Medicinal
Chemistry Seminar Series
Spring 2008
Tuesdays at 11:00 AM in
Thad Cochran Research Center 2066
Date Speaker Title
Jan.
15 Ms. Eman Habib Selective Androgen
Receptor
Dept
of Medicinal Chemistry Modulators (SARMs)
University
of Mississippi
Jan.
22 Mr.
Pankaj Daga Heterocyclic Ketones as
Dept
of Medicinal Chemistry Microtubule Binding Agents
University
of Mississippi
Jan.
29 Ms.
Sarah Chajkowski The Next Generation of Direct-Renin
Dept
of Medicinal Chemistry Inhibitors (DRIs)
University
of Mississippi
Feb.
5 Ms.
Monica Love Bacterial Heme Oxygenase:
Dept
of Medicinal Chemistry Novel Antimicrobial Target?
University
of Mississippi
Feb.
12 Ms.
Missy Lee Tuberculosis: Here Today...
Dept
of Medicinal Chemistry Still Here Tomorrow
University
of Mississippi
Feb.
19 Dr.
Eugene Muratov Hierarchical
QSAR Technology
Computational
Center on the Base of
Simplex Representation
Department
of Chemistry of Molecular Structure
Jackson
State University
Feb.
26 Ms.
Tiffany Clark P38 Inhibitors
Dept
of Medicinal Chemistry
University
of Mississippi
Mar.
4 Dr.
Amy Newman Dopamine
D3 Receptor Antagonists
Medicinal
Chemistry Section Chief as Potential
Therapeutic Agents for
NIH
NIDA-IRP Addiction
Mar.
18 Mr. Rohit Bhat Design, Synthesis, and Biological Activity of 5,
Dept
of Medicinal Chemistry 10-Dihydro-dibenzo[b,e][1,4]diazepin-11-one-
University
of Mississippi -Based Potent and Selective Chk-1 Inhibitors
Mar.
25 Mr. Yunchan Wu Selective Cyclo-oxygenase-2
Dept
of Medicinal Chemistry Inhibitors (COXIBs)
University
of Mississippi
Apr.
1 Dr.
Richard Hudson Choices in the Selection of Quinone Redox
Dept
of Medicinal Chemistry Cofactors
University
of Toledo
Apr.
4 (2:00pm) Dr.
Prasad Bharatam Modeling, Synthesis, Evaluation of
Department of Medicinal Chemistry
PPARalpha/gamma Dual Activators
National Institute of Pharmaceutical
Education and Research (NIPER)
Apr.
15 Dr.
Sean Brady Structure-Toxicity Relationship Studies of
Laboratory
of Genetically the Sesquiterpene Lactone Repin
Encoded
Small Molecules
The
Rockefeller University
Apr.
22 Dr.
Lester Mitscher Drugs for Bugs from Weeds and Seeds
Dept
of Medicinal Chemistry The Fluoroquinolone/Pyridone Story
University
of Kansas
Apr.
29 Dr.
Kenner Rice Medicinal Chemistry in Drug Abuse Research
NIH
NIDDK
RON
BORNE LECTURE
May. 6 Mr. Edward
Furr Liver-Targeted Prodrugs of 2'-C-
Dept
of Medicinal Chemistry Methyladenosine for Therapy of Hepatitis
University
of Mississippi C Virus Infection