Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminars - Spring 2021
https://unmc.zoom.us/j/94575352348?pwd=YXBwQ1R1eWZKSVlSK1VGa3N0M0tCQT09
**There will be a special round table discussion with Dr. Marion Emmert, Principal Scientist from Merck, describing work in industry. She will provide career advice and tips to get a job in the industry. If you are considering a job in large pharma, this will be a great contact. The meeting will be held via zoom on May 6th at 2:30 pm. Dr. Emmert will answer questions and explain her transition from industry to academia. If you have specific questions, please send them to her in advance (marion.emmert@merck.com) so Dr. Emmert can answer them directly. Zoom information: https://unmc.zoom.us/j/94128520330?pwd=RFZRVGtBSGI2aHkrVGdMd2luV2lVZz09 Meeting ID: 941 2852 0330 / Passcode: 282322
| DATE | PRESENTER | INSTITUTION-SEMINAR TITLE | TIME | LOCATION |
| 01/14/2021 | Wei Duan, PhD | Deakin University, Australia - Targeting Cancer Stem Cells via Aptamer-Guided Drug Delivery | 4:00 | Online |
| 01/21/2021 | Pall Thordarson, PhD | The University of New South Wales, Australia - From Protocells to Peptide-Functionalised Polymersomes Targeting Medulloblastoma | 4:00 | Online |
| 01/28/2021 | Johannes Zuegg, PhD | The University of Queensland, Australia - Discovery and Prediction of Antimicrobials - How Crowdsourcing Can Enable the Discovery of Novel Antibiotics |
4:00 | Online |
| 02/05/2021 | Denis Svechkarev, PhD |
UNMC - Excited-State Dynamics and Sensing Applications of Multiband Fluorophores |
Noon | Online |
| 02/12/2021 | Stacey Chin, PhD | Cell Press - Editorial Insight Into Scientific Publishing | Noon | Online |
| 02/19/2021 | Damien Thompson, PhD | University of Limerick - Predictive Modeling of Peptide Assemblies | Noon | Online |
| 02/26/2020 | Leslie Aldrich, PhD |
University of Illinois at Chicago - Building Biological Performance Diversity and Chasing Challenging Targets for Probe and Drug Discovery |
Noon | Online |
| 03/05/2021 | King Hang Aaron Lau, PhD | University of Strathclyde - Sequence-Specific Peptoids for Antifouling and Antibacterial Applications | Noon | Online |
| 03/12/2021 | Liskin Swint-Kruse, PhD | University of Kansas Medical Center - Rheostats and Toggle Switches for Modulating Protein Function | Noon | Online |
| 03/26/2021 | Angel Garcia, PhD | Los Alamos - Exploring the Dynamics and Dimerization of KRAS4B on Anionic Membranes by Molecular Dynamics Simulations | Noon | Online |
| 04/02/2021 | M Eugenio Vazguez, PhD | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela - Metal Coordination, a New Dimension in Peptide Engineering | Noon | Online |
| 04/09/2021 | John Tesmer, PhD | Purdue University - Structure, Function and Inhibition of GPCR Kinases | Noon | Online |
| 04/16/2021 | Matthew Webber, PhD | University of Notre Dame - Bio-Inspired Routes to Precision Drug Delivery with Supramolecular Materials | Noon | Online |
| 04/23/2021 | Swagat Sharma, PhD Candidate | UNMC - Discovery and Development of Small Molecular Probes for Non-Addictive Pain Therapy | Noon | Online |
| 04/30/2020 | E. Thomas Pashuk, PhD | Lehigh University - Spatially Functionalized Biomaterials to Direct Tissue Regeneration | Noon | Online |