Medicinal Chemistry Department seminars involve a mix of prominent researchers from both academic institutions and industry presenting research at the forefront of Medicinal Chemistry (broadly defined) and presentations from our own students (dissertation defenses & research seminars). Seminars are held most Thursdays at 11 a.m. in 1544 North University Building (NUB) unless otherwise stated. Select a semester from the drop-down menu below to browse the schedule.

- Please contact the department at [email protected] if you would like to be added to the MedChem Seminars e-mail announcement group.
- For 2024-2025 the Zoom links and the password are provided below and via email announcements.
- If you will need additional accommodations in order to participate, please contact Grey Hendry at [email protected] or 734-647-8429. Two weeks advance notice are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.

View a list of all MedChem seminars

January 21, 2025
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Hannah Boesger
Medicinal Chemistry PhD Candidate, Third-Year Student Seminar
College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan

Targeted Genome Mining of Anticancer Natural Products

Faculty Host: David Sherman ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
January 21, 2025
4:30pm
2548 NUB
Tim Borel
Medicinal Chemistry PhD Candidate, Third-Year Student Seminar
College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan

Design and Optimization of Toxoplasma gondii Cathepsin Protease L (TgCPL) Inhibitors for the Treatment of Toxoplasmosis

Faculty Host: Martin Clasby ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
January 30, 2025
11:00am
1544 NUB
Anupam Ojha, PhD
Research Fellow
Flatiron Institute

Next-generation multiscale computational frameworks integrating quantum mechanics, molecular simulations, Brownian dynamics, and cryo-EM for AI-driven drug discovery

Faculty Host: Emily Scott ([email protected]) and Terra Sztain ([email protected])
February 4, 2025
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Brandon Klein
Medicinal Chemistry PhD Candidate, Third-Year Student Seminar
College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan

Development of Chemotranscriptomics: Affinity-Based RNA Profiling for the Detection of Ligandable Interfaces of RNAs and RNA-Binding Proteins

Faculty Host: Amanda Garner [email protected]
Speaker Abstract
February 4, 2025
4:30pm
2548 NUB
Youngseo Na
Medicinal Chemistry PhD Candidate, Third-Year Student Seminar
College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan

Development of Inhalable Lipid Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Lung Cystic Fibrosis: Overcoming Barriers to CFTR Gene Deliver

Faculty Host: Anna Schwendeman ( [email protected] )
Speaker Abstract
February 6, 2025
11:00am
1544 NUB
Akos Nyerges, PhD
Research Associate
Harvard Medical School, Department of Genetics

Synthetic Genomes and Genetic Codes for Virus Resistance, Biocontainment, and Therapy

Faculty Host: Emily Scott ([email protected]) and Terra Sztain ([email protected])
February 11, 2025
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Jennifer Nguyen
Medicinal Chemistry PhD Candidate, Third-Year Student Seminar
College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan

Investigating the therapeutic potential of gut microbe-derived metabolites in colorectal cancer

Faculty Host: Marcy Balunas [email protected]
Speaker Abstract
February 11, 2025
4:30pm
2548 NUB
Chih-Jung Chen
Medicinal Chemistry PhD Candidate, Third-Year Student Seminar
College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan

Design and Development of Novel Malic Enzyme 1 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

Faculty Host: Peter Toogood [email protected]
Speaker Abstract
February 13, 2025
11:00am
1544 NUB
Zhe Zhuang, PhD
Research Assistant
Stanford University

Molecular Glue Discovery Enabled by Targeted Degron Display

Faculty Host: Emily Scott ([email protected]) and Terra Sztain ([email protected])
February 18, 2025
4:00pm
2548 NUB
Katelyn Brown
Medicinal Chemistry PhD Candidate, Third-Year Student Seminar
College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan

TBD


February 20, 2025
11:00am
1544 NUB
Yuyan Jiang, PhD
Research Associate
Stanford University

TBD

Faculty Host: Emily Scott ([email protected]) and Terra Sztain ([email protected])
March 6, 2025
11:00am
1544 NUB
Conor Coley, PhD
Associate Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

TBD

Faculty Host: Peter Scott ( [email protected] )
April 17, 2025
11:00am
1544 NUB
Ron Jenkins, PhD
Executive Director, Tech Ops
University of Michigan

TBD

Faculty Host: George Garcia ( [email protected] )
April 24, 2025
11:00am
1544 NUB
Maria-Jesus Blanco, PhD
Senior Vice President, Head of Drug Discovery
Atavistik Bio

TBD

Faculty Host: Amanda Garner ( [email protected] )