SCHOOL OF Chemistry: up-coming SEMINARS
Tabulated below are details on the scheduled Seminar speakers for Semester 1 of the 2011-12 Academic year. This table is updated regularly.
Semester I (2011)
|
Speaker |
Topic / Title |
Date |
|
Prof. Hans Joachim Gabius (Ludwig-Maximilians Univ)
|
The Magic of the Sugar Code |
Thur. 15th Sept. |
|
Eli Lilly Postgraduate Symposium |
Too many to mention so you should come along! |
Thur. 29th Sept. |
|
Prof. Hans Peter Wessel (F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd) |
How to find a new drug? -A MedChem view |
Tues. 4th Oct. |
|
Prof. Rebecca Braslau (Univ. of California-Santa Cruz) |
Designed Nitroxides: Sensors and Use in the Preparation of Designed Materials |
Tues. 11th Oct. |
|
Dr John McGinley (NUI Maynooth) |
Calix[4]arenes and Tetrazoles-A Journey through Coordination Chemistry |
Thur. 27rd Oct. |
|
Dr RobertBaker (Trinity College, Dublin) |
It’s Fun at the Bottom: Adventures in Actinide Chemistry |
Thur. 17th Nov. |
|
Prof. Martin Hof (J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry |
Hydration and Mobility in Membranes and Enzymes Characterised by Fluorescence Techniques.
|
Thur. 8th Dec. |
Semester II (2012)
|
Speaker
|
Topic / Title |
Date |
|
Prof. Miroslav Fotja (Insititute of Biophysics, Czech Republic) |
DNA Electrochemistry at Mercury and Carbon Electrodes: Effects of DNA Structure.
|
Thur. 26th Jan. |
|
Prof. Martin Wills (University of Warwick) |
From asymmetric hydrogenation to hydrogen generation |
Thur. 2nd Feb.
|
|
Dr Niamh Nic Daied (University of Strathclyde) |
Drugs, Fires and Other Tales from Forensic Science. |
Thur. 9th Feb. |
|
Mr Padraig O’Connor and Ms Michelle Hennigan. |
BOC Awards and Presentations. |
Tues. 21st Feb. |
|
Dr Aiden Flanagan (Boston Scientfic) |
Innovation in the Medical Device Industry
(as part of the CH327 Validation and Industrial Chemistry course)
|
Thur. 23rd Feb.
|
|
Prof. Thorri Gunnlaugsson (Trinity College, Dublin) |
TBA |
Thur. 8th March |
|
Symposium
|
From Alchemy to Chemistry |
Fri. 13th Apr. |
|
Dr Peter Kenny (DCU) |
Ferrocenyl-peptide bioconjugates as potential anti-cancer agents |
Thur. 19th Apr. |
|
Prof. Gary Pielak (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
Protein and RNA Folding: Views from Inside and Outside Cells. |
Thur. 3rd May |