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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260316T123000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CommUNITY Seminar with Sylvia Hurtado \"Strategies for Expanding Participation in STEM Research Training\"
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Hurtado has two decades of NIH and NSF-sponsored research on a variety of campus practices to enhance participation in STEM research training at the undergraduate and graduate level. The projects move from student experiences toward understanding faculty as campus change agents\, and extending practices for organizational learning and institutional transformation. She will provide key features of recent published studies that focus on building long term change and extending program interventions to embed them in the culture and structure of the institution. Results are based on mixed methods designs that underscore the value of mentoring\, and leadership support for turning faculty-driven initiatives toward adoption as campus daily work. Implications for investment at the federal\, state\, and institutional level to train the next generation of diverse and innovative researchers are discussed.
UID:139514-21885679@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139514
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
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DTSTAMP:20260310T090929
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260317T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260317T143000
SUMMARY:Presentation:Ryan Van Daele - Dissertation Defense
DESCRIPTION:Please join Ryan Van Daele for their dissertation defense titled \"Chloride Mediation for Ethanol Oxidation with Particle and Electrochemical Catalysts\".\n\n*Date:* Tuesday\, March 17th\n*Time:* 1:00 PM\n*Where:* CHEM 1706\n\nZoom Meeting ID: 97256923783\nZoom Link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/97256923783
UID:146388-21898982@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146388
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1706
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DTSTAMP:20260212T143243
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260317T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260317T171500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Design of 3d Metal Complexes for Cooperative Catalysis & Mechanistic Insight
DESCRIPTION:Over the past 4 decades\, transition-metal-catalyzed cross-coupling and olefin functionalization reactions have transformed the discovery and manufacture of pharmaceuticals\, agrochemicals\, pigments\, and materials. However\, responsible sourcing of preferred precious metal catalysts (like Pd\, Rh\, or Ir) has become increasingly challenging with ongoing geopolitical conflict and inconsistent labor practices. This limited availability thus hinders the sustainability and economic viability of these processes. Despite the clear impetus to pursue reaction development with more terrestrially abundant elements\, first-row (3d) transition metals are not typically suitable as direct substitutes for their precious metal congeners. Nonetheless\, there is growing interest in exploring the unique reactivity of earth-abundant and relatively inexpensive 3d metals to generate novel products and/or take advantage of substrate combinations that remain difficult to access with established methods. However\, compared with the detailed understanding of the fundamental reactivity of precious metals informed by decades of mechanistic elucidation\, the identity\, speciation\, and controlling features of 3d metal catalysts remain poorly defined in many cases\, thus limiting their development. Here\, I will describe my team’s progress using well-defined nickel and copper precatalysts to tease apart the structural features and mechanistic steps necessary for achieving high activity and chemoselectivity in cross coupling and olefin functionalization reactions. Our work relies on a synergy between mechanistic study of and precatalyst design for homogeneous catalysis\, taking advantage of cooperative design principles informed by heterogeneous and biological catalysis. These insights are translated into the design of novel catalyst structures and synthetic transformations with enhanced efficiency.
UID:138412-21882917@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138412
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260114T093903
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260318T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260318T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2025-2026 MICDE Ph.D. in Scientific Computing Student Seminars
DESCRIPTION:The MICDE PhD Student Seminar Series showcases the research of students in the Ph.D. in Scientific Computing. Lunch will be served. These events are open to the public\, but we request that all who plan to attend register in advance via Sessions (see link). \n\nPresenter details will be available on the registration form and on the MICDE events calendar. Planned sessions will be canceled if no one signs up to present\, and registrants will be notified.\n\nIf you have any questions\, please email micde-phd@umich.edu.
UID:139740-21894087@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139740
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Room 4425, Green Court Building
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260310T091244
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260319T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260319T160000
SUMMARY:Presentation:Daisy Haas - Dissertation Defense
DESCRIPTION:Please join Daisy Haas for their dissertation defense titled \"An Exploration of Equity in Chemical Education: Noticing and Dreaming to Transform Teaching\".\n\n*Date:* Thursday\, March 19th\n*Time:* 2:00 PM\n*Where:* Rackham Earl Lewis Room (3rd Floor)\n\nZoom Meeting ID: 924 7353 4372 \nPassword: CER
UID:146389-21898983@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146389
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Earl Lewis Room
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DTSTAMP:20260212T160317
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260319T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260319T171500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Precision Synthesis and Deterministic Placement of Quantum Dots for Quantum Light Technologies
DESCRIPTION:Realizing scalable quantum light technologies requires both atomically precise nanocrystal synthesis and deterministic single-particle positioning. This talk explores strategies to achieve these goals by leveraging the extremes of nanocrystal size. First\, we examine kinetically persistent cluster molecules\, which are intermediates in colloidal nanocrystal nucleation\, as high-fidelity models for understanding crystal growth mechanisms\, structure\, and reactivity. By understanding the structure\, formation\, and conversion of these clusters\, we gain insights into synthesis pathways that minimize ensemble heterogeneity and move us toward the chemist's dream of perfect nanocrystals.\nNext\, we address a critical challenge in quantum photonics: the scalable integration of colloidal quantum dots as single-photon emitters. We demonstrate two approaches that exploit QD size to enable deterministic placement into large-scale ordered arrays while preserving photostability and quantum emission properties. Specifically\, SiO2 and CdS shells expand QD size\, facilitating precise positioning via high-fidelity template-assisted self-assembly and electrohydrodynamic inkjet printing. We show that single “colossal” QDs maintain room-temperature antibunching behavior and can be deterministically coupled to photonic cavities\, advancing their viability for quantum technologies.
UID:138415-21882920@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138415
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260310T091941
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260320T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260320T110000
SUMMARY:Presentation:Rahul Jha - Dissertation Defense
DESCRIPTION:Please join Rahul Jha for their dissertation defense titled \"Electrochemical Repurposing of Waste Poly(vinyl chloride)\".\n\n*Date:* Friday\, March 20th\n*Time:* 9:00 AM\n*Where:* CHEM 1300\n\nZoom Meeting ID: 916 7430 5018\nPassword: 03202026
UID:146390-21898984@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146390
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1300
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DTSTAMP:20260312T170716
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260320T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260320T135000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Environmental exposures and health in agricultural settings
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, March 20 (12-1:50 pm) in 1690 SPH 1 for a conversation on Environmental exposures and health in agricultural settings with special guests Rafael Buralli\, PhD (University of São Paulo\, Brazil)\, Madeleine Scammell\, DSc (Boston University)\, and Alexis Handal\, PhD (University of Michigan). The panelists will discuss what is known and what can be done.
UID:146527-21899238@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146527
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Public Health I (Vaughan Building) - 1690
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DTSTAMP:20260107T115954
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260323T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260323T120000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Human Genetics Research Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, March 23\, 2026\n11:00am - 12:00pm\n1020 Kahn Auditorium\, BSRB\n\nHiten Madhani\, MD\, PhD\nProfessor\, Biochemistry and Biophysics\nStuart Lindsay Endowed Professor in Experimental Pathology VII\nUniversity of California\, San Francisco\n“Seminar Title TBD”\n\nHosted By: Sundeep Kalantry\, PhD\, Department of Human Genetics\n___\nThe Madhani lab investigates gene regulation in health and disease\n\nThis is what the banner says\, but in reality\, we work on anything we find cool.  Why?  Because our aspiration is to not only discover new knowledge but also new principles.  Accomplishing this higher goal requires intellectual curiosity\, adventurousness\, and nimbleness (and a sense of humor!).  The lab is best known for its work on regulation of chromatin\, RNA-based regulation\, and host-fungal pathogen interactions (see our publications here).  Depending on the question\, the lab exploits different model systems\, including the opportunistic pathogenic yeast Cryptococcus neoformans\, which the lab has developed as both a model organism and a model pathogen\, as well as mice and haploid human cells.
UID:143368-21892961@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143368
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - 1020 Kahn Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20260216T140158
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260323T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260323T133000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Thriving in STEM | Chemistry Majors & Mocktails
DESCRIPTION:Connect with current students majoring in Chemistry\, Biochemistry\, and Biomolecular Science.  Engage with your peers to learn about their experience in courses\, degree paths\, and how they came to their major decisions.  Enjoy some tasty beverages and boost your scientific skills by sampling chemistry mocktails. A Chemistry Advisor will be available throughout the event if you are ready to declare your major.  \n\nThis is a drop-in style event.  Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows.  Registration is appreciated\, but walk-ins are welcomed.
UID:145534-21897483@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145534
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:chemistry
LOCATION:1720 Chemistry, Science Learning Center Flex Room
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DTSTAMP:20260320T112105
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260324T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260324T125000
SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Investigating the Role of Gut Microbiota in Cadmium-Induced Neurotoxicity
DESCRIPTION:The Integrated Health Sciences Core's webinar series is an interdisciplinary forum for interested researchers to come together to learn and discuss wide-ranging issues in the field of environmental health. Registration is required.  We hope you can join us! Registration required https://myumi.ch/e38AV
UID:146845-21899688@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146845
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260323T082306
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260324T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260324T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MICDE State of AI & the Future of Institutions
DESCRIPTION:The State of AI & the Future of Institutions event is hosted by the Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering (MICDE). We bring together scholars and institutional leaders to explore the current state and future trajectory of AI\; how it may reshape institutions and how we can be better prepared for its disruptive impact. This event aims to move beyond abstract debate and towards actionable insights and assess how institutions can more actively shape a more resilient and responsible future. We anticipate this event to recur every semester.
UID:146034-21898298@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146034
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Palmer Commons - Forum Hall
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DTSTAMP:20260310T095410
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260324T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260324T171500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Capturing the Sequence of Events During the Catalytic Reaction using XFELs
DESCRIPTION:The water oxidation reaction in the Photosystem II (PS II) enzyme produces molecular oxygen\, which sustains life on Earth\, and releases four electrons and protons that are used downstream in other photosynthetic processes for generating ATP. Thus\, understanding how this reaction is catalyzed will help in development of energy conversion technologies. The catalytic center is a Manganese complex (Mn4CaO5) which gets oxidized progressively upon absorption of light before releasing the stored energy and oxidizing water. Structural studies of PS II have been limited at traditional synchrotron sources due to radiation damage of this complex. The emergence of X-ray free-electron lasers (XFEL) with intense femtosecond X-ray pulses have opened opportunities to collect structural data on PS II under physiological temperature. The time-resolved electron density changes at the Manganese complex reveal notable structural changes\, including the insertion of a new water OX\, which disappears upon completion of the reaction [1-3]. We are also able to follow the structural dynamics of the protein coordinating with the complex\, revealing well- orchestrated conformational changes in response to electronic changes at the Manganese cluster. The method described here can be applicable to other (metallo)enzymes by initiating reaction with different reaction-triggering methods.
UID:138395-21882893@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138395
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
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DTSTAMP:20260114T093903
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260325T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260325T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2025-2026 MICDE Ph.D. in Scientific Computing Student Seminars
DESCRIPTION:The MICDE PhD Student Seminar Series showcases the research of students in the Ph.D. in Scientific Computing. Lunch will be served. These events are open to the public\, but we request that all who plan to attend register in advance via Sessions (see link). \n\nPresenter details will be available on the registration form and on the MICDE events calendar. Planned sessions will be canceled if no one signs up to present\, and registrants will be notified.\n\nIf you have any questions\, please email micde-phd@umich.edu.
UID:139740-21894088@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139740
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Room 4425, Green Court Building
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260303T100857
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260325T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260325T171500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Gomberg Lecture with Connie Lu \"Synergizing p- and d-Block Elements for Catalysis\"
DESCRIPTION:Many challenging chemical reactions require precious metal catalysts to proceed. Our research group develops main-group metalloligands (Groups 13 and 14) as an electronic lever for tuning a reactive transition metal active site via a direct metal–metal interaction. This approach has allowed for the development and optimization of highly efficient transition metal-main group bifunctional catalysts in various catalytic applications. The bimetallic catalysts display remarkably enhanced activity compared to the analogous single metal centers. In this talk\, I will detail the roles of the main group support in substrate binding\, activation of strong bonds (C−F and C−H)\, and catalysis.
UID:138387-21882886@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138387
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260220T102635
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260326T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260326T114500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:SCSAP Special Research Seminar and Town Hall Event
DESCRIPTION:SCSAP Special Research Seminar and Town Hall Discussion Event\nDate: Thursday\, March 26\, 2026\nLocation: Live In-Person Only (Will not be streamed or recorded)\n NCRC Building 18\, Dining Hall\nFREE TO ALL\, Everyone is Welcome\, \nLite Refreshments provided\n\nFEATURING: Dr. Aviv Regev\, Executive Vice President and Head of Genentech Research and Early Development and Executive Committee of the Human Cell Atlas\n\n*PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT*\n\nTwo Events of Interest: \n\n10:00–10:45 AM- Talk Title: “Towards Unified Cell and Tissue Oracles”- Featuring Dr. Regev- Hosted by SCSAP \n\n11:00–11:45 AM Town Hall Discussion Featuring Dr. Regev and an invited faculty panel – event will cover several topics such as the future of single cell spatial-omics\, strategies for productive collaboration\, AI development of new drugs.
UID:145768-21897796@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145768
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Dining Hall
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260224T151016
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260326T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260326T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Quantum Research Institute | Have we seen a demonstration of experimental quantum advantage?
DESCRIPTION:In-Person: Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project\, 2301 Bonisteel Blvd\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109\, USA\, PML2000\nZoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/94764879233?jst=2\n\nAbstract: A major goal for the field of quantum computation is “quantum advantage\" -- the first experimental demonstration of a quantum computation that is beyond the capabilities of any classical computer.  While we have now seen many quantum advantage claims made by experimental groups around the world\, many of these claims have been disproven.  \n\nIn this talk\, we'll discuss the status quo regarding the latest experimental quantum advantage claims and the evidence for their classical hardness.  We’ll then discuss the classical verification problem\, and propose a new quantum advantage proposal that uses ideas from quantum error correction to enable a large gap between classical verification and simulation.\n\nBio:\nI am an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Chicago.\nPreviously\, I held research positions at the University of California at Berkeley\, advised by Umesh Vazirani\, and in QuICS\, at the University of Maryland/NIST.\nI received my Ph.D. in computer science from the Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences and the Institute for Quantum Information and Matter at Caltech\, co-advised by Alexei Kitaev and Chris Umans.
UID:142260-21890280@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142260
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
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DTSTAMP:20260310T135230
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260326T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260326T171500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Reactive Microdroplet Mass Spectrometry for In-Depth Lipidomics
DESCRIPTION:Microdroplet chemistry has received increasing attention for accelerated reactions at the air/solution interface in recent years. This talk will discuss our progress toward microdroplet strategies which include (i) a voltage-controlled interfacial microreactor that allows acceleration of electrochemical reactions for the first time\; (ii) novel interfacial reactions that address various long-standing isomeric problems in lipidomics\; (iii) novel mass spectrometry imaging platform for cancer studies
UID:138405-21882909@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138405
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260107T120250
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260330T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260330T120000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Human Genetics Research Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, March 30\, 2026\n11:00am - 12:00pm\n1020 Kahn Auditorium\, BSRB\n\nJean Gautier\, PhD\, Dr.Sc.\nChair\, Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis\nThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center at Houston\n“Seminar Title TBD”\n\nHosted By: Agnieszka Lukaszewicz\, PhD\, Department of Human Genetics\n___\nThe Gautier Laboratory at MD Anderson centers on how the 3D organization of the genome facilitates and coordinates DNA repair alongside other DNA-templated processes\, including DNA replication and transcription. We study this to better understand how dysregulation in these processes contributes to pathological genomic rearrangements and cancer development\, as well as the therapeutic implications of such rearrangements. The lab employs cutting edge technologies in microscopy\, genomics\, proteomics and computational biology to advance their research.
UID:143369-21892960@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143369
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - 1020 Kahn Auditorium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260219T083320
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260330T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260330T171500
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Willard Lecture: Chemistry and Impacts of Environmental Interfaces: A Focus on Atmospheric Aerosols
DESCRIPTION:Chemistry provides the underlying mechanisms for understanding the impacts of surfaces in the environment. These environmental interfaces play pivotal roles in processes that affect air quality\, water quality\, climate\, and HEALTH (planetary\, ecosystem\, and human health). For the Willard Lectureship in Analytical Chemistry\, my presentation will focus on the chemistry and impacts of atmospheric aerosols as well as larger aqueous microdroplets found in clouds and fog. Aerosol and microdroplet surfaces represent important components of the Earth’s atmosphere where chemical reactions can occur. Utilizing molecular-based tools\, we have gleaned mechanistic details of how these reactions proceed to better understand their global impacts.
UID:138426-21882931@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138426
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260304T142805
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260331T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260331T171500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Catalysts for Change: Cultivating a Culture for Chemistry Graduate Student Success
DESCRIPTION:This project investigates how departmental culture shapes chemistry graduate students’ belonging\, development\, and access to opportunity. The project responds to documented challenges in doctoral education including unclear success criteria\, inconsistent mentoring\, and hidden cultural norms and seeks to generate actionable\, evidence-based pathways for systemic improvement. We designed and deployed a mixed-methods pilot survey to chemistry graduate students measuring six domains informed by prior graduate-education and equity scholarship: (1) graduate milestones\, (2) research competency\, (3) teaching competency\, (4) advisor support (academic and emotional)\, (5) peer and departmental culture\, and (6) academic and demographic background. This talk will center on the qualitative data which is founded on academic citizenship\, which is a set of behaviors\, responsibilities\, and relational practices through which members of an academic community contribute to its collective functioning\, integrity\, and well-being beyond their individual scholarly outputs. It includes activities such as mentoring\, service\, collaboration\, care work\, and stewardship that sustain learning environments\, support colleagues and students\, and advance the shared mission of the institution and discipline. Findings show that academic citizenship is unevenly distributed across student groups and is most strongly predicted by research competency and access to departmental resources. Advisor emotional support and advisor skill dynamics emerged as significant contributors to academic citizenship. Results informed department-level interventions\, including (1) a redesigned first-year experience course integrating research\, teaching\, communication\, and wellness\, and (2) a multidimensional mentoring model grounded in sociopolitical noticing and disciplinary metaphors (chemist\, family\, coach). The project demonstrates that departmental culture can be surfaced\, measured\, and intentionally reshaped to create conditions where graduate students thrive because of rather than in spite of our systems.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138425
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
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DTSTAMP:20260330T135725
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260402T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260402T123000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:ChE SEMINAR: Lynn Loo\, Princeton University
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nSingapore International shipping underpins the global economy\, moving roughly 90% of world trade by volume across highly integrated global supply chains. At the same time\, the sector emits about 1 Gt CO₂ annually\, or approximately 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions\, with emissions projected to grow alongside trade. Decarbonising shipping is therefore not a peripheral challenge\, but a prerequisite for a net-zero future. Yet shipping’s decarbonisation remains uniquely difficult. Vessels have long operational lifetimes\, energy demand is high\, production of alternatives to fossil fuels remains nascent\, and their deployment must satisfy stringent safety\, operational\, and infrastructure constraints across a global system. In this seminar\, I will discuss the work of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD)\, an independent action tank based in Singapore established to accelerate progress through large-scale\, pre-competitive pilots. Over the past 4.5 years\, GCMD has worked with more than 130 partners across the maritime value chain to demonstrate the first safe transfer of 2\,700 metric tonnes of ammonia at anchorage in Western Australia\; bunker and trace 3\,400 metric tonnes of biofuels in Singapore and Rotterdam to strengthen supply-chain integrity\; execute the world’s first offloading of onboard-captured and liquefied CO₂ in China\, and subsequently demonstrate its use to recycle steel slag and produce precipitated calcium carbonate\; and launch a US$35 million fund featuring a pay-as-you-save mechanism to accelerate the adoption of energy-efficiency technologies. Insights from these pilots have informed investment decisions\, shaped policy discussions\, and contributed to emerging standards and guidelines. The seminar also reflects on my transition from two decades of nanoscale materials research\, spanning organic semiconductors and perovskite solar cells\, to system-level decarbonisation\, and on how my academic training has shaped my approach to tackling complex\, urgent\, real-world industry challenges.\n\nSpeaker Bio:\nLynn Loo is the Theodora D. ’78 and William H. Walton III ’74 Professor of Engineering at Princeton University and the inaugural CEO of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD)\, an independent international action tank headquartered in Singapore that is working with industry to accelerate shipping’s transition to low- and zero-carbon solutions.\n\nTrained as a chemical engineer\, Lynn’s work spans fundamental materials science\, technology commercialization\, and systems-scale decarbonization. At Princeton\, her group pioneered see- through solar cells that wirelessly power smart windows to reduce building energy use and improve occupant comfort. This work received the 2020 Thomas Edison Patent Award and is being advanced through Andluca Technologies\, a startup she co-founded.\n\nAt GCMD\, she leads large-scale\, pre-competitive initiatives in real operational and commercial settings\, including the world’s first ship-to-ship transfer of ammonia at anchorage\, biofuel supply-chain trials\, the offloading and utilization of onboard captured and liquefied carbon dioxide\, and the launch of the sector’s first retrofit fund to catalyze uptake of energy-efficiency technologies. GCMD now works with over 130 industry partners globally. A Member of the National Academy of Engineering\, Lynn is a Fellow of AIChE\, APS\, and MRS\, and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. She was also featured on Lloyd’s List’s Top 100 People in Shipping list for her influence on the industry’s transition.
UID:143392-21892979@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143392
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 10 - B10 Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20260330T140958
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260402T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260402T171500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Spatially resolved mechanistic insights into electrode-electrolyte and gas-liquid interfaces
DESCRIPTION:Interfaces play critical roles in governing chemical reactivity across many systems ranging from fuel cells to batteries to atmospheric aerosols\, yet the molecular-level processes occurring at these boundaries remain poorly understood. This talk will highlight how spatially resolved techniques can provide detailed insights into two complex interfacial environments. In the first part of this talk\, I will discuss how combining spatially resolved electrochemistry with complementary scanning probe methods reveals which sites in transition-metal dichalcogenides are electrocatalytically active and why. In the second part\, I will show how confocal fluorescence microscopy can measure how molecules localize\, orient\, and react at gas–liquid interfaces\, providing a molecular picture of interfacial reactivity.
UID:138417-21882921@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138417
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260304T164815
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260403T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260403T141500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CommUNITY Seminar with Molly Atkinson \"Supporting Neurodiversity in Undergraduate Chemistry Education\"
DESCRIPTION:Neurodiversity describes the limitless neurological variations among humans\, with examples including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)\, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)\, and Dyslexia. These neurotypes reflect natural and valuable variations of cognitive function within humans\, with specific strengths that are often considered assets in STEM fields. However\, the study of the learning experiences of neurodivergent students is currently limited within the field of chemistry. This seminar will focus on qualitative research that explores the experiences of neurodivergent undergraduate chemistry students in lecture settings through semi-structured interviews with participants from across the United States. Through interpretative phenomenological analysis – a participant-oriented approach that seeks to understand how participants make sense of their lived experiences while also recognizing the researcher’s role in interpreting those perspectives – our research focuses on understanding how neurodivergent students describe their lived experiences within chemistry lecture settings and what these experiences reveal about how they think\, perceive\, engage\, and learn within these settings. Grounded in the Neurodiversity Paradigm\, this research challenges the societal construct of “normal” cognitive functioning and recognizes neurodiversity as an essential\, valuable form of human diversity. Findings and implications aim to provide rich descriptions of experiences through a neurodivergent lens to help educators design more inclusive learning spaces and inspire systemic change to better support neurodivergent students across the chemistry curriculum.
UID:139513-21885678@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139513
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1706
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260107T120142
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260406T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260406T120000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Human Genetics Research Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, April 06\, 2026\n11:00am - 12:00pm\n1020 Kahn Auditorium\, BSRB\n\nStephan Züchner\, MD\, PhD\nProfessor of Human Genetics and Neurology\nThe Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics\nUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine\n“Seminar Title TBD”\n\nHosted By: Anthony Antonellis\, PhD\, Department of Human Genetics\n___\nDr. Zuchner is a trained neurologist and molecular geneticist with research interests in identifying genetic variation associated with disease. His lab has identified several genes for Mendelian neurodegenerative disorders and also evaluated risk factors for complex genetic conditions\, including Alzheimer disease\, Parkinson disease\, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. His lab is amongst the pioneering groups that have promoted genome sequencing methods for disease gene identification in humans\, mice\, and drosophilia. He is currently pursuing large-scale exome and genome analysis in multiple neurodegenerative disorders and develops innovative new software tools that allow real time shared analysis of large amounts of genomic data. Dr. Zuchner's scientific interests lie in mapping disease genes and genomic variation that is related to disease.
UID:143370-21892959@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143370
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - 1020 Kahn Auditorium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260327T100432
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260406T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260406T140000
SUMMARY:Presentation:Jake O’Hara - Dissertation Defense
DESCRIPTION:Please join Jake O’Hara for their dissertation defense titled \"The Interplay Between Chemical Reactivity and Dopants in Tungsten Oxide Catalysts\".\n\n*Date:* Monday\, April 6th\n*Time:* 12:00 PM\n*Where:* CHEM 1640
UID:147127-21900409@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147127
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260331T101935
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260406T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260406T172000
SUMMARY:Presentation:3rd Year Student Seminar - Materials/Organic Seminar
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, April 6th from 4:00 to 5:20 p.m. in CHEM 1640 please join us in watching the following third years present.\n\n*Time:* 4:00-4:20 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Abby Ayala\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Andy Ault\n*Title of Talk:* Determination of Atmospheric Aerosol Composition and Diversity in New York City Using Optical Photothermal Infrared Spectroscopy\n\n*Time:* 4:20-4:40 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Shae Hagler\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Bart Bartlett\n*Title of Talk:* Understanding the Effects of Stack Pressure on Cycling-Induced Structural Changes in LiMn2O4 for Solid-State\, Li-ion Batteries\n\n*Time:* 4:40-5:00 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Nihal Khatiwoda\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Ageeth Bol\n*Title of Talk:* Improving the Crystallinity and Conformality of ALD grown MoS2\n\n*Time:* 5:00-5:20 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Will Kidder\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Adam Matzger\n*Title of Talk:* Approximating Heats of Formation of Porous Metal-organic Frameworks
UID:147269-21900616@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147269
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260303T093908
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T171500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Synthesis\, Structure and Applications of Highly Microporous Organic Materials
DESCRIPTION:Porous organic polymers represent a rare class of materials that combine high internal surface area with broad-spectrum chemical stability. These features make them attractive for applications where surface-guest interactions and durability dictate performance\, including corrosive gas storage\, water purification\, energy storage\, and catalysis. In many cases\, performance can be improved by fine-tuning bulk microporosity\, yet factors affecting this key property remain poorly understood. This seminar describes efforts to identify how synthetic pathways shape microporosity in amorphous porous networks. Using a network disassembly approach\, we show that pathway-dependent porosity is largely driven by defects arising from incomplete cross-linking. Implications for synthetic design and selected biomedical applications of highly microporous organic polymers will also be discussed.
UID:138411-21882916@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138411
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260114T093903
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2025-2026 MICDE Ph.D. in Scientific Computing Student Seminars
DESCRIPTION:The MICDE PhD Student Seminar Series showcases the research of students in the Ph.D. in Scientific Computing. Lunch will be served. These events are open to the public\, but we request that all who plan to attend register in advance via Sessions (see link). \n\nPresenter details will be available on the registration form and on the MICDE events calendar. Planned sessions will be canceled if no one signs up to present\, and registrants will be notified.\n\nIf you have any questions\, please email micde-phd@umich.edu.
UID:139740-21894089@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139740
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Room 4425, Green Court Building
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260327T100311
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T150000
SUMMARY:Presentation:Cody Ng - Dissertation Defense
DESCRIPTION:Please join Cody Ng for their dissertation defense titled \"Visible-Light-Mediated [2+2]-Cycloadditions for the Synthesis of Azetidines and Azetines\".\n\n*Date:* Wednesday\, April 8th\n*Time:* 1:00 PM EST\n*Zoom Meeting ID:* 935 6188 3906\n*Password:* 2+2
UID:147129-21900412@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147129
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260224T150916
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Quantum Research Institute | Quantum Spin-Mechanics with Color Centers in Diamond: A Potential Platform for Quantum Computing
DESCRIPTION:In-Person: West Hall 411\nZoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/91761768567?jst=2\n\nAbstract:\nIn a spin-mechanical system\, electron spins are coupled to vibrations of a nanomechanical resonator.  Coherent interactions between single spins and single phonons take place in the quantum regime of spin-mechanics.  A network of these resonators can enable phonon-mediated coupling between distant electron spin\, leading to a mechanical quantum network of spin qubits and providing an experimental platform for developing spin-based quantum computers.  \nIn this talk\, I will discuss our recent advance in achieving ultracoherent GHz diamond nanomechanical resonators and in developing mechanical quantum networks of spin qubits in diamond.  Localization and localization phase transitions induced by deterministic onsite potentials in a mechanical network are also exploited for the realization of extended network connectivity\, which is deemed essential for large-scale fault tolerant quantum computers. \n\nBio:\nHailin Wang received B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the University of Science and Technology of China and the University of Michigan in 1982 and 1990\, respectively. He was a research investigator at the University of Michigan and subsequently a staff consultant at AT&T Bell Laboratories. He joined the University of Oregon in 1995 where he is now a professor of physics. Dr. Wang has made important contributions to the current understanding of coherent as well as incoherent optical processes in semiconductor nanostructures. He also made the first experimental demonstration of amplitude squeezed light from an injection-locked diode laser and developed a fused silica optical resonator that feature highly directional evanescent tunneling. His work on exciton spin coherence and biexciton coherence has recently led to the first demonstration of electromagnetically induced transparency for interband optical transitions in semiconductors. His current research interest includes optical manipulation of quantum coherences in semiconductors and especially its application in both classical and quantum information processing. Dr. Wang is a recipient of an NSF-CAREER award and is a fellow of the Optical Society of America.
UID:142261-21890281@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142261
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:West Hall - 411
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260304T143449
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T171500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Nanoelectrochemistry for Multi-Dimensional Bioanalysis
DESCRIPTION:Nanoscale in-vivo studies on the signaling of a broad range of neurotransmitters are essential to understand brain functions and diseases. In this talk\, I will first describe our efforts in the development and creation of versatile electroanalytical liquid-liquid junction probes to enable the detection of redox-inactive transmitters. By using the liquid/liquid approach\, we circumvent the challenges in the measurement of non-redox-active neurotransmitters using nano-electroanalytical methods. In addition\, I will share our recent efforts in developing dual-channel nano-carbon-liquid/liquid junction electrodes for multi-modal analysis of both redox-active and non-redox-active analytes. Then I will present our studies on high spatiotemporal bioanalysis using model living organisms. We employed scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) to position our nanoprobes accurately with nm spatial resolution. Our results show that our nanoprobes\, with sizes as small as 15 nm in radius\, can detect and quantify the acetylcholine neurotransmission in real time\, at a high spatiotemporal resolution\, with a high signal-to-noise ratio\, and in biologically relevant fluids. The nano/micro-electroanalytical platform we developed is enabling a variety of new measurements on signaling dynamics across a diverse range of length scales\, i.e.\, at single cells\, at single synapses\, in living mice brains\, and will create exciting opportunities in studying transmission from various neuronal models and in our understanding of neurological disorders from a distinctive perspective. \n  \n\nAcknowledgment: I am grateful to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation\, National Science Foundation\, National Institutes of Health\, Research Corporation for Science Advancement\, Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation\, The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group\, Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago\, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for the support of our research. All the work that I will present is not possible without the hardworking and dedicated efforts of Shen group members.
UID:138406-21882911@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138406
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260327T122909
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260410T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260410T140000
SUMMARY:Presentation:Alivia Mukherjee - Dissertation Defense
DESCRIPTION:Please join Alivia Mukherjee for their dissertation defense titled \"Spectroscopic and Mechanistic Investigations of Cobalamin Photochemistry: Implications for a Photoreceptor Protein CarH\".\n\n*Date:* Friday\, April 10th\n*Time:* 12:00 PM\n*Where:* CHEM 1706\n\nZoom Meeting ID: 992 7536 6578\nPassword: VitaminB12
UID:147136-21900417@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147136
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1706
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260107T120418
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260413T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260413T120000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Human Genetics Research Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, April 13\, 2026\n11:00am - 12:00pm\n1020 Kahn Auditorium\, BSRB\n\nJacy Wagnon\, PhD\nAssistant Professor\nDepartment of Neuroscience\nThe Ohio State University College of Medicine\n“Seminar Title TBD”\n\nHosted By: Miriam Meisler\, PhD\, Department of Human Genetics\n___\nDevelopmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEE) are a genetically heterogeneous group of neurological disorders characterized by early-onset seizures along with cognitive\, motor\, and behavioral impairments. The Wagnon laboratory is interested in understanding genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying DEE and identifying new treatment strategies for these severe disorders. Our current studies focus on DEE caused by variants in the neuronal voltage-gated sodium channel gene SCN8A. We are developing mouse models of SCN8A encephalopathy to study pathogenesis of seizures and related comorbidities. A second focus of the lab is to investigate the role of regulation of gene expression in seizure pathology. Changes in mRNA and microRNA levels represent a general transcriptional response to seizures that may implicate new therapeutic targets.
UID:143371-21892958@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143371
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - 1020 Kahn Auditorium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260331T102717
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260413T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260413T172000
SUMMARY:Presentation:3rd Year Student Seminar - Materials/Organic Seminar
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, April 13th from 4:00 to 5:20 p.m. in CHEM 1640 please join us in watching the following third years present.\n\n*Time:* 4:00-4:20 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Lauren Meagher\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Anne McNeil\n*Title of Talk:* Metathesis of Polydienes to Make Value-Added Copolymers\n\n*Time:* 4:20-4:40 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Ally Tonsberg\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Stephen Maldonado\n*Title of Talk:* Quantitative Analysis of Redox Adsorbates on Semiconductor Electrodes via Cyclic Voltammetry \n\n*Time:* 4:40-5:00 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Zeyuan Zhu\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Yuki Kobayashi\n*Title of Talk:* Ultrafast Spectroscopy on 2D Materials\n\n*Time:* 5:00-5:20 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Allison Gatz\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Anne McNeil\n*Title of Talk:* Stability Assay for Identifying Non-aqueous Redox Flow Battery Materials
UID:147272-21900619@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147272
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
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DTSTAMP:20260402T143854
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260414T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260414T125000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Effects of gestational phthalate exposure on age-specific DNA methylation
DESCRIPTION:The Integrated Health Sciences Core's webinar series is an interdisciplinary forum for interested researchers to come together to learn and discuss wide-ranging issues in the field of environmental health. We hope you can join us for the final webinar of this academic year\, in the environmental research series. Organized by the Integrated Health Sciences Core (IHSC) of the University of Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center (M-LEEaD).\n\nRegistration required http://myumi.ch/4m7JE
UID:147365-21900903@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147365
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260407T103407
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260414T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260414T140000
SUMMARY:Presentation:Rachel Giles - Dissertation Defense
DESCRIPTION:Please join Rachel Giles for their dissertation defense titled \"Purine mRNA modifications impact translation kinetics\".\n\n*Date:* Tuesday\, April 14th\n*Time:* 12:00 PM\n*Where:* Earl Lewis Room\, Rackham Building\n\nZoom Meeting ID: 91612715969\nPassword: Giles
UID:147490-21901104@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147490
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Earl Lewis Room
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DTSTAMP:20260312T110628
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260414T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260414T171500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Discovering and exploiting metabolic vulnerabilities in human pathogens
DESCRIPTION:Increased human exposure to pathogens couples with rising antibiotic resistance and slow antibiotic development to pose a nearly insurmountable human health challenge. My group’s work aims to discover proteins critical for pathogen survival\, to reveal important insights into their mechanisms of action\, and to develop chemical tools that precisely modulate their functions. By focusing on pathogens with limited or unique metabolic capabilities\, we aim to reveal novel biomarkers and antibiotic targets that are less likely to evade inhibitors. This talk will describe our multipronged approach that employs metabolomics\, protein biochemistry\, biophysics\, and data science to accelerate the proteome-wide discovery of critical metabolite handling proteins in human pathogens. Furthermore\, ongoing efforts to identify effective narrow-spectrum anti-infectives will be described.
UID:138423-21882928@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138423
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260413T100322
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T180000
SUMMARY:Presentation:3rd Year Student Seminar - Physical Seminar (Part II)
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, April 15th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in CHEM 1300 please join us in watching the following third years present.\n\n*Time:* 4:00-4:30 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Kanchan Shaikh\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Yuki Kobayashi\n*Title of Talk:* Light-dressed states in MoS2 monolayer\n\n*Time:* 4:30-5:00 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Paras Boruach\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Paul Zimmerman\n*Title of Talk:* Exploring the reach of Cl-initiated oxidation of VOCs in the Arctic via RNB-GSM\, a quantum chemical deep reaction network builder.\n\n*Time:* 5:00-5:30 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Kapil Sharwankar\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Zhan Chen\n*Title of Talk:* Investigating Protein Orientation and Conformation at Polymer Interfaces Using Sum-Frequency Generation (SFG) Vibrational Spectroscopy and Discontinuous Molecular Dynamics (DMD) Simulations\n\n*Time:* 5:30-6:00 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Hamidur Rahman\n*Research Advisor:* Co-Advised by Professor Ageeth Bol and Professor Paul Zimmerman\n*Title of Talk:* Thickness-Controlled Synthesis of 2D MoS2 Thin Films by Sulfurizing Atomic Layer Deposited MoCx
UID:147664-21901481@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147664
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1300
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260310T140251
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T171500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:N-Heterocyclic Carbenes and Radicals: A Counterintuitive Periodic Trek
DESCRIPTION:This laboratory has long pursued the synthesis\, structure\, and reactivity of unusual molecules that prominently feature main group elements. These efforts resulted in several significant milestones including the experimental realization of “metalloaromaticity\" (the concept that metallic rings may also display traditional aromatic behavior as exhibited by benzene)\, synthesis of the first molecule containing a boron-boron double bond—the first “diborene”\, and synthesis of the first molecule containing a triple bond between two main group metals (the gallium analog of acetylene). Research efforts have also concerned carbene stabilization of highly reactive main group molecules such diphosphorus (P2)\, diarsenic (As2)\, and disilicon (Si2). This presentation will prominently highlight our efforts to synthetically augment the molecular template of N-heterocyclic carbenes and their surprising conversion to stable dithiolene-based chemical radicals\, which have shown promise in the activation of small molecules\, such as ammonia.
UID:146197-21898647@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146197
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260413T101909
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T123000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:ChE SEMINAR: Carl Laird\, Carnegie Mellon University
DESCRIPTION:Systems\, Surrogates\, Solutions: Optimization and Machine Learning for Decision-Making at Scale\n\nEmerging global challenges are pushing the limits of today's scientific computing tools. To overcome these barriers\, our group develops open-source solutions for large-scale optimization problems. At the intersection of data science and mathematical programming\, new capabilities support optimization-based decision-making with embedded machine-learning and data-driven models. Leveraging high-level languages like Python\, we are democratizing these capabilities\, placing powerful tools in the hands of a broader research community. Two vignettes illustrate the effectiveness of these capabilities to tackle challenging science and engineering problems at scale.\n   The first vignette highlights our rapid-response work during COVID-19. The pandemic exposed significant challenges in mitigating emerging infectious diseases. I will discuss our work to efficiently estimate county-level transmission parameter dynamics using a fully-coupled\, national-scale model. With full spatio-temporal transmission parameter profiles\, we were able to estimate the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on the spread of COVID-19. Our current work focuses on developing accessible\, advanced optimization capabilities that enable inference on very large-scale\, nonlinear dynamic systems.\n   Machine learning (ML) models are increasingly used as surrogates for complex processes within engineering. Here\, I will discuss the need for surrogates in large-scale decision-making and introduce the Optimization and Machine Learning Toolkit (OMLT)\, a Python framework developed in collaboration with Imperial College London and Sandia National Laboratories. This package supports solution of mathematical programming problems with embedded ML models. I will showcase several applications that illustrate the use of machine learning surrogates\, including for example\, process design and operations\, bioprocess modeling\, and process family design.\n\nCarl D. Laird\nJohn E. Swearingen Professor and Department Head\n\nProf. Carl Laird is the John E. Swearingen Professor and Department\n			   Head in the Chemical Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University. His international reputation centers on pioneering high-performance computing strategies for large-scale nonlinear and discrete optimization problems\, parallel scientific computing strategies\, and the development of open-source optimization capabilities\, including both modeling and solvers. He has worked in several application areas\, including process and energy systems\, product manufacturing\, biopharmaceutical processes\, homeland security\, and large-scale infectious disease spread. He is the recipient of several research awards\, including the Steven J. Fenves Award for Systems Research\, Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering\, the INFORMS Computing Society Prize\, CAST Division Outstanding Young Researcher Award\, National Science Foundation Faculty Early Development (CAREER) Award\, and the prestigious Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software for his work on IPOPT\, a software library for solving nonlinear\, nonconvex\, large-scale continuous optimization problems.
UID:143399-21892981@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143399
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 10 - B10 Auditorium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251120T121105
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T130000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Great Lakes Seminar Series: Jenan Kharbush
DESCRIPTION:About the presentation: “Nitrogen availability” refers to the amounts of biologically usable nitrogen forms relative to demand by the biological community. In cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) dominated by the non-diazotrophic cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa\, nitrogen availability is critical for the production of the nitrogen-rich toxin microcystin\, and may also play a role in shaping M. aeruginosa strain composition and relative abundance of toxic and non-toxic strains. During the annual CyanoHAB in Western Lake Erie\, both the dominant form of nitrogen (organic vs. inorganic) and M. aeruginosa strain composition shift as the bloom progresses\, as does the heterotrophic bacterial community composition in M. aeruginosa colonies. Recent metagenomics and culture-based work suggests that some of these heterotrophs may be involved in nitrogen acquisition and cycling processes with Microcystis. In this talk I will discuss some of our recent efforts to understand the influence of nitrogen form on Microcystis bloom ecology\, via both strain-specific adaptations and interactions with other community members such as heterotrophic bacteria. This includes examining how nitrogen form influences exometabolite production in cultured M. aeruginosa strains\, as well as using nano-secondary ion mass spectrometry (nanoSIMS) to measure how cell-specific nitrogen uptake in field communities changes with bloom phase. \n\nAbout the speaker: Jenan is an Assistant Professor in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department at the University of Michigan. She earned her PhD in Chemical Oceanography from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography\, where she developed an appreciation for the complexity of microbial life and the outsized influence microbes have on their environment. At U-M\, her research group studies how aquatic microorganisms\, particularly phytoplankton\, acquire and use nitrogen\, including during CyanoHABs. They combine laboratory culture experiments with field-based environmental observations to link cellular-level nitrogen cycling processes to large-scale geochemical patterns in both modern and ancient environments.
UID:141223-21888418@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141223
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260407T104324
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T150000
SUMMARY:Presentation:Emily Traficante - Dissertation Defense
DESCRIPTION:Please join Emily Traficante for their dissertation defense titled \"Accessing Olefin-Containing Polycyclic Scaffolds and Progress Toward the Total Synthesis of Herquline A\".\n\n*Date:* Thursday\, April 16th\n*Time:* 1:00 PM\nZoom Meeting ID: 957 9881 9031\nPassword: herquline
UID:147491-21901105@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147491
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260331T105316
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T172000
SUMMARY:Presentation:3rd Year Student Seminar - Materials/Organic Seminar
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, April 16th from 4:00 to 5:20 p.m. in CHEM 1640 please join us in watching the following third years present.\n\n*Time:* 4:00-4:20 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Julia Donovan\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Adam Matzger\n*Title of Talk:* Imparting Switchable Impact Sensitivity to Workhorse Explosives\n\n*Time:* 4:20-4:40 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Kate Kaplin\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Joerg Lahann & Professor Julie Biteen\n*Title of Talk:* Utilizing Click Chemistry to Enhance Synthetic Protein Nanoparticle Crosslinking\n\n*Time:* 4:40-5:00 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Elizaveta Karchuganova\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Markos Koutmos\n*Title of Talk:* Structural and Functional Studies of Human tRNA Isopentenyltransferase I (TRIT1)\n\n*Time:* 5:00-5:20 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Yulia Rakova\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Adam Matzger\n*Title of Talk:* Solid Guests in Metal–Organic Frameworks: Capacity Limits and Structural Effects on Loading Kinetics
UID:147275-21900622@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147275
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260407T110203
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T140000
SUMMARY:Presentation:Taylor Spiller - Dissertation Defense
DESCRIPTION:Please join Taylor Spiller for their dissertation defense titled \"New Methods for Fluorination and Radiofluorination of Aryl (Pseudo)halides\".\n\n*Date:* Friday\, April 17th\n*Time:* 12:00 PM\n*Where:* CHEM 1706\n\nZoom Meeting ID: 94196377987
UID:147492-21901106@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147492
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1706
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260107T120429
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T120000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Human Genetics Research Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, April 20\, 2026\n11:00am - 12:00pm\n1020 Kahn Auditorium\, BSRB\n\nAaron Ragsdale\, PhD\nAssistant Professor\nIntegrative Biology\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison\n“Seminar Title TBD”\n\nHosted By: Jeffrey Kidd\, PhD\, Department of Human Genetics\n___\nOur research aims to understand how evolutionary forces are expected to shape genetic diversity within populations\, and then uses this understanding to learn about demographic and selective histories and processes from genome sequencing data. One focus of our research is on developing population genetic theory that lets us predict patterns of diversity and genetic structure under varying models of demography and selection. Another focus is on turning that theory into computational tools to compare model predictions to observations from natural populations. Finally\, we have a strong interest in inferring (mostly) human evolutionary history from genetic data\, including both ancient history and population structure as well as more recent migrations\, movements\, and dynamics.
UID:143372-21892957@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143372
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - 1020 Kahn Auditorium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260114T093903
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2025-2026 MICDE Ph.D. in Scientific Computing Student Seminars
DESCRIPTION:The MICDE PhD Student Seminar Series showcases the research of students in the Ph.D. in Scientific Computing. Lunch will be served. These events are open to the public\, but we request that all who plan to attend register in advance via Sessions (see link). \n\nPresenter details will be available on the registration form and on the MICDE events calendar. Planned sessions will be canceled if no one signs up to present\, and registrants will be notified.\n\nIf you have any questions\, please email micde-phd@umich.edu.
UID:139740-21894090@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139740
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Room 4425, Green Court Building
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260407T121357
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T140000
SUMMARY:Presentation:Xiaofeng Dai - Dissertation Defense
DESCRIPTION:Please join Xiaofeng Dai for their dissertation defense titled \"What Does It Feel Like in the Nucleoid? The Biophysical Properties of the Bacterial Chromosome\".\n\n*Date:* Wednesday\, April 22nd\n*Time:* 12:00 PM\n*Where:* CHEM 1706\n\nZoom Meeting ID: 93579278960\nPassword: 199099
UID:147495-21901110@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147495
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1706
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260107T114106
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T123000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:ChE SEMINAR: Bryan McCloskey\, University of California\, Berkeley
DESCRIPTION:More details to come.
UID:143400-21892983@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143400
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 32 - B32 Auditorium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260406T114702
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T180000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:2026 Michigan Pioneer Fellows Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the upcoming Annual Michigan Pioneer Fellows Symposium\, when we will celebrate the invaluable research contributions of postdoctoral fellows and highlight the innovative work being done by Pioneer Fellows and other postdoctoral researchers across the University of Michigan. \n\nRegistration is open through April 13. Poster Abstracts submission is open through April 1.\n\n2026 Michigan Pioneer Fellows Symposium:\n1:00–6:00 p.m.\, April 23\, 2026\nBSRB Kahn Auditorium\n\nSchedule:\n1:00 Welcome and introductions\n1:05 Talks by Pioneer Fellows\n3:30 Keynote address: “New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to Accelerate Clinical Trials in a Dish (CTiD)\,” Joseph C. Wu\, M.D.\, Ph.D. Professor & Director\, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute\, Stanford University\n4:30 Poster session\n5:30 Concluding remarks and reception\n\nAbstract:\nDrug discovery and development continue to face significant challenges\, with over 90% of candidate drugs failing in clinical trials. These efficacy failures are primarily due to inherent species-specific differences\, fundamental biological variances between model organisms and humans\, and the limitations of existing models to accurately reflect the complexity of human disease and treatment responses. In this discussion\, I will explore how the NIH and FDA are advocating for new alternative methodologies (NAMs) to reduce or replace animal testing. I will highlight recent advancements in technologies such as stem cells\, organoids\, and microphysiological systems (MPS)\, along with the roles of clinical genomics and AI/ML. Additionally\, I will examine how these platforms can collaboratively enhance our understanding of rare orphan diseases\, facilitate drug discovery\, support precision medicine\, and enable clinical trials in a dish (CTiD).\n\nAbout the Speaker:\nJoseph C. Wu\, MD\, PhD is Director of Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and Simon H. Stertzer\, MD\, Professor of Medicine and Radiology at Stanford University. Dr. Wu received his MD from Yale University and PhD (Molecular & Medical Pharmacology) at University of California\, Los Angeles. He is board certified in cardiovascular medicine. His lab works on genomics\, stem cells/organoids\, AI/ML\, and drug discovery. The main goals are to (i) understand basic disease mechanisms\, (ii) implement precision medicine for patients\, and (iii) accelerate drug discovery via “new alternative methodologies” (NAMs) and “clinical trial in a dish” (CTiD) concept. Dr. Wu has published >700 manuscripts with H-index of 147 on Google scholar. He is listed as top 0.1% of highly cited researchers by Web of Science for past 7 years (2018-2024). Dr. Wu has received several awards\, including the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award\, NIH Roadmap Transformative Award\, Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) given out by President Obama at the White House\, American Heart Association (AHA) Distinguished Scientist Award\, AHA Merit Award\, and Burroughs Wellcome Foundation Innovation in Regulatory Science Award. Dr. Wu serves on the FDA Cellular\, Tissue\, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee. He is on the Board of the Keystone Symposia and American Heart Association. He is a past President of the American Heart Association (2023-2024). Dr. Wu is an elected member or fellow of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI)\, Association of University Cardiologists (AUC)\, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)\, American Association of Physicians (AAP)\, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)\, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)\, Asian American Academy of Science and Engineering (AAASE)\, National Academy of Inventors (NAI)\, and National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
UID:145980-21898221@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145980
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - Kahn Auditorium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260409T163235
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260424T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260424T150000
SUMMARY:Presentation:Soumik Das - Dissertation Defense
DESCRIPTION:Please join Soumik Das for their dissertation defense titled \"Atomistic Modeling of Reaction Pathways: From Quantum Chemical Methods to Machine Learned Potentials\".\n\n*Date:* Friday\, April 24th\n*Time:* 1:00 PM\n*Where:* CHEM 1706\n\nZoom Meeting ID: 972 7498 3650\nPassword: GSM
UID:147607-21901334@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147607
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1706
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260114T093903
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260429T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260429T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2025-2026 MICDE Ph.D. in Scientific Computing Student Seminars
DESCRIPTION:The MICDE PhD Student Seminar Series showcases the research of students in the Ph.D. in Scientific Computing. Lunch will be served. These events are open to the public\, but we request that all who plan to attend register in advance via Sessions (see link). \n\nPresenter details will be available on the registration form and on the MICDE events calendar. Planned sessions will be canceled if no one signs up to present\, and registrants will be notified.\n\nIf you have any questions\, please email micde-phd@umich.edu.
UID:139740-21894091@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139740
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Room 4425, Green Court Building
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260330T145928
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T171500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Imaging Chemical Reactions and Processes
DESCRIPTION:Imaging chemical reactions under synthetically relevant conditions can reveal mechanistic information that is inaccessible with traditional analytical techniques. Our laboratory develops fluorescence microscopy methods—including fluorescence intensity and fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM)—to understand chemical reactivity and physical processes in complex reaction media with spatial and temporal resolution. We examine aqueous–organic reactions\, oxidative addition to metal powders\, and catalytic polymerization. These systems present particular challenges to traditional characterization methods: aqueous–organic emulsions are heterogeneous and optically opaque\, organometallic surface intermediates in oxidative–addition reactions do not substantially build up\, and many growing polymers are insoluble or spatially heterogenous. In these systems\, FLIM reveals object sizes\, catalyst localization and environments\, the role of reagents\, and the physiochemical reasons underpinning catalytic turnover rates. For example\, droplet-to-droplet differences in emulsions under cross-coupling conditions suggest that individual droplets function as distinct reaction vessels.
UID:145683-21897695@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145683
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1200
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260107T120451
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260504T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260504T120000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Human Genetics Research Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, May 4\, 2026\n11:00am - 12:00pm\n1020 Kahn Auditorium\, BSRB\n\nAlex Pollen\, PhD\nAssistant Professor\nNeurobiology\nDevelopmental & Stem Cell Biology\nUniversity of California\, San Francisco\n“Seminar Title TBD”\n\nHosted By: Xander Nuttle\, PhD\, Department of Human Genetics\n___\nWe study how genetic changes that accumulated over the last 6 million years of human evolution influence specialized features of brain development using single cell genomics\, cerebral organoid models of ape brain development\, and genome engineering.\n\nOver the last six million years\, human cognition has changed in remarkable ways to support symbolic language\, long-term planning\, cooperation on vast scales\, and the rapid cultural accumulation of technology. During this time\, patterns of brain development and life history changed to triple the number of neurons produced prenatally\, extend synaptic plasticity through a prolonged phase of development\, and restructure connectivity between brain regions. At the same time tens of millions of mutations accumulated as fixed changes in the human genome through the processes of selection and drift. A portion of this new genomic information guides the development of uniquely human traits and contributes to disease vulnerabilities shared by all humans. However\, connecting human-specific mutations to recently evolved traits remains a major challenge because we lack experimental systems for comparative and functional studies of great ape cortical development. To identify genomic differences underlying unique features or vulnerabilities of the human brain\, we are incorporating advances in single cell genomics and genome engineering with great ape cerebral organoid models of brain development. We are enthusiastic for new graduate students to join the team\, and the lab is well suited for those with an interest in evolution\, neuropsychiatric disorders\, neuronal cell diversity\, stem cell models\, or bioinformatics.
UID:143397-21893075@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143397
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - 1020 Kahn Auditorium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260107T120504
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260511T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260511T120000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Human Genetics Research Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, May 11\, 2026\n11:00am - 12:00pm\n1020 Kahn Auditorium\, BSRB\n\nTony Capra\, PhD\nProfessor\nBakar Computational Health Sciences Institute\nDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics\nUniversity of California\, San Francisco\n“Seminar Title TBD”\n\nHosted By: Xinjun Zhang\, PhD\, Department of Human Genetics\n___\nWe use the tools of computer science and statistics to address problems in genetics\, evolution\, and biomedicine. For a summary of our major research foci\, see Research.\n\nOur group is located in the Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California\, San Francisco. Prior to coming to UCSF\, Tony spent 7 wonderful years at Vanderbilt University.\n\nHumans differ from one another and our closest living relatives\, the chimpanzees\, in a wide range of traits\, including our susceptibility to many diseases. We model the evolutionary processes that have produced these novel traits and develop algorithms that compare genomes to predict the functional relevance of specific genetic differences between individuals and species.
UID:143393-21893074@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143393
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - 1020 Kahn Auditorium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260116T143145
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260515T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260515T170000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Agilent Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Title & Abstract TBD
UID:144039-21894569@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144039
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 10th Floor Event Space
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260107T120515
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260518T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260518T120000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Human Genetics Research Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, May 18\, 2026\n11:00am - 12:00pm\n1020 Kahn Auditorium\, BSRB\n\nArneet Saltzman\, PhD\nAssistant Professor\nDepartment of Cell & Systems Biology\nUniversity of Toronto\n“Seminar Title TBD”\n\nHosted By: Stephanie Bielas\, PhD\, Department of Human Genetics\n___\nMost of the cells in an organism share the same genome sequence\, yet they are able to carry out many distinct functions. Along with other layers of gene regulation\, chromatin modification plays a key role in this cellular specialization. Our research focuses on histone modifications such as lysine methylation\, and the proteins that recognize these modifications\, which are often referred to as chromatin ‘readers’. Chromatin readers can recruit and act as part of diverse chromatin modifying protein complexes to mediate the silencing of many genes with important functions in cell proliferation and differentiation. We will use a combination of genetic\, biochemical and genome-wide sequencing approaches to investigate the striking regulatory complexity of chromatin readers. Our research will contribute to a better understanding of how cells acquire and maintain different fates during development\, how chromatin readers contribute to epigenetic inheritance\, and how aberrant regulation of histone methylation contributes to the pathogenesis of several human diseases\, including cancers.
UID:143394-21893073@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143394
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - 1020 Kahn Auditorium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260107T102207
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260522T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260522T150000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:James V. Neel\, MD\, PhD Lecture in Human Genetics & Award
DESCRIPTION:Join us as Eric S. Lander\, PhD\, Professor of Biology & Professor of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School and Founding Director Emeritus at the Broad Institute of MIT\, presents their research at The Department of Human Genetics 25th Annual James V. Neel Lecture.  We will have presentations from our student awardees\, a poster session\, and a light reception. \n\n12:00-2:00 Award Presentations & Keynote Seminar | 1020 Kahn Auditorium\, BSRB\n2:00-3:00 Reception & Poster Session | ABC Seminar Rooms\, BSRB\n\nReady to share your research? Present your poster at the 25th Annual Neel Lectureship. Submit your poster information no later than Friday\, May 8\, 2026 @midnight.\n\n12:00 – Lectureship Begins\n12:15 – Graduate Student Neel Award Presentation (PhD)\n12:30 – Graduate Student Neel Award Presentation (MS/GC)\n1:00 – Keynote Address\n2:00 – Reception Begins/ Poster Session Begins\n3:00 – Conclude
UID:143365-21892954@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143365
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - 1020 Kahn Auditorium, BSRB & ABC Seminar Rooms
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260325T140233
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260528T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260528T171500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Co-Fractionation ‘Multi-omics’ Mass Spectrometry for Lipid-Protein Interactome Analysis
DESCRIPTION:Lipids play essential roles in regulating various biological processes through functional interactions with integral or peripherally associated proteins and protein complexes. While mass spectrometry (MS)-based strategies have enabled global lipidome and proteome identification and quantitative profiling\, high-throughput strategies to investigate the lipid-protein ‘interactome’ at the systems level are currently lacking. Here\, I will first describe the development of advanced ‘shotgun’ lipidomics data acquisition workflows\, including the use of ion-mobility for selective enrichment of low abundance lipid classes\, and UV-photodissociation MS/MS to enable complete lipid structural characterisation [e.g.\, Anal. Chem. 2024\, 96\, 12296-12307.\; Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2020\, 412\, 2339–2351.]\, and their application to characterise a novel cause of autosomal regressive multisystem mitochondrial disease resulting from deleterious variants in cardiolipin synthase 1 (CRLS1) [Human Mol. Genetics. 2022\, 31\, 3597-3612.]. Next\, using an integrated ‘multi-omics’ workflow for comprehensive lipidome and proteome profiling\, I will report that the knockout of non-mitochondrial genes in peroxisome\, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi organelles also results in mitochondrial dysfunction\, caused by unexpected alterations in ether-glycerophospholipid metabolic pathways [Nature. Cell Biol. 2024\, 26\, 57-71]. Finally\, to investigate the lipid–protein interaction relationships in these systems\, a novel Co-Fractionation Multi-Omics Mass Spectrometry (CF-MOMS) strategy will be described to characterise global alterations in the lipid-protein ‘interactome interactomes in WT and CRLS1KO cell lines\, and to highlight the functional involvement of cardiolipin-protein interactions in maintaining the assembly/stability and activity of mitochondrial membrane proteins.
UID:146965-21899887@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146965
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251201T105915
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260731T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260731T170000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:2026 CHARMM Developers' Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Charles L. Brooks III\, and his group are hosting the 2026 CHARMM Developers Meeting\, being held from Friday\, July 31\, 2026 to Sunday\, August 2\, 2026\, on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor\, MI.
UID:142278-21890348@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142278
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251201T105915
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260801T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260801T170000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:2026 CHARMM Developers' Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Charles L. Brooks III\, and his group are hosting the 2026 CHARMM Developers Meeting\, being held from Friday\, July 31\, 2026 to Sunday\, August 2\, 2026\, on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor\, MI.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142278
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260802T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260802T170000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:2026 CHARMM Developers' Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Charles L. Brooks III\, and his group are hosting the 2026 CHARMM Developers Meeting\, being held from Friday\, July 31\, 2026 to Sunday\, August 2\, 2026\, on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor\, MI.
UID:142278-21890350@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142278
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260107T120530
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260914T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260914T120000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Human Genetics Research Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, September 14\, 2026\n11:00am - 12:00pm\nLocation TBD\n\nYang Shi\, PhD\nProfessor of Epigenetics\nLudwig Institute for Cancer Research\nOxford University\, Oxford\, England\n“Seminar Title TBD”\n\nHosted By: Shigeki Iwase\, PhD\, Department of Human Genetics\n___\nBefore joining Ludwig Oxford in 2020\, I was Professor of Cell Biology and C. H. Waddington Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. I received my PhD from New York University and postdoctoral training at Princeton University. I joined Harvard Medical School as an Assistant Professor in 1991 and was appointed a Professor of Pathology in 2004. In 2009 I joined the Newborn Medicine Division of Boston Children’s Hospital.\n\nI am interested in identifying key epigenetic regulators in cancer\, elucidating their mechanism of action and providing the conceptual basis for translating our basic findings to the clinic via the development of new therapeutic strategies. With the discovery of the first histone methyl eraser\, LSD1\, in 2004\, our group demonstrated that histone methylation is dynamically regulated\, which overturned the long-held dogma that such modifications were static and irreversible. We have also discovered many additional histone demethylases with different specificities\, and novel readers\, including those that specifically recognize unmodified lysine and arginine and suggest that the unmodified states are not simply a ground neutral state of epigenetic information but rather likely code for epigenetic information as modified states. Importantly\, many of these chromatin enzymes and readers have since been implicated in various types of human cancers\, indicating an important role of chromatin regulation in tumorigenesis.\n\nMore recently\, we have also been studying RNA modifications and how they impact gene expression regulation. In many ways this exciting field parallels the early days of chromatin biochemistry and biology\, i.e.\, the nature and the biological and pathological functions of RNA modifications\, as well as the enzymes responsible for writing\, erasing and reading them\, are just beginning to be understood.\n\nAt Ludwig Oxford\, my lab is focusing on two questions. First\, how to convert “cold tumors to “hot” and how to sustain durable responses to cancer immune checkpoint blockade therapy. Second\, how to induce therapeutic differentiation of cancers\, using acute myeloid leukemia and diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma as models where chromatin/epigenetics have been shown to play a crucial role in the maintenance of a poorly differentiated state.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143395
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
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DTSTAMP:20260107T120540
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260921T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260921T120000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Human Genetics Research Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, September 21\, 2026\n11:00am - 12:00pm\nLocation TBD\n\nIra Hall\, PhD\nProfessor of Genetics\nDirector of the Yale Center for Genomic Health\nYale School of Medicine\n“Seminar Title TBD”\n\nHosted By: Ryan Mills\, PhD\, Department of Human Genetics\n___\nDr. Hall's research career spans the fields of genetics\, genomics\, bioinformatics and data science. He received a B.A. in Integrative Biology from the University of California at Berkeley (1998)\, and worked as a technician for 2 years in Sarah Hake's plant genetics group at the USDA/ARS Plant Gene Expression Center. He received his Ph.D. in genetics from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (2003)\, where his work in Shiv Grewal's laboratory established the first direct link between RNA interference and chromatin-based epigenetic inheritance. As a postdoc with Michael Wigler (2004) and independent Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Fellow (2004-2007)\, Dr. Hall used microarray technologies and mouse strain genealogies to conduct the first systematic study of DNA copy number variation hotspots. As a faculty member at the University of Virginia (2007-2014)\, Washington University (2014-2020) and Yale (2020-present)\, his work has sought to understand the causes and consequences of genome variation in mammals\, with an increasing focus on computational methods development and human genetics. His group has developed bioinformatics tools for variant detection\, variant interpretation\, sequence alignment\, data processing\, and data integration. He has led genome-wide studies of human genome variation\, heritable gene expression variation\, human genetic disorders\, tumor evolution\, mouse strain variation\, genome stability in reprogrammed stem cells\, and single-neuron somatic mosaicism in the human brain. Dr. Hall's work has been featured in Science Magazine's Breakthrough of the Year (2003 & 2007)\, the NIMH Director's \"Ten Best of 2013\" and The Scientist (2013)\, and he has received several prestigious awards including the AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize (2003)\, the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award (2006)\, the NIH Director's New Innovator Award (2009)\, and the March of Dimes Basil O'Connor Research Award (2010). He has also served as an Associate Editor at Genome Research (2009-2014) and Genes\, Genomes and Genetics (2011-2018).\n\nMost recently\, Dr. Hall has played a leadership role in several large collaborative projects funded by NIH/NHGRI including the Centers for Common Disease Genomics\, the AnVIL cloud-based data repository and analysis platform\, and the Human Pangenome Project. His current work is focused on two broad goals: (1) mapping variants and genes that confer risk to human disease\, with ongoing projects focused on coronary artery disease and cardiometabolic traits in unique and underrepresented populations\, and (2) developing methods for the detection and interpretation of human genome variation\, with an emphasis on structural variation and other difficult-to-detect forms\, and on comprehensive trait association in human disease studies.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143396
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
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DTSTAMP:20260107T120553
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261012T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261012T120000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Human Genetics Research Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, October 12\, 2026\n11:00am - 12:00pm\nLocation TBD\n\nMalia Fullerton\, DPhil\nAdjunct Professor\, Epidemiology\nProfessor\, Bioethics and Humanities\nAdjunct Professor\, Genome Sciences\nAdjunct Professor\, Medicine - Medical Genetics\nActing/Interim Center/Institute Director\, School of Public Health\nUniversity of Washington\n“Seminar Title TBD”\n\nHosted By: Wendy R. Uhlmann\, Department of Human Genetics\n___\nStephanie Malia Fullerton\, DPhil\, is Professor of Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She is also Adjunct Professor in the UW Departments of Epidemiology\, Genome Sciences\, and Medicine (Medical Genetics)\, as well as an affiliate investigator with the Public Health Sciences division of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. She received a PhD in Human Population Genetics from the University of Oxford and later re-trained in Ethical\, Legal\, and Social Implications (ELSI) research with a fellowship from the NIH National Human Genome Research Institute.\n\nDr. Fullerton’s work focuses on the ethical and social implications of genomic research and its equitable and safe translation for clinical and public health benefit. She serves as the ELSI lead for the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research (CSER2) Consortium coordinating center\, co-chairs the TOPMed Consortium ELSI Committee\, and chairs the Bioethics Advisory Board of the Kaiser Permanente national Research Bank. She contributes to a range of empirical projects focused on clinical genomics translation and precision medicine approaches to the treatment and prevention of cancer and kidney disease in diverse patient populations.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143398
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
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