Monica McCallum, U Penn
Organic Chemistry Seminar at the University of Utah
with Monica McCallum, U Penn
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
In-Person Seminar
Title: Shape Shifting Molecules and Microbes
by Monica McCallum, U Penn
Abstract: Abstract: All living organisms utilize small molecules for communication between their cells. For microscopic single-celled organisms, those small molecule signals are released into their local environment. When those molecules are received by other individual microbes of the same species, these are ‘quorum signals’ which allow populations to coordinate their actions once they have reached sufficient density. In the fierce competition for resources in these microscopic environments, microbes also create and release small molecules that interfere with their neighboring microbes, either by stealing key nutrients, disabling, or destroying the rival microbes. These bioactive small molecules, or natural products, have been the source of new antibiotic drugs for the past half century. With the increase in…
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM.
Natalie Stingelin, Georgia Tech
Materials Chemistry Seminar at the University of Utah
with Natalie Stingelin, Georgia Tech
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
Title: TBA
by Natalie Stingelin, Georgia Tech
Abstract: TBA
Host: Connor Bischak.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM.
Chris Newton, University of Georgia
Organic Chemistry Seminar at the University of Utah
with Chris Newton, University of Georgia
In person seminar
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
Title: Design and Application of New Pericyclic Strategies
by Christ Newton, University of Georgia
Abstract: The overarching theme of our research program concerns the development of new and general pericyclic strategies that enable efficient access to complex cyclic frameworks of biological importance. A hallmark of our approach is the design of atypical cycloaddition reaction partners that are at a high oxidation level (i.e. large degree of heteroatom incorporation and/or unsaturation) in order to confer unique reactivity, while also minimizing the need for redox manipulations post cycloaddition. A significant challenge within this area is the development of methods that remain operationally friendly, for highly unsaturated heteroatom-rich molecules often exhibit challenging stability profiles. Generally speaking, our approaches leverage fundamental structure and r…
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM.
Kevin Moeller, Washington University in St Louis
Organic Chemistry Seminar at the University of Utah
with Kevin Moeller, Washington University in St. Louis
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
In-person seminar
Title: TBA
by Kevin Moeller, Washington University in St. Louis
Abstract: TBA
Host: Qilei Zhu.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM.
Megan Jackson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Physical Chemistry Seminar at the University of Utah
with Megan Jackson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
In-person seminar
Title: TBA
by Megan Jackson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract: TBA
Host: MingLee Tang and Long Luo.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, March 16, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Stang-Burrows-Sessler Lectureship with Hanadi Sleiman, McGill University
Stang-Burrows-Sessler Lectureship at the University of Utah
with Hanadi Sleiman, McGill University
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
In-person seminar
Title: DNA Nanostructures as Precision Therapies
by Hanadi Sleiman, McGill University
Abstract: DNA is the fundamental building block of life, the blueprint that defines who we are. But the very properties that make DNA such a reliable molecule for information storage also make it a remarkable building material.
Our research group takes DNA out of its biological context and uses this molecule to build nanostructures, for applications in biology and materials science. By combining DNA with synthetic molecules and polymers, we create 3D-DNA host structures, such as cages, nanotubes, nanoparticles and fibers that are promising for targeted drug delivery. These nanomaterials can be precisely controlled in size, shape, and presentation of molecules on their surface; They selectively respond to environmental cues, ‘unzipping’ on contact with cancer-specific molecules…
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, March 19, 2026, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM.
Ken Hanson, Florida State University
Physical Chemistry Seminar at the University of Utah
with Ken Hanson, Florida State University
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
In-Person Seminar
Title: TBA
by Ken Hanson, Florida State University
Abstract: TBA
Host: MingLee Tang.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, March 30, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Raul Navarro, Occidental College
Organic Chemistry Seminar at the University of Utah
with Raul Navarro, Occidental College
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
In-person seminar
Title: TBA
by Raul Navarro, Occidental College
Abstract: TBA
Host: Matt Sigman.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM.
Robert Lazenby, Florida State University
Analytical Chemistry Seminar at the University of Utah
with Robert Lazenby, Florida State University
In-Person Seminar
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
Title: TBA
by Robert Lazenby, Florida State University
Abstract: TBA
Host: Long Luo.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, April 6, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Yitong Dong, University of Oklahoma
Chemistry Seminar at the University of Utah
with Yitong Dong, University of Oklahoma
In-person seminar
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
Title: TBA
by Yitong Dong, University of Oklahoma
Abstract: TBA
Host: Minglee Tang.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM.
Jenny Yang, UC Irvine
Analytical/Physical Chemistry Seminar at the University of Utah
with Jenny Yang, UC Irvine
TBBC 4630
In-Person Seminar
Title: TBA
by Jenny Yang, UC Irvine
Abstract: TBA
Host: Long Luo.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, April 13, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Nobuhiro Yanai, University of Tokyo
Organic and Materials Seminar at the University of Utah
with Nobuhiro Yanai, University of Tokyo
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
In-Person Seminar
Title: TBA
by Nobuhiro Yanai
Abstract: TBA
Host: Ming Lee Tang.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM.
Christy Landes, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The Ted Eyring Lecture at the University of Utah
with Christy Landes, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
In-Person Seminar
Title: TBA
by Christy Landes
Abstract: TBA
Host: Connor Bischak.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, April 20, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Yifan Wang, University of Georgia
Chemistry Seminar at the University of Utah
with Yifan Wang, University of Georgia
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
In-person seminar
Title: TBA
by Yifan Wang, University of Georgia
Abstract: TBA
Host: Andrew Roberts/Qilei Zhu.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM.
The Giddings Lecture with Pat Unwin, University of Warwick
The Giddings Lectures at the University of Utah
with Pat Unwin, University of Warwick
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
In-Person Seminar
Title: TBA
by Pat Unwin, University of Warwick
Host: Long Luo.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
The Giddings Lecture at the University of Utah with Pat Unwin, University of Warwick
The Giddings Lecture at the University of Utah
with Pat Unwin, University of Warwick
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
In-Person Seminar
Title: TBA
by Pat Unwin, University of Warwick
Abstract: TBA
Host: Long Luo.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM.
Andrew McNally, Colorado State University
Organic Chemistry Seminar at the University of Utah
with Andrew McNally, Colorado State University
In-person seminar
4630 TBBC
4th floor Thatcher
Title: Chemistry for Medicinal Chemistry
with Andrew McNally, Colorado State University
Abstract: Pyridines and diazines are ubiquitous in pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, yet there are limits in synthetic methods that can directly functionalize the C–H bonds in these structures. We will show three distinct approaches, using phosphorus, ring-opened intermediates and deconstruction-reconstruction, that enable selective functionalization of these heterocycles into a range of valuable derivatives. A range of C–C and C–Heteroatom bond formations are viable, and the chemistry functions on structures typically encountered in drug discovery programs. Our lab has also performed mechanistic and computational studies of the regioselectivity of these reactions and the phosphorus ligand-coupling processes involved.
Host: Qilei Zhu.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM.