Seminars

Schedule of Upcoming Events

The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology invites you to attend our seminar series, open to anyone on the Stevens campus.


fall 2022 SEMINAR SERIES SCHEDULE
September 9 1 - 2 p.m.	Dr. Rumin Zhang, VP, Head of Biochemistry, Volastra Therapeutics *Enzymology for KIF18A Inhibitor Discovery* McLean Hall, Room 510


Spring 2022 SEMINAR SERIES SCHEDULE
February 4 1 - 2 p.m.	Dr. Simarna Kaur, Associate Director, World Without Disease Accelerator, Janssen, Johnson & Johnson *Inflamm-Aging in Skin: Evaluating the Mechanisms of Action and Functional Impact*
February 25 1 - 2 p.m.	Dr. Sunny Choe, Sr. Medical Scientist, HIV Medical Affairs, Gilead Sciences, Inc *Evolution of the HIV Treatment Landscape*
March 25 1 - 2 p.m.	Dr. Jinrui Xu, Associate Research Scientist, Dept. of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Yale University *Using Genomic Data to Discover Gene Pathogenicity Guided by Evolutionary Analyses* McLean Hall, Room 510
April 8 1 - 2 p.m.	Dr. Adam Weinglass, Executive Director, Screening & Compound Profiling/Quantitative Biosciences, Merck & Co. and Dr. Andrea Peier, Senior Director, Screening & Compound Profiling/Quantitative Biosciences, Merck & Co. *Accelerating Early Drug Discovery with High-Throughput Screening (HTS) & Hit-to-Lead Using a Refreshed Biochemical & Cellular Toolbox* Pierce 116
April 12 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.	Dr. Shibiao Wan, Research Scientist, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN *Machine Learning for Processing Large-Scale Biological Data* EAS 212A
May 12 9:30 a.m.	Dr. Shenglong Zhang, Associate Professor, Department of Biological & Chemical Sciences, New York Institute of Technology *Development of Next Generation Mass Spectrometry-Based De Novo RNA Sequencing For All Modifications* McLean Hall, Room 510


fall 2021 SEMINAR SERIES SCHEDULE
September 17 1 - 2 p.m.	Dr. Isra Hassan, Senior Scientist, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research *Asymmetric Lactam Synthesis with a Monomeric Streptavidin Artificial Metalloenzyme* Join Via Zoom
September 24 1 - 2 p.m.	Dr. Yana Bromberg, Senior Scientist, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research *Microbiome Functionality as a Signature of the Environmental Conditions* Room 510, mclean
October 1 1 - 2 p.m.	Dr. Yingkai Zhang, Professor, Department of Chemistry, New York University *Integrating Machine Learning and Molecular Modeling for Drug Design* Join Via Zoom
October 22 1 - 2 p.m.	Professor Gary Martin, Adjunct Faculty, Stevens Institute of Technology *Getting Published: The View from an Editor’s Perspective* Join Via Zoom

Schedule of Upcoming Events


spring 2021 SEMINAR SERIES SCHEDULE
February 24 2 - 3 p.m.	Dr. Michael P. Vergi, Associate Professor of Genetics, Rutgers University *Epigenomic Approaches to Deciphering Gastrointestinal Health and SARS-CoV-2-Related Gene Regulation* Join Via Zoom
March 17 2 - 3 p.m.	Dr. Ibarrola Recalde, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science *The Effects of Implementing Evidence-Based Pedagogies on Student Performance in a General Chemistry Course* Join Via Zoom
April 7 2 - 3 p.m.	Dr. Benjamin Tycko, HMH Center for Discovery and Innovation & School of Medicine at Seton Hall University *Cancer-Focused Applications Of Epigenome Mapping And Epigenetically Acting Drugs* Join Via Zoom
April 21 2 - 3 p.m.	Dr. Jounghyun Helen Lee, Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University *Emulating Early Atherosclerosis in a Vascular Microphysiological System Using Branched Tissue-Engineered Blood Vessels* Join Via Zoom


Fall 2020 SEMINAR SERIES SCHEDULE
September 6, 2020 2 - 3 p.m.	Dr. Nicholas John Murgolo, Senior Principal Scientist, Merck Research Laboratories *Optimal in vitro Screening Methods for Inhibitors of SARS-CoV2: Consideration of Host Cell Lines and Tissues Permissive for Replication, Tropism, Entry and Propagation*
October 7, 2020 2 - 3 p.m.	Dr. Karen Akinsanya, Executive Vice President and Chief Biomedical Scientist, Schrodinger *Modernizing Drug Discovery and Development: Integrating Data and Decision Sciences*
October 14, 2020 2 - 3 p.m.	Dr. Lance Bruck, Vice President and Chairman, Gynecology & Women’s Health, Jersey City Medical Center *COVID-19 and Pregnancy*
November 4, 2020 2 - 3 p.m.	Dr. Alysson R. Muotri, Professor Director of the Stem Cell Program, UCSD School of Medicine *Use of Human Brain Organoids to Understand the Neurological Component of Covid-19*