Chemistry-Biology Interface Symposium
Saturday, April 27th, 2019
8:20 – 8:45 AM Registration and Breakfast – PSB Atrium
Session 1: 8:50 AM – 10:25 AM – PSB120
Session Chairs: Zach Manzer & Alicia Aquino, Cornell University, CBI Trainees
8:50 – 8:55 AM – Introduction – Hening Lin – Cornell University, CBI Training Program Director
9:00 – 9:25 AM – Karen Allen – Boston University
- Structure of the Phosphoglycosyl Transferase PglC Reveals Underpinnings of Membrane Association and Mechanism
9:30 – 9:55 AM – Matt Paszek – Cornell University
- TBD
10:00 – 10:25 AM – Lauren Genova – Cornell University
- Mechanical Stress Compromises Bacterial Toxin Efflux
10:30 – 10:45 AM Coffee Break – PSB Atrium
Session 2: 10:50 AM – 12:15 PM – PSB120
Session Chairs: Brian Curtis & Kevin Wielenberg, Cornell University, CBI Trainees
10:50 – 11:15 AM – Nozomi Ando – Cornell University
- Convergent Allostery in a Ribonucleotide Reductase
11:20 – 11:45 AM – Yi Tang – University of California, Los Angeles
- Genome Mining of Bioactive Natural Products
11:50 – 12:15 PM – Paden King – Cornell University
- Rhenium Complexes as Alternatives to Platinum Anticancer Agents
12:20 – 1:15 PM Lunch – PSB Atrium
Session 3: 1:20 PM – 2:30 PM – PSB120
Session Chair: Ananya Anmangandla, Cornell University, CBI Trainee
1:20- 1:45 PM – Pamela Chang – Cornell University
- Deciphering the Chemical Crosstalk of the Host-Microbiome Interactions in the Gut
1:50 – 2:15 PM – Derek Tan – Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Diversity and Design: New Chemical Probes for Biology and Medicine
2:20 – 2:45 PM – Doug Johnson – Biogen, Cambridge
- Application of Clickable Chemical Biology Probes and Bioorthogonal Chemistry in Drug Discovery
2:50 PM Closing Remarks – Robert Swanda – Cornell University, CBI Trainee
2:55 – 4:30 PM Poster Session – PSB Atrium
If you would like to register for the Symposium, please use the link below.