Seminars and Awards
FALL 2019
September 3
A Farnesyltransferase Mutant with Dual Orthogonality for Enzymatic Labeling
Garrett Schey, Graduate Student, Distefano Lab, University of Minnesota
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin Cities), 3:30-5:00pm
September 10
Unlocking the Mysteries of Amyloid Diseases with Macrocyclic β-Sheet Peptides & The Supramolecular Chemistry of the Antibiotic Teixobactin
Dr. James Nowick, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of California-Irvine
Faculty Host: Dr. Todd Doran
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin Cities), 3:30-5:00pm
September 17
**Distinguished Seminar**
A Novel Class of Gram-negative PBP Inhibitors Discovered using Rational Design of Both Biochemical Potency and Bacterial Permeation
Dr. Alita Miller, Head of Biology, Entasis Therapeutics
Faculty Host: Dr. Courtney Aldrich
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin Cities), 3:30-5:00pm
September 24
Co-opting Post-translational Enzymes with New Modalities
Dr. Steven Staben, Associate Director, Senior Scientist, Discovery Chemistry, Genentech, Inc.
Faculty Host: Dr. Daniel Harki
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin Cities), 3:30-5:00pm
October 8
**Ole Gisvold Lecture**
The β-Lactam Antibiotics: Creation and Application
Dr. Craig Townsend, Alsoph H. Corwin Professor, Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University
Faculty Host: Dr. Rick Wagner
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin Cities), 3:30-5:00pm
October 15
Exploring Bacterial Genomes for Natural Product Discovery and Development
Dr. Alessandra Eustaquio, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacognosy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Faculty Host: Dr. Gunda Georg
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin Cities), 3:30-5:00pm
October 22
Drugging Undruggable Targets with Macrocyclic Peptides
Dr. Dehua Pei, Kimberly Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio State University
Faculty Host: Dr. Todd Doran
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin Cities), 3:30-5:00pm
October 29
**Philip S. Portoghese Lecture**
Principles, Implementation, and Application of Multitarget Drug Discovery in Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Maria-Laura Bolognesi, Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Università di Bologna
Faculty Host: Dr. Gunda Georg
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin Cities), 3:30-5:00pm
November 19
**Distinguished Lecture**
Sirtuins: From Biochemistry to Inhibitor Development and Back
Dr. Hening Lin, Professor, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Cornell University
Faculty Host: Dr. Todd Doran
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin Cities), 3:30-5:00pm
December 10
**Distinguished Lecture**
Revisiting the Central Dogma in the Age of Epigenetics and Epitranscriptomics
Dr. Peter Dedon, Underwood-Prescott Professor, Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Faculty Host: Dr. Natalia Tretyakova
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin Cities), 3:30-5:00pm
SPRING 2020
January 28
TBA
Dr. Alison Narayan, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan
Faculty Host: Dr. Daniel Harki
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin Cities), 3:30-5:00pm
February 18
TBA
Dr. Howard Cottam, Project Medicinal Chemist, University of California-San Diego
Faculty Host: Dr. David Ferguson
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin Cities), 3:30-5:00pm
March 3
TBA
Dr. Paige Stout, Group Leader, Discovery Chemistry at Sirenas
Faculty Host: Dr. Courtney Aldrich
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin Cities), 3:30-5:00pm
April 7
MIKIW Practice Talks
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin Cities), 3:30-5:00pm
April 14
**Distinguished Lecture**
TBA
Dr. Arun Ghosh, Ian P. Rothwell Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University
Faculty Host: Dr. Gunda Georg
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin Cities), 3:30-5:00pm
April 21
**Distinguished Lecture**
TBA
Dr. Craig Cameron, Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina
Faculty Hosts: Dr. Daniel Harki & Dr. Rick Wagner
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin Cities), 3:30-5:00pm
May 5
**Student-Invited Speaker**
TBA
Dr. Ryan Shenvi, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research Institute
Host: Malcolm Cole
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin Cities), 3:30-5:00pm
TBA
Dr. Ryan Shenvi, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research Institute
Host: Malcolm Cole
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin Cities), 3:30-5:00pm
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Contacts
Daniel A. Harki, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Departments of Medicinal Chemistry,
Chemistry (affiliated), and BMBB (affiliated)
Masonic Cancer Center
University of Minnesota
2231 6th Street S.E.; 2-139 CCRB
2231 6th Street S.E.; 2-139 CCRB
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Office: 612-625-8687; Fax: 612-625-4749
Office: 612-625-8687; Fax: 612-625-4749
Email: daharki@umn.edu
Annie M. Howarth
Executive Office and Administrative Specialist
Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy
University of Minnesota
2231 6th Street SE; 2-163 CCRB
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy
University of Minnesota
2231 6th Street SE; 2-163 CCRB
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Office: 612-626-4455; Fax: 612-624-4996
Email: henn0305@umn.edu