November 2023
Presented by: Dr. Shahrzad Rahmani, Postdoctoral Researcher, WSU
Abstract: The field of electrochemical applications has witnessed significant advancements in recent years, and the development of designed polymer nanocomposites has played a crucial role in driving these advancements. In this presentation, I will provide a brief overview of the…
“From the School of Molecular Biosciences to Industry: Stories and Lessons,” presented by Dr. Amelia Hodges, clinical genomics scientist, Myriad Genetics.
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are polymeric porous materials consisting of metal nodes and organic ligands that extend to form periodic crystal structures. They have ultrahigh porosity (up to 90% free volume) and enormous internal surface areas (extending beyond 6000 m2/g). These properties, together with the extraordinary degree of tunability for both the metal centers and the organic ligands, make MOFs of great interest for broad applications in gas storage, high-capacity adsorbents, membranes, thin-film devices, catalysis, and biomedical imaging [1]. However, the “ideal crystals” limit the pore sizes, the exposure of catalytic sites, the diffusion and accessibility of large molecules. Defect engineering introduce missing linker and missing node defects into MOFs is an exciting concept for tailoring material properties, which opens up great opportunities not only in sorption and catalysis, but also in controlling challenging physical characteristics such as band gap, magnetic and electrical/conductive properties [2]. In this talk, I will demonstrate MOFs and defect-engineering in Zr-MOFs with typical defect-creating methods.
Organometallic catalysis requires both the catalyst and solvent, with the catalyst consisting of two components: the metal and the ligand. Recycling the metal is easier than the ligand, which is expensive and slowly breaks down during catalysis, leading to the catalyst’s death. Therefore, ligand-free catalysis is highly desirable. However, the challenge with ligand-free catalysis is that it results in the agglomeration of metal and the lack of optimal steric and electronic properties at the metal center, which can lead to easier oxidation of the lower oxidation state of metal. To address this issue, we developed a ligand-free nano-heterogeneous catalysis that is both stereoretentive and stereoselective.
PRESENTERS: Drs. Jessica Bunch, Marcie Logsdon, & Leslie Sprunger
Title: “Understanding Mammalian Embryogenesis Through Characterization of the Transcription Factor Ankrd49”
Presenter: Julie Park
Advisor: Dr. Jon Oatley
The delivery of small molecule drugs across the blood brain barrier (BBB) is difficult, making the development of therapies for neurological diseases very challenging. Efforts have persistently been underway to develop novel nanocarriers which are capable of precisely transporting drugs across the BBB to target the specific regions of brain damage. Even if drugs or nanoparticles get across the impaired BBB following brain injury or neuroinflammation, their synergistic uptake into the critical brain cells such as neurons and activated microglia/macrophages involved in brain diseases remains challenging.
Over the last decade, nanotechnology has demonstrated great potential in contributing to durable and environmentally friendly concrete. This talk starts from a patented technology in which the value of coal fly ash was unlocked using a novel nano-sized material, graphene oxide (GO). This technology hinges on the use of GO in the waterglass activated fly ash to produce a “greener” cementitious binder, geopolymer.
Dr. Alexander Drohat, University of Maryland.
“Vaccination for Two: Maternal Vaccinations provide Anti-Viral Antibody Protection to Fetus in utero,” presented by Cody Lauritsen, Graduate student in the Gunn lab.
Title: Investigating the Formation and Reactivity of ZrII, HfII, and AnII Species Supported by Metal-Arene Interactions
Presenter: Prof. Skye Fortier, University of Texas El Paso
Host: Liane M. Moreau
Title: Molecules to Materials: Examining the Properties of Early Metal and Actinide Complexes
In this talk, I will discuss new research directions along this goal, ranging from basic public-key encryption (PKE) to advanced fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), and substantial applications. Particularly, I will present the crypto basics following NIST’s current efforts in standardizing post-quantum PKE. Then I will describe how to expand the scope to achieve and improve further advanced crypto capabilities, including fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), and a compelling subset of its applications.
Ubiquitous sensors are becoming an integral part of Internet of Things (IoT) applications, and progress in this domain has witnessed exponential growth. The promise is that everyone and everything will be connected via wireless data collection, and services like healthcare will be brought to everyone, everywhere, anytime, for virtually any need.
PRESENTER: Dr. Scott Nuismer, University of Idaho.
“Core binding factor subunit β Plays Diverse and Essential Roles in the Male Germline,” presented by Mustika Rahmawati. Advisor: Dr. Nathan Law.
Speaker: Ryanne Ballard
Group: Prof. Berkman
Title: Traceless Phosphoryl Mediated Isopeptide Crosslinking
Presenter: Prof. Robert Polly, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Institut fuer Nukleare Entsorgung
Host: Xiaofeng Guo
Title: Relativistic Multiconfigurational ab initio Calculations of X-ray Spectra of Heavy Radio Nuclides
Hear from panelists who used their voices to tell the tragic story of a 21-year-old track star, Lauren McCluskey who was murdered on the University of Utah campus five years ago. Join us for a candid discussion on how the power of communication can be a catalyst for positive social change and reform. Her story brought awareness to the pressing issues surrounding dating violence and stalking on University and College campuses today.
“Modeling, Mechanisms and Mitigation: The M3 Approach to Combat Neuropathies,” presented by Dr. Grace Zhai, University of Miami. Host: Dr. Alan Goodman.
“Investigating the role of merocytophagy in the immune response to Francisella tularensis infection,” presented by Kelly Deobald, PhD Candidate, Kawula Lab, Paul G. Allen School for Global Health.
Speaker: Vincent Groner
Group: Prof. Boncella
Title: Stabilizing Low-Valent Organometallic Uranium Complexes Using Bulky, Aromatic Terphenyl Amido Ligands
This presentation will provide an overview of the cause of microarchitectural side-channel vulnerability and will examine a few examples and how to take advantage of them. We will conclude by exploring potential strategies to mitigate such vulnerabilities and generally ensure hardware security
Chemical reactions lie at the heart of processes designed to meet our growing energy and material needs. The first step towards designing and optimizing chemical reactions involves identification of underlying mechanisms and quantification of rates. Quantum chemistry methods along with theories such as transition state theory (TST) are indispensable for this purpose and have played a pivotal role in elucidating mechanisms in recent decades.
Understanding how f-elements and transition metals interact/communicate are critical for pioneering new catalysts and could shed light on unusual biological interactions. Our group focuses on the synthesis and characterization of complexes that contain both f-elements and transition metals, with the intent of studying electronic structure and reactivity.
ESIC FA23 Power Seminar Series: Challenges for Electric Power Supply Reliability and Resiliency in a Changing Environment
“Development of an In Vivo Break Double-Strand Break Repair System in the Hyperthermophilic Acidophile Saccharolobus solfataricus to Elucidate DNA Damage Repair in Archaea,” presented by Brianne Jones. Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Haseltine.
“Investigating the Influences of Mitochondrial Stress and Lipids on DGLA-Induced Ferroptosis in C. elegans,” presented by Jimena Ruiz. Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Watts.
“Insights into mechanisms regulating Transcription Coupled Nucleotide Excision Repair (TC-NER),” presented by Dr. Kathiresan Selvam; and “STING-Dependent BAX-IRF3 Signaling Induces Apoptosis in Late-Stage burnetii Infection,” presented by Dr. Manish Chauhan, Washington State University, School of Molecular Biosciences
Epidemiology | Infectious Disease | Disease Ecology | Drug Discovery | Virology | Global Health | Vector-Borne Disease | Pathology The Advances in Immunology & Microbiology seminar series is a weekly forum that brings together scientists from diverse fields and disciplines across the College of Veterinary Medicine to…