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2024 Schedule


Special Cal Poly SLO research edition - Prof. Katherine Watts Lab!

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Biosynthesis of TLN-05220, a unique polyketide featuring a piperazinone ring
Allie Dowdy, Megan Hasbrooke, Natalie Lubinski, Kate Weckwerth
Watts Lab 
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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The mode of action of dithiolopyrrolone prodrugs
Rachel Johnson, PhD
Li Lab (UNC Chapel Hill)
current location:
postdoctoral researcher Watts Lab
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo



Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024
PSB 240
​Doors open at 3:30 PM PST
​Seminar starts at 4:00 PM PST



Special undergraduate research extravaganza SMComm!

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Characterizing BesE: Mysteries of an alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent non-heme iron dioxygenase
Chem 161 class (CURE lab) featuring:
Kyle, Beau, Surina, Isabella, Cyrus, Charlie, and Edward



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Exploration of the promiscuous behavior and structure-function of KabC enzymes
Melanie Jones
McKinnie Lab


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Investigating the biosynthetic potential of Actinopolyspora mzabensis using Cas12a direct-cloning
Gabriel Lefebre
McKinnie Lab


Thursday, Jun. 13, 2024
PSB 240
​Seminar starts at 3:00 PM PST



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Soft Ionization by Chemical Reaction in Transfer-Mass Spectrometry (SICRIT-MS) for microbial metabolomics
Allyson McAtamney
Sanchez Lab


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From the bottom of the sea to the depths of the stomach glands: Imaging metabolic interactions between Helicobacter pylori and the human gastric epithelium
Benedikt Geier, PhD
Amieva Lab
Stanford University

Thursday, May 9, 2024
PSB 240
Doors open at 3:30 PM PST
​Seminar starts at 4:00 PM PST



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Natural products as signaling molecules in complex microbiome systems
Prof. Marcy Balunas
University of Michigan


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Thursday, Mar. 7, 2024
PSB 240
Doors open at 3:30 PM PST
​Seminar starts at 4:00 PM PST



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Unlocking chemical profiles of ant symbiotic Pseudonocardia: a mass spectrometry approach
Carlismari Grundmann, PhD
Pupo Lab (Universidade de São Paulo)
current location:
Sanchez Lab 





Lasso peptides as inhibitors of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa type III secretion system
Micah Braly
Auerbuch Stone Lab 


Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024
PSB 240
Doors open at 3:30 PM PST
​Seminar starts at 4:00 PM PST



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Probing the mechanism of selective halogenation by vanadium-dependent haloperoxidases
Jackson Baumgartner
McKinnie Lab 





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Biochemical investigation of piperazinone biosynthesis in Micromonospora
Jennifer Cordoza
McKinnie Lab 


Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024
PSB 240
Doors open at 3:30 PM PST
​Seminar starts at 4:00 PM PST



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