University of Maryland Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

January 28, 2012

College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences

- Staff Directory & Other Offices
- Staff Directory (Alphabetical)

UMD Chemistry & Biochemistry, a "Blueprint for Boosting Diversity

Gaskell, DeShong and Stocker featured on History's Modern Marvels

L. Isaacs: Synthesizing new CB[n] molecular containers

S. Lee Group: Opening a new area in the nanomaterial field for drug delivery

Event Calendar

Tue, Jan 31, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Structure and Function of MID1, a Novel Ubiquitin E3 Ligase Regulating PP2A and Alpha24
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Professor Michael Massiah, George Washington University
Fri, Feb 3, 2012
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Microdevices for Cell-Based Assays
Chemistry and Biochemistry Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series by Professor Nancy Allbritton, University of North Carolina/North Carolina State
Tue, Feb 7, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Chemistry and Biology of Eukaryotic Translesion Synthesis
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Professor Zhihao Zhuang, University of Delaware
Thu, Feb 9, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Professor Ned Martin, University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Professor Ned Martin, University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Fri, Feb 10, 2012
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Property of Platinum Bimetallic Nanostructures
Special Seminar by Professor Hong yang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tue, Feb 14, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar, Independent Proposal by Mr. Dong Yang
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Mr. Dong Yang, UMCP, Student Independent Proposal
Thu, Feb 16, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Nanotechnology Approaches for Identifying Microenvironmental Cues Regulating Stem/Cancer Cell Fate
Chemistry Seminar by Professor KiBum Lee, Rutgers University
Tue, Feb 21, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Application of Protein Microarray to Construct Pathways and Networks
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Professor Heng Zhu, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, High Throughput Biology Center
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Seminar by Mr. Dave Jenkins, UMCP, (Advisor: Professor Andrei Vedernikov)
Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Seminar by Mr. Dave Jenkins, UMCP, (Advisor: Professor Andrei Vedernikov)
Tue, Feb 28, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Seminar by Mr. Charles Mueller, UMCP (Advisor: Professor Douglas Julin)
Chemistrty and Biochemistry Student Seminar by Mr.Charles Mueller, UMCP, (Advisor: Professor Douglas Julin)
Thu, Mar 1, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Metalloradical Catalysis for Stereoselective C-H Amination
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Professor Peter Zhang, University of South Florida
Tue, Mar 6, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
DNA Topological Barriers and the Role in Transcription-Driven DNA Supercoiling
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Professor Fenfei Leng, Florida International University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Tue, Mar 13, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Seminar by Mr. Ian Rowe, UMCP, (Advisor: Professor Sergei Sukharev)
Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Seminar by Mr. Ian Rowe, UMCP, (Advisor: Professor Sergei Sukharev)
Wed, Mar 14, 2012
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Quasicrystals: Their Importance and Their Impact on Surface Science
Chemistry and Physics ADVANCE Program seminar by Professor Patricia A. Thiel, Ames Laboratory and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University. Reception to follow in G. Forrest Woods Atrium, Chemistry Building
Thu, Mar 22, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Professor Tom Mallouk, Pennsylvania State University
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Professor Tom Mallouk, Pennsylvania State University
Fri, Mar 23, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Chemistry and Biochemistry Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series by Professor Chad Mirkin, Northwestern University
Chemistry and Biochemistry Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series by Professor Chad Mirkin, Northwestern University
Tue, Mar 27, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Converging on Fis 1 Function in Mitochondrial Dynamics: Evolution or Intelligent Design?
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Professor Blake Hill, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology
Tue, Apr 3, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Seminar by Mr. Chun Geng, UMCP, (Advisor: Professor Paul Paukstelis)
Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Seminar by Mr. Chun Geng, UMCP, (Advisor: Professor Paul Paukstelis)
Thu, Apr 5, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Seminar by Ms. Samantha DeCarlo, UMCP, (Advisor: Professor Bryan Eichhorn)
Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Seminar by Ms. Samantha DeCarlo, UMCP, (Advisor: Professor Bryan Eichhorn)
Fri, Apr 6, 2012
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Geo-Adventures in Lithium Isotopes
Chemistry and Biochemistry Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series by Professor Roberta Rudnick, University of Maryland, College Park
Tue, Apr 10, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Seminar by Ms. Amanda Mahle, (Advisor: Professor Daniel Stein, CBMG)
Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Seminar by Ms. Amanda Mahle, UMCP, (Advisor: Professor Daniel Stein, CBMG)
Thu, Apr 12, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Pavel Anzenbacher, Bowling Green State University
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Professor Pavel Anzenbacher, Bowling Green State University
Tue, Apr 17, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Seminar by Mr. Kaiti Chang, UMCP, (Advisor: Professor Marco Colombini, Biology)
Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Seminar by Mr. Kaiti Chang, UMCP, (Advisor: Professor Marco Colombini, Biology)
Thu, Apr 19, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Seminar by Ms. Brittany Wheeler, UMCP, (Advisor: Professor Lyle Isaacs)
Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Seminar by Ms. Brittany Wheeler, UMCP, (Advisor: Professor Lyle Isaacs)
Tue, Apr 24, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Ups and Downs of Protein Expression Regulation
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Professor Christine Vogel, New York University
Thu, Apr 26, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Professor Annaliese Franz, University of California at Davis
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Professor Annaliese Franz, University of California, Davis
Tue, May 1, 2012 11:00 am
Mechanism for Post-Initiation Control by Bacterial Two-Component Regulatory Systems
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Professor Wade Winkler, UMCP, Department of CBMG
Thu, May 3, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Dr. Chris Welch, Merck
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Dr. Chris Welch, Merck
Tue, May 8, 2012
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Allostery in HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase: New Insights into Inhibition and Drug Resistance
Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar by Professor Patrick Wintrode, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UMB

Chair's Welcome

Welcome to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of the University of Maryland. The Department integrates the Biological Sciences with the Physical Sciences and Engineering in research and teaching. As the principal home for biophysics and biochemistry on campus, the department is the link to biology and bioengineering. As molecules are the basis for nanoscience, the department is an essential unit in the development of nanostructured materials and in the rise of nano-bio-science and technology on campus.

Recent Publications

Andrej Grubisic, Haopeng Wang, Xiang Li, Yeon-Jae Ko, F. Sanem Kocak, Mark Pederson, Kit Bowen, Bryan Eichhorn, "Photoemission Studies and Electronic Properties of the Pt@Pb₁₀^1-/2-and Pt@Pb₁₂^1-/2-Anions" Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 2011, 108, 14757-14762
Zhufang Liu, Greg Jackson, and Bryan Eichhorn "Tuning the CO-tolerance of Pt-Fe Bimetallic Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts through Architectural Control" Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 1900-1903
Yonke, B. L.; Reeds, J. P.; Zavalij, P. Y.; Sita, L R. "Catalytic Degenerate and Nondegenerate Oxygen Atom Transfers Employing N2O and CO2 and a MII/MIV Cycle Mediated by Group 6 MIV Terminal Oxo Complexes", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 12342-12346.
Wang, X.; Xu, X.; Doyle, M. P. "Asymmeric Formal [3+3] Cycloaddition Reactions of Nitrones with Electrophilic Vinylcarbene Intermediates" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 16402-16405.

What's New

Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012

Millard Alexander named President of the Telluride Science Research Center

Tuesday, Jan 10, 2012

John Weeks among the 539 new Fellows named by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Tuesday, Jan 3, 2012

Chemistry and Biochemistry December 2011 Graduates

Tuesday, Dec 20, 2011

Department Cited as "Blueprint for Boosting Diversity" of Ph.D. Grads by C&EN

Friday, Dec 16, 2011

Atmospheric Research conducted by Ross Salawitch quoted in Chemical & Engineering News

Friday, Nov 11, 2011

Congratulations to Lyle Isaacs on 2011 Bioscience Day Professor Venture Fair Win

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