Seminar Series
Join us for refreshments and chemistry-focused presentations on selected Fridays at 10 a.m. in the Science and Engineering Hall, Room B1220. Past seminar speakers include senior advisers from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, visiting professors from other top research universities and GW’s own chemistry graduate students discussing their current projects.
Upcoming Seminars
Past Events
Green Chemistry and Environmental Justice at the Intersection of Government, Industry, and Academia
A Capstone Symposium
Monday, 5/8/2023, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Masters in Green Chemistry and Environmental Science Capstone Event partnering with ACS
Sara Mattson, Graduate Student, Rodriguez Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
Single PCR Mammalian Expression Generated Array Directed Evolution of Biomolecules
Friday, 5/5/2023, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Department of Chemistry Presents: Sara Mattson, Graduate Student, Rodriguez Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
Brysa Alvarado, Graduate Student, Meisel Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
Control of Dimer Topography to Drive Higher Order Folding in Arylamide Oligomers and Macrocycles
Friday, 4/28/2023, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
The Department of Chemistry Presents: Brysa Alavarado Graduate Student, Meisel Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Friday, 4/21/2023, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Department of Chemistry Presents: The Undergraduate Research Symposium
Esther Braselmann, PhD, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor, Georgetown
Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy for multiplexed visualization of RNAs in live cells
Friday, 4/14/2023, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Esther Braselmann, PhD, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor Georgetown
Lara Skibbie, Graduate Student, Dowd Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
Novel PPCS inhibitors to prevent CoA biosynthesis in drug resistant pathogens
Friday, 4/7/2023, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
The Department of Chemistry Presents: Lara Skibbie, Graduate Student, Dowd Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
Dr. Marina Sekutor, Senior Research Associate, Ruder Boskovic Institute
A Story of Diamondoids: From Supramolecular Assemblies to Nanotechnology
Friday, 3/31/2023, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Dr. Marina Sekutor, Senior Research Associate, Ruder Boskovic Institute Organic chemistry synthetic Organic
Heather Murrey, PhD, Senior Director of Chemical Biology at Scorpion Therapeutics
Chemical Biology Approaches to Advancing Covalent Ligand Drug Discovery for Precision Oncology Medicines
Friday, 3/24/2023, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Heather Murrey, PhD, Senior Director of Chemical Biology at Scorpion Therapeutics
Friday, 3/10/2023, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Geetesh Devineni, Graduate Student, Kostal Lab & Ben England, Graduate Student, Dowd Lab, Graduate Students, GW Department of Chemistry
Manuel de Lera Ruiz, PhD, Associate Principal Scientist, Discovery Chemistry at Merck
Have We Found The Malaria Achilles Heel? ‒ The Development of Dual Plasmepsin IX/X Inhibitors
Friday, 3/3/2023, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Manuel de Lera Ruiz, PhD, Associate Principal Scientist, Discovery Chemistry at Merck