Seminars

Program - Semester 1 2012

Tuesdays, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Physical Sciences 4, room 351

Date Title/Speaker
6 March

Chloroform as a Hydrogen Atom Source in Barton Reductive Decarboxylations

Dr John Tsanaktsidis (CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering) 

13 March

Total Synthesis: Applications in Structure, Biosynthesis and Biology

 Professor Mark Rizzacasa (School of Chemistry, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne)

27 March

Synthesis and Thermoanalysis of Peptide Nucleic Acid-Conjugates

Ms Elisse Browne (Department of Chemistry, La Trobe University) 

3 April

The Expedition of IR and UV into the Conformational Landscapes of Neurotransmitters

Ms Isabella Lobo (Department of Chemistry, La Trobe University) 

17 April

Reactions of peroxyl radicals with alkynes: a new pathway to carbenes?

Associate Prof Uta Wille (School of Chemistry, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne)

24 April

The Discovery of New Anti-Cancer Agents

Dr Chris Burns (Chemical Biology Division, The Walter+Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research)

1 May

Glucosinolates as Plant Defence compounds

Ms Sabiha Sahin (Department of Chemistry, La Trobe University)

8 May

Sweet medicine: Molecular Studies of the Roles of Carbohydrates in Disease and Well-Being

Associate Prof Spencer Williams (Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne)

15 May

New Electrochemiluminescent Horizons: Novel Complexes Based on Platinum, Iridium and Cadmium

Ms Ellen Reid (Department of Chemistry, La Trobe University) 

22 May

Phylloxera: Early Detection Of An Old Grapevine Pest By Metabolomics Methods

Mr Devin Benheim (Department of Chemistry, La Trobe University)

29 May Chemistry Department Honours Student Presentations

For further information contact:

Dr Brian Smith

Phone +61 3 9479 3245
Email brian.smith@latrobe.edu.au