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Chemistry at the Biology and Materials Interface

Saturday, October 18, 2014: 2:00 PM-5:15 PM
LACC 306AB (Los Angeles Convention Center)
Chairs:
Javier Read de Alaniz, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara and Carlos Gutierrez, PhD, Professor and Program Director, California State University, Los Angeles

Description: This session will enhance the familiarity of all participants with topics at the cutting edge of chemistry, biology and material science. The talks will focus on how leading scientist in these areas have utilized chemistry to address a wide range of challenging problems that face today’s society.



2:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
2:10 PM
Platinum(II) Complexes of N,N-Diphenylpyridineamine: From Cancer Treatment Drugs to Potential Photovoltaic Materials
Jose Nunez, PhD , Dr , University of Texas, El Paso
2:30 PM
Colletoic acid, a promising 11 β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitor
Fatima Rivas, PhD , Associate Researcher , St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2:50 PM
Oxidative damage to RNA: Relationship between structure and neurodegeneration
Marino Resendiz, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of Colorado Denver
3:10 PM
Playing Frankenstein: Populating the Interface with Electric Potential
Carlos Garcia, PhD , Associate Professor , University of Texas at San Antonio
3:30 PM
π-Conjugated Triazenes and Their Derivatization
Alejandro Bugarin, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of Texas at Arlington
3:50 PM
Cyclopentannulation of Conjugated Enones using Vinyldiazoacetates
Carlos Guerrero, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of California, San Diego
4:10 PM
Controlling the Self-Assembly of Functional Block Copolymers
Luis Campos, PhD , Professor , TBD
4:30 PM
On-demand drug delivery: Relationship between organic chemistry and material science
Javier Read de Alaniz, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of California, Santa Barbara
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