Distinguished Majors Symposium 2006

Saturday, April 22                                                                                      Chem 304

Daniel Chang and Klaus Ley

Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia Hospital

“Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Molecular Mechanisms and Possible Therapies

James Edwards and Daniel Gioeli

Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine

“Development of a Novel Polymeric Metal Complex Cancer Therapy”

Matthew A. Hubbard and Glenn J. McGarvey

Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia

“Synthesis of 3-(2’,2’’,4’, 6’, 6’’-penta-O-benzyl-ß-D-lactopyranosyl)-1-propene: A Common Lactose Core for GM2, GM3, and Fucosyl GM1 Antigens”

Brent E. Jones and Joanna Goldberg

Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine

“Isolation and Inhibition of the Enzyme Phosphomannomutase/Phosphoglucomutase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Daniel Kim, Y.S. Lee and Anindya Dutta

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia School of Medicine

“Techniques to Knockdown or Introduce MicroRNAs in Cells”

Yunqing Lin, Weijun Liu, Christopher J. Mocella, and W. Dean Harman

Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia

“Mo and W Dihapto-coordinated Carbonyl Complexes”

Kelly Mayer and Gary Balian

Department of Orthopedics and Biochemistry, University of Virginia School of Medicine

“The Bone Protector: Inhibition of Prostate Cancer Cell Metastasis and Promotion of Osteogenesis with Peptides”

Junaid Nizamuddin and Joanna Goldberg

Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine

“Phosphocholine: In Search of a Partner in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Janine L. Oliver and David W. Mullins

Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia Hospital

“Osteoprotegerin (OPG) Production by Human Melanomas: Implications for Anti-tumor Immunity”

Matthew Olsen and W. Dean Harman

Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia

“Tandem Electrophilic/Nucleophilic Additions to Tungsten-Coordinated Furan”

Christopher Reynolds and Daniel G. Gioeli

Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine

“MAPK Regulation of SWI/SNF Activity on an AR-dependent Promoter”

Yogesh Surendranath and W. Dean Harman

Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia

“Dearomatization of Pyrimidines Promoted by Tungsten”

Sara Trigero and Tyvin Rich

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Virginia Hospital

“Decreased Locomotor Activity in Tumor-bearing Mice and Implications in Circadian Rhythms”

Nathan Westcott, Lindsay Legendre, Jerome Ferrance and James Landers

Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia

“Fabricating a PDMS Microchip”