Seminars

Schedule of Upcoming Events

The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology invites you to attend our spring seminar series on COVID-19, open to anyone on the Stevens campus. The seminars will be live webcast via Zoom.


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*