Seminar Series
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 |