Hypertension and Inflammation"

(B. Shen, host)

Feb 17, 2006

No Seminar

Feb 10, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Jingyue Ju
Columbia Genome Center
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

"Molecular Engineering Approaches to Deciphering Genomic Information"

(S. Rajski, host)

Feb 03, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:00 PM

Dr. Ashutosh Chilkoti
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University

"Engineering the Nano-Bio Interface with 'Smart' Biopolymers"

(D. Furgeson, host)

Jan 27, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Vladimir Torchilin
Chair, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Northeastern University

"Multifunctional Pharmaceutical Nanocarriers: Evolution of the Concept in Nanomedicine"

(S. Mecozzi, host)

Jan 26, 2006
Rm. 2339
10:00 AM

Dr. Xiaochun Yu
Dept. of Oncology
Mayo Clinic

"Cell Cycle Checkpoints and Cancer"

(R. Peterson, host)

Jan 23, 2006
Rm. 1116
10:30 AM

Dr. Beth Roman
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellulary Biology
Georgetown University Medical Center

"Vertebrate Vascular Development: Insights from Zebrafish"

(R. Peterson, host)

Jan 20, 2006
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Sandro Mecozzi
Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
UW-Madison

"New Paradigms in Drug Delivery and Drug Discovery"

Jan 12, 2006
Rm. 1116
09:15 AM

Dr. Wenbin Deng
Div. of Neuroscience, Children's Hospital
Harvard Medical School

"Glutamate Receptors in Oligodendrocyte Development and Toxicity"

(R. Peterson, host)

Dec 15, 2005
Rm. 2002
03:00 PM

Dr. David Dean
Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology
Northwestern University School of Medicine

"Extracellular and intracellular trafficking of plasmids in cells and animals"

(R. Peterson, host)

Dec 09, 2005
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Prof. Scott Rajski
Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
School of Pharmacy, UW-Madison

"Synthetic Cofactors as Novel Enzyme-Directed DNA Modifying Agents"

Dec 09, 2005
Rm. 2002
09:00 AM

Prof. Gary W. Miller
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University

"Environmental Promoters of Parkinson's Disease"

(J. Johnson, host)

Dec 02, 2005
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Jeff Aube
Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry
University of Kansas

"Syntheses and Structures from Alkyl Azides"

(D. Rich, host)

Nov 25, 2005

No Seminar -- Thanksgiving Break

Nov 18, 2005
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. David Palmer
Department of Chemistry
University of Saskatchewan

"Inositol dehydrogenase-catalyzed kinetic resolution of inositol derivatives"

(J. Thorson, host)

Nov 11, 2005
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Prof. Maureen Barr
Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
School of Pharmacy, UW-Madison

"Human ciliary disease models in C.elegans"

Nov 10, 2005
Rm. 2336
09:30 AM

Dr. Jodi Flaws
Dept. of Epidemiology and Prev. Med.
Univ. of Maryland Medical School

"The Role of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in the Ovary"

(R.E. Peterson, host)

Nov 04, 2005
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Uday Kompella
Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Nebraska Medical Center

"Retinal Delivery of Drugs Capable of Inhibiting VEGF Expression"

(G. Kwon, host)

Oct 31, 2005
Rm. 2336
09:15 AM

Dr. A. Jennifer Morton
Department of Pharmacology
University of Cambridge

"Neurological Dysfunction in Huntington's Disease: Is it too complex to study in Mice? "

Oct 28, 2005
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Michael Carrasco
Chemistry Department
Santa Clara University

"Artificially Sweetened Peptides"

(J. Thorson, host)

Oct 21, 2005
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Stephen Fesik
Divisional V.P. for Cancer Research
Abbott Laboratories

"Discovery of Bcl-2 family inhibitors for the treatment of cancer"

(D. Rich, host)

Oct 14, 2005

Prof. Joseph Robinson Recognition Symposium: "Nano-scale Delivery of Drugs, Genes, and Cells -- The Changing Face of Biomaterials"

Oct 07, 2005
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Michael Yarus
Dept. of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology University of Colorado, Boulder

"Membrane RNAs"

(S. Mecozzi, host)

Sep 30, 2005
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Prof. Carol Lim
Dept. of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Univ. of Utah

"Steroid Receptors and Beyond: Harnessing Signal Sequences for Compartmentalization of Proteins"

(D. Furgeson, host)

Sep 23, 2005

No Seminar

Sep 21, 2005

Rennebohm Lectures (full day)

Sep 16, 2005
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Professor Ram I. Mahato
Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Univ. of Tennessee Health Science Center

"Gene Expression and Silencing Strategies for Improved Islet Survival and Function upon Transplanation"

(D. Furgeson, host)

Sep 09, 2005
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Nancy Allbritton
Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics
Univ. of California-Irvine

"Microanalytical Separations to Monitor Cellular Signaling"

(L. Li, host)

Sep 02, 2005

No Seminar -- Graduate Student Reception

Aug 26, 2005
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Prof. Lutz Heide
Pharmaceutical Institute
Tubingen University, Germany

"Biosynthetic Gene Clusters Aminocoumarin Antibiotic: Genetic Organization Matches Chemical Structure"

(B. Shen, host)

Aug 03, 2005
Rm. 1116
02:00 PM

Lindsay Comstock
Thesis Defense
UW-Madison

"Sequence-specific DNA Strand Scission: Evaluation of a Methyltransferase-dependent Chemoselective Ligation"

(S. Rajski, host)

Jul 29, 2005
Rm. 1116
02:00 PM

Travis Jerde
Thesis Defense
UW-Madison

"Regulation of Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression during Urothelial Cell Stretch"

(W. Mellon, host)

Jul 25, 2005
Rm. 2006
03:30 PM

Dr. Mark T. Hamann
Associate Professor, Pharmacognosy
Univ