Seminars
Department of Biochemistry Fall 2023 Seminar Series
BCHM 5004
Location: Engel 223, Mondays, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Coffee served at 3:45 in Room 217
Date |
Speaker (Name and Affiliation) |
Seminar Title |
August 28 (Host: Wei Sun) |
Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech |
Engineering Precision Medicine |
September 4
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No Seminar-Labor Day No Classes |
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September 11 (Host: Brandon Jutras) |
Department of Chemistry, Indiana University-Bloomington |
The Development of On Demand Glycan Synthesis to Drive Glycobiology |
Septemebr 18 (Host: Justin Lemkul) |
Rotation Talks #1 Graduate Students Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech |
Rotations Talks #1 Geoffrey Chen (Sun) Matt Gilfus (Allen) David Harris (Helm) Micah Hoernig (Slade) Pierson Rucker (Sobrado) Joseph Warren (Tu) |
September 25 (Host: Biswarup Mukhopadhyay) |
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech |
Epigenomics, Epitranscriptomics, and Spatial Sequencing
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October 2 (Host: Dr. Wei Sun) |
University of Southern California |
Decoding the RNA structurome and interactome in vivo |
October 9 (Dr. Biswarup Mukhopadhyay and Dr. Kylie Allen) |
Plant and Microbial Biology North Carolina State University |
The Ultimate Specialist: How Methanogens Populate Our World and Beyond |
October 16 Host: Dr. Justin Lemkul |
Rotation Talks #2 Graduate Students Department of Biochemistry Virginia Tech |
Rotations Talks #2 Matt Gilfus ( Jutras) Muftanatu Gomina (Klemba) Micah Hoernig (Sobrado) Rakshitha Hosahalli (Allen) Casey Kellogg (Slade) Quang Le (Lemkul) Pierson Rucker (Mukhopadhyay) |
October 23 Host: Dr. Peter Kennelly |
Tenure Talk Department of Biochemistry Virginia Tech |
TBA |
October 30
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TBA |
TBA |
November 6 Host: Dr. Michael Klemba |
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine |
TBA |
November 13 Host: Dr. Biswarup Mukhopadhyay |
Department of Chemistry University of Kentucky |
TBA |
November 20
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No Seminar- Thanksgiving Break |
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November 27 Host: Dr. Justin Lemkul |
Rotation Talks #3 Graduate Students Department of Biochemistry Virginia Tech |
Rotation Talks #3 Geoffrey Chen )Sun) Muftanatu Gomina (Tu) David Harris (Helm) Rakshitha Hosahalli (Lemkul) Casey Kellogg (Jutras) Quang Le (Brown) Joseph Warren (Klemba) |
December 4 Host: Dr. Brandon Jutras |
National Institute of Health Deputy Director |
TBA |
Department of Biochemistry Spring 2023 Seminar Series
BCHM 5004
Mondays from 4-5pm
Most of our seminars will be presented in person in Engel 223. All seminars will be available via Zoom. To attend the seminar via Zoom, you must be a member of our weekly seminar Canvas site. All biochemistry members have been added to the site. For those outside of biochemistry, please email Lisa Jones to be added. Once added to our Canvas site, you will have access to all seminar links for the semester.
| Date | Speaker (Name & Affiliation) | Seminar Title |
January 23 (Host: Biswarup Mukhopadhyay) |
Department of Computer Science Virginia Tech |
Exploiting Symmetries in Learning Protein-protein Interactions |
January 30 (Host: Brandon Jutras) |
Department of Biochemistry Virginia Tech |
Elucidating the role of Peptidoglycan in Lyme Disease Pathogenesis |
February 6 (Host: Biswarup Mukhopadhyay) |
Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
Assessment of viral influence on plant root colonization by plant growth promoting rhizobacteria |
February 13 (Host: Pablo Sobrado) |
John Hopkins University |
Targeting DXP synthase in bacterial central metabolism |
February 20 (Host: Pablo Sobrado) |
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of Notre Dame |
Enrichment and Validation of Small Proteins from Mycobacteria |
February 27 (Host: Kylie Allen) |
Department of Chemistry Virginia Tech |
Exploring the Human Metabolome Using Organic Synthesis and Mass Spectrometry |
| March 6 | Spring Break - No Seminar | |
March 13 (Host: Kylie Allen) |
Department of Chemistry Appalachian State University |
Human Cytochrome P450 27A1 and Adrenodoxin, Redox Partners... with Benefits |
March 20 (Host: Justin Lemkul) |
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) U.S. Department of Commerce |
Incorporating Dynamics to Advance Biotherapeutic Platform Developmet |
March 27 (Host: Chloé Lahondère/Biochemistry DEI Committee) |
Associate Vice Provost of Diversity Education and Engagement Virginia Tech |
TBA |
April 3 (Host: Clément Vinauger) |
Department of Biology Case Western Reserve Universiy |
Olfactory learning and dopaminergic modulation in dipteran antennal lobes |
April 10 (Host: Michael Klemba) |
Department of Biochmeistry Virginia Tech |
Multiple lysophospholipases co-operate to efficiently metabolize and detoxify exogenous lysophosphatidylcholine in Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes |
April 17 (Host: Kylie Allen) |
Department of Biological Systems Engineering Virginia Tech |
Application-Oriented Bioprocessing for Advanced Water Resource Recovery |
April 24 (Hosts: Biswarup Mukhopadhyay and Kylie Allen) |
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ohio State University |
Understanding bioinorganic reactivity through the lens of electronic structure |
May 1 (Host: Justin Lemkul) |
Department of Biochemistry Virginia Tech |
Investigating Membrane-Small Molecule and Membrane-Protein Interactions using Polarizable Molecular Dynamics Simulations |
Department of Biochemistry Spring 2020 Seminar Series
BCHM 5004
Location: Engel 223, Mondays, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Coffee served at 3:45 in Room 217
Date |
Speaker (Name and Affiliation) |
Seminar Title |
January 27 (Host: Biswarup Mukhopadhyay) |
Dr. Rafael Davalos Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech |
High Frequency Irreversible Electroporation for the Treatment of Malignant Glioma |
Februray 3 (Host: Biswarup Mukhopadhyay) |
Dr. Jonathan Auguste Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech |
The Enemy of My Enemy: An Insect-Specific Flavivirus Offers a Promising Platform for Safe and Effective Flavivirus Vaccines |
Februray 10 (Host: Michael Klemba) |
Dr. Chenming (Mike) Zhang Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech |
Nanoparticle Based Nicotine Vaccine: A Pipe Dream or a Reality? |
Februray 17 (Host: HHMI Inclusive Excellence Cohort) |
Dr. Peter E. Doolittle School of Education Virginia Tech |
Inclusivity: Strategies to Teach the World |
Februray 24 (Host: Zhijian Tu) |
Dr. Yuemei Dong Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Johns Hopkins Universiy |
Anopheles Mosquito Immunity
|
March 2 (Host: Chloe Lahondere) |
Dr. Mélanie Body Department of Environmental Sciences University of Toledo |
Endophagous Insects: Master Plant Manipulators |
March 9 |
Spring Break |
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March 16 (Host: Clement Vinauger) |
Dr. Horacio de la Iglesia Department of Biology University of Washington |
Entrainment of Circadian Rhythms: The Duel Between Light and Fear |
March 23 (Host: Daniel Slade) |
Dr. Brandon Garcia Department of Microbiology & Immunology East Carolina University |
Molecular Mechanisms of Classical Pathway Complement Evasion by Lyme and Relapsing Fever Spirochetes |
March 30 (Host: Kylie Allen and Biswarup Mukhopadhyay) |
Dr. Eduardus Duin Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Auburn University
|
Metal Coenzyme M Reductase and Heterodisulfide Reductase, Partners in Sulfur Metabolism |
April 6 (Host: Justin Lemkul) |
Dr. Christina Bergonzo National Institute of Standards and Technology |
Computational Modeling of Structure-Function Relationships in RNA |
April 13 (Host: Biswarup Mukhopadhyay and Kylie Allen) |
Dr. Emily Elizabeth Mevers Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School (Department of Chemistry Virginia Tech, from Fall 2020) |
Uncovering Microbial Chemical Warfare |
April 20 (Host: Brandon Jutras)
|
Dr. Rich Marconi Department of Microbiology and Immunology Virginia Commonwealth University |
Chimeric Epitope Based Vaccines for Tick-Borne Diseases |
April 27 (Host: BcGSA) |
Dr. Lou Charkoudian Haverford University |
Exploring How Nature Makes Molecules |
May 4 (Host: Justin Lemkul) |
Alexa Salsbury Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech |
Polarizable Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Proto-Oncogene c-kit G-Quadruplexes |
Department of Biochemistry Spring 2019 Seminar Series
BCHM 5004
Location: Engel 223, Mondays, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Coffee served at 3:45 in Room 217
Date |
Speaker (Name and Affiliation) |
Seminar Title |
January 27 (Host: Biswarup Mukhopadhyay) |
Dr. Rafael Davalos Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech |
High Frequency Irreversible Electroporation for the Treatment of Malignant Glioma |
Februray 3 (Host: Biswarup Mukhopadhyay) |
Dr. Jonathan Auguste Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech |
The Enemy of My Enemy: An Insect-Specific Flavivirus Offers a Promising Platform for Safe and Effective Flavivirus Vaccines |
Februray 10 (Host: Michael Klemba) |
Dr. Chenming (Mike) Zhang Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech |
Nanoparticle Based Nicotine Vaccine: A Pipe Dream or a Reality? |
Februray 17 (Host: HHMI Inclusive Excellence Cohort) |
Dr. Peter E. Doolittle School of Education Virginia Tech |
Inclusivity: Strategies to Teach the World |
Februray 24 (Host: Zhijian Tu) |
Dr. Yuemei Dong Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Johns Hopkins Universiy |
Anopheles Mosquito Immunity
|
March 2 (Host: Chloe Lahondere) |
Dr. Mélanie Body Department of Environmental Sciences University of Toledo |
Endophagous Insects: Master Plant Manipulators |
March 9 |
Spring Break |
|
March 16 (Host: Clement Vinauger) |
Dr. Horacio de la Iglesia Department of Biology University of Washington |
Entrainment of Circadian Rhythms: The Duel Between Light and Fear |
March 23 (Host: Daniel Slade) |
Dr. Brandon Garcia Department of Microbiology & Immunology East Carolina University |
Molecular Mechanisms of Classical Pathway Complement Evasion by Lyme and Relapsing Fever Spirochetes |
March 30 (Host: Kylie Allen and Biswarup Mukhopadhyay) |
Dr. Eduardus Duin Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Auburn University
|
Metal Coenzyme M Reductase and Heterodisulfide Reductase, Partners in Sulfur Metabolism |
April 6 (Host: Justin Lemkul) |
Dr. Christina Bergonzo National Institute of Standards and Technology |
Computational Modeling of Structure-Function Relationships in RNA |
April 13 (Host: Biswarup Mukhopadhyay and Kylie Allen) |
Dr. Emily Elizabeth Mevers Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School (Department of Chemistry Virginia Tech, from Fall 2020) |
Uncovering Microbial Chemical Warfare |
April 20 (Host: Brandon Jutras)
|
Dr. Rich Marconi Department of Microbiology and Immunology Virginia Commonwealth University |
Chimeric Epitope Based Vaccines for Tick-Borne Diseases |
April 27 (Host: BcGSA) |
Dr. Lou Charkoudian Haverford University |
Exploring How Nature Makes Molecules |
May 4 (Host: Justin Lemkul) |
Alexa Salsbury Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech |
Polarizable Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Proto-Oncogene c-kit G-Quadruplexes |
Department of Biochemistry Spring 2018 Seminar Series
BCHM 5004
Location: Engel 223, Mondays, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Coffee served at 3:45 in Room 217
Date |
Speaker |
Seminar Title |
|---|---|---|
Januray 29 |
Dr. Boris Vinatzer |
Genetics and Biochemistry of Ice Nucleation Activity in Bacteria |
February 5 |
Dr. Christopher Lawrence |
Fungi - Friend and Foe: Sources of Novel Therapeutics and Etiologic Agents of Disease |
| February 12 | Jing Liang |
Biochemical Characterization of Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylases, A Family of Enzymes Essential for Insects |
| February 19 | Dr. Daniel Suess |
Biosynthesis of the [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Active Site |
| February 26 | Dr. Ken Hsu |
Chemoproteomic Strategies to Decode Metabolic Regulation of Lipid Signaling |
| March 5 | Spring Break |
No Seminar |
| March 12 | Dr. Christopher Colbert |
TBA |
| March 19 | Dr. Andewas Gahlmann |
TBA |
| March 26 | AEM Rubayet Elahi |
Chemo-proteomic Discovery of Lipases of Asexual Plasmodium falciparum |
April 2 |
Dr. David Bevan |
I Always Wanted to be a Biochemist |
| April 9 | Dr. Cayelan C. Carey |
Organism-Mediated Elemental Cycling: Examining the Role of 'Bio' in Biogeochemistry |
| April 16 | Dr. Patricia Johnson |
Trichomonas vaginalis: Human Host and Parasite Interactions |
| April 23 | Shradha Lad |
Expression, purification, and cytotoxicity studies of human Tau isoforms for amyloid inhibitor discovery |
| April 30 | Dr. Scott Verbridge |
Toward Attacking the Physical Hallmarks of Cancer with Targeted Ablation Therapies |
Department of Biochemistry Fall 2017 Seminar Series
BCHM 5004
Location: Engel 223, Mondays, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Coffee served at 3:45 in Room 217
Date |
Speaker |
Seminar Title |
|---|---|---|
August 28 |
Dr. Carla Finkielstein Department of Biological Sciences Virginia Tech |
The Regulatory Role of Clock |
September 4 |
LABOR DAY |
No Seminar |
September 11 |
Dr. Bin Xu Department of Biochemistry Virginia Tech |
Protein Amyloid Small Molecule Inhibitor Discovery and Mechanisms |
September 18 |
Teresa Johnson Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Blacksburg VA |
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunopathogenesis: Implications for Vaccine and Drug Development |
September 25 |
First Rotation Talks |
TBA |
October 2 |
Dr. Jinsong Zhu Department of Biochemistry Virginia Tech |
Hormonal Regulation of Mosquito Reproduction and Roles of miRNAs in Mosquito Immunity |
October 9 |
OPEN |
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October 16 |
Dr. Ross Zirkle Director, Molecular BiotechnologyDSM Nutritional Products, Columbia MD |
Microbial Production of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
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October 23 |
Second Rotation Talks |
|
October 30 |
Dr. Tonya Zeczycki Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology East Carolina University |
Alpha-Synuclein Sensitizes Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) to Ca2+ Activation |
November 6 |
Dr. Xin Zhang Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Penn State University |
Chemical Biology of Protein Misfolding |
November 13 |
Dr. Marcos Pires Department of Chemistry Lehigh University |
Interrogation of Bacterial Cell |
November 20 |
NO SEMINAR |
Thanksgiving Break
|
November 27 |
Third Rotation Talks |
|
December 4 |
Dr. Lauren Childs Department of Mathematics Virginia Tech |
Simulating Within-Vector Generation of Malaria Parasite Diversity |
Department of Biochemistry Spring 2017 Seminar Series
BCHM 5004
Location: Engel 223, Mondays, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Coffee served at 3:45 in Room 217
February 13 |
Dr. Kathy Liu Faculty Candidate |
One Cupin Platform, A Kaleidoscope of Biological Functions |
| February 16 9:30 - 10:30 in Fralin 002 |
Dr. Kevin Vogel Faculty Candidate |
Investigating mosquito reproduction, development, and the microbiome |
February 20 |
Dr. Almudena Ortiz-Urquiza Faculty Candidate |
Fungi, Insects, and Chemoreception |
February 27 |
Dr. Sarah Short Faculty Candidate |
Bugs and their bugs: Mosquito-microbe interactions and implications for disease transmissio |
March 6 |
Spring Break | No Seminar |
March 13 |
Ariana Umana Kendra Bufkin |
*Graduate Student Seminars 5 minutes and 20 minutes |
March 20 |
Michael Casasanta AEM Rubayet Elahi Olusegun “Ade” Adepoju |
*Graduate Student Seminars 5, 20, and 20 minutes |
March 27 |
Michelle Pasier Hangu Nam Ariana Umana |
*Graduate Student Seminars 5, 5, and 20 minutes |
April 3 |
Tahmina Ahmed Paul Velander |
*Graduate Student Seminars 5 and 40 minutes |
April 10 |
Britton Hipple Hannah Valentino |
*Graduate Student Seminars 5 and 20 minutes |
April 17 |
Michelle Pasier | *Graduate Student Seminar 40 minutes |
April 24 |
Blake Sanders Didier “Mena” Aguilar |
*Graduate Student Seminars 20 minutes each |
May 1 |
Invited Speaker – Invitation Pending | TBA |
January 30 |
Dr. Bryan Mounce Faculty Candidate |
Small but Mighty: Polyamines in RNA Virus Replication and Host Response |
February 6 |
Pablo Sobrado | Research Presentation for Graduate Recruitment |
*Titles: TBA
Department of Biochemistry Fall 2016 Seminar Series
BCHM 5004
Location: Engel 223, Mondays, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Coffee served at 3:45 in Room 217
Department of Biochemistry and BCHM 5004 Seminar Series
Spring 2016
Location: Fralin Life Science Auditorium
Mondays, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Some of the open slots will be filled with BCHM 5004 presentations. The schedule will be updated periodically. Watch for weekly announcements.
Date |
Speaker |
Seminar Title |
January 25 |
Professor Peter J. Kennelly Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech |
Making YOUR Interview a Success
|
February 1 |
Professor Zhijian Tu Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech |
Sex and the Control of Mosquito-Borne Infectious Diseases |
February 8 |
Professor Richard Helm Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech |
Metabolomics and Proteomics at the Virginia Tech Mass Spectrometry Incubator |
February 15 |
Snow say |
· Snow day |
February 22 |
AnaLisa Valenciano Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech First Year Graduate Students’ Second Rotation Research Presentation Kendra Bufkin Michelle Pasier Tahmina Ahmed Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech |
· Examining Unique Properties of TbERK8 That Can Be Chemically Exploited for Drug Discovery (5-minute presentation)
· Examining Proteins that interact with Trypanosoma brucei Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen (Kendra Bufkin) · Redox regulation of ATPase of Methanosarcina mazei (Michelle Pasier) · Juvenile Hormone Action Involves MAP Kinase Signaling in Aedes aegypti (Tahmina Ahmed) |
February 29 |
Dr. Christopher L. Case Leidos, Inc., Reston, VA |
Opportunities to utilize your PhD in Science Administration and Project Management |
March 7 |
Spring Break |
Spring Break |
March 14 |
Amanda Fisher Michael Casasanta Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech |
· Constructing a Biosynthetic Pathway to 3-Hydroxy-2-Pyrrolidinone (20’ seminar) · Uncovering the role of the autotransporter phospholipase, FplA, in Fusobacterium nucleatum pathogenesis (20’ seminar) |
March 21 |
Paul Velander
Jing Liang
Lu Zhai Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech |
· Structure activity studies for anti-amylin aggregation candidates Rosmarinic acid and Baicalein (1 slide presentation) · N192H mutation-derived DDC activity of DHPAA synthase implying the important role of residue192 in decarboxylation and oxidative deamination (20’ seminar) · Irisin as a performed monomer for adipocyte browning (20’ seminar) |
March 28 |
Professor Dorothea Tholl Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech |
· Biosynthesis and function of volatile communication signals in plants and animals |
April 4 |
Blake Sanders
Paul Velander
AEM Rubayet Elahi |
· Identification and characterization of an unknown Type V secreted protein in Fusobacterium nucleatum (1 slide presentation) · Rosmarinic acid, a catechol-containing natural product, is a potent inhibitor against amylin amyloidosis (20’ seminar) · TBA- AEM Rubayet Elahi (20’ seminar) |
April 11 |
Danielle Miler Michael Casasanta Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech |
· Recycling of SAM for Deoxysugar Biosynthesis
· TBA (1 slide presentation) |
April 18 |
Elizabeth Kowalski Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech |
Dynamic Modulation of the Innate Immune response by Toll-interacting Protein |
April 25 |
Blake Sanders
Benedicta Forson Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech |
· Identification and characterization of an unknown Type V secreted protein in Fusobacterium nucleatum (20’ presentation) · Biochemical characterization of the two-component flavoprotein; Isobutylamine-N-hydroxylase (IBAH) and flavin reductase (FRED) (20’ seminars) |
May 2 |
Professor Squire Booker Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Pennsylvania State University |
Characterization of a Dual Specificity RNA Methylase
|
May 9 |
First Year Graduate Students’ Third Rotation Research Presentation Kendra Bufkin Michelle Pasier Yu Pan Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech |
TBA |
May 16 |
Professor Harald W. Sontheimer Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute |
TBA |
May 23 |
Professor Patricia C. Babbitt Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences University of California San Francisco |
TBA |