A schedule of events for the seventh annual Frontiers at the Chemistry-Biology Interface Symposium is provided below for your convenience.
The Frontiers at the Chemistry-Biology Interface Symposium (FCBIS) is a day-long event designed to highlight the latest in cutting-edge research in the Mid-Atlantic region and provide an intimate environment to foster scientific discussion at all levels. Oral and poster sessions, along with a career panel, are planned for this year's symposium.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00–9:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast and Poster Set-Up |
| 9:30-9:40 a.m. | Opening Remarks |
| 9:40–10:00 a.m. | "Non-canonical base pairing motifs in DNA crystal design" Paul J. Paukstelis, PhD Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of Maryland, College Park |
| 10:00-10:05 a.m. | Questions |
| 10:05-10:25 a.m. | "NMR Methods to Study Non-Ribosomal Peptide Synthetases" Dominique Frueh, PhD Department of Biophysics & Biophysical Chemistry Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| 10:25-10:30 a.m. | Questions |
| 10:30-11:00 a.m. | Coffee & Pastries Break/Poster Session #1 |
| 11:00-11:20 a.m. | "Designing Dynamic Biomaterials for Controlling Cellular Microenvironments" April Kloxin, PhD Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering University of Delaware |
| 11:20-11:25 a.m. | Questions |
| 11:25-11:55 a.m. | "Targeting the Evolution of Bacterial Drug Resistance" Rahul Kohli, PhD Departments of Medicine, and Biochemistry & Biophysics University of Pennsylvania |
| 11:55-12:00 p.m. | Questions |
| 12:00-1:30 p.m. | Lunch All posters up and round table careers discussion
|
| 1:30-1:50 p.m. | "Using Metabolomics to Characterize Tissue Damage, Dysfunction, and Repair" Maureen Kane, PhD Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Maryland School of Pharmacy |
| 1:50-1:55 p.m. | Questions |
| 1:55-2:15 p.m. | "A Metabolite Binding Induces Unusual Protein Kinase Activity from Pyruvate Kinase" Young-Sam Lee, PhD Department of Biology Johns Hopkins University |
| 2:15-2:20 p.m. | Questions |
| 2:20-2:40 p.m. | "Novel Fluorophores for Multicolor in vivo Imaging" Marcin Ptaszek, PhD Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| 2:40-2:45 p.m. | Questions |
| 2:45-3:15 p.m. | Coffee & Cookies/Poster Session #2 |
| 3:15-4:15 p.m. | Keynote: Converting Chemical Energy into Motion with A Six-Cylinder Molecular Motor James Berger, PhD Department of Biophysics & Biophysical Chemistry Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| 4:15-4:30 p.m. | Questions, Poster Award Winners, and Closing Remarks |
| 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Hors d’oeuvres/All Posters |