GEMSEC Student Research Discussion (SRD) Seminar Series

Thursday, April 03 2008
12:00 – 12:30     Surface modification using peptides to control cell behavior
Mustafa Gungormus
12:30 – 01:00     Free Discussion
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Thursday, March 20 2008
12:00 – 12:30     Protein expression systems for peptide-protein fusions
Volkan Demir
12:30 – 01:00     Free Discussion
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Thursday, March 06 2008
12:00 – 12:30     Analysis of peptide and protein binding to hydroxyapatite using depletion assays
Monica Marciniak
12:30 – 01:00     Free Discussion
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Thursday, December 13 2007
12:00 – 12:30     Fluorescence enhancement by single silver nanoparticles
Yeechi Chen
12:30 – 01:00     Self-assembly of a metal-binding peptide and implications for molecular recognition
Christopher R. So

Thursday, November 29 2007
12:00 – 12:30     Polymerization from initiators
Anh V. Ho
12:30 – 01:00     Free Discussion
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Thursday, November 15 2007
12:00 – 12:30     Biomineralization region of Amelogenin from genetic conservation and literature review
Jeremy Horst
12:30 – 01:00     Free Discussion
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Thursday, November 01 2007
12:00 – 12:30     GEPI functionalized peptide hydrogels as hard tissue scaffolds for guided biomineralization
Mustafa Gungormus
12:30 – 01:00     Free Discussion
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Thursday, October 18 2007
12:00 – 12:30     New results and directions in SPR analysis of GEPIs
Brandon Ruf Wilson
12:30 – 01:00     Free Discussion
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Thursday, October 04 2007
12:00 – 12:30     Peptide-based biomaterials for medical applications through biomimetic approach
Hilal Yazici
12:30 – 01:00     Free Discussion
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Thursday, September 20 2007
12:00 – 12:30     Insertion of two gold binding peptides, 5R-GBP1 and AuBP1 into the Y145: a novel laccase construct
Volkan Demir
12:30 – 01:00     Genetic Design and synthesis of bi-functional GEPI
Banu Taktak

Thursday, August 23 2007
12:00 – 12:30     Electrodeposition of semiconductor with S-layer protein
Sathana Kitayaporn
12:30 – 01:00     Free Discussion
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Thursday, August 16 2007
12:00 – 12:30     Bi-functional peptide design: Combining two GEPIs via a linker using molecular modeling tools
Pranoti Hiremath
12:30 – 01:00     Using microfabrication for self-assembly of inorganic structures
Coretta N. Maremma

Thursday, August 09 2007
12:00 – 12:30     Characterizing protein-aided electrochemical synthesis of silver
Carolynn Grosh
12:30 – 01:00     Selection of calcite specific binding peptides using cell surface display
Carolyn Gresswell

Thursday, August 02 2007
12:00 – 12:30     Specific peptide binding to inorganic substrates with the use of micro-contact printing
John Ray
12:30 – 01:00     Force distance measurements on MalE-Ag4
James Matthaei

Thursday, July 26 2007
12:00 – 12:30     Using microfabrication for self-assembly of inorganic structures
Coretta N. Maremma
12:30 – 01:00     Free Discussion
Attendants

Thursday, July 19 2007
12:00 – 12:30     Biomimetic mineralization through a polymer-induced liquid-precursor (PILP) process
Prof. Dr. Laurie A. Gower (Materials Science & Engineering, University of Florida)
12:30 – 01:00     Selection of novel inorganic binding peptides using combinatorial biology
Dr. Marketa Hnilova

Thursday, July 12 2007
12:00 – 12:30     AFM studies of GBP & AuBP cross-specificity
Ankita Mishra
12:30 – 01:00     SERS of highly stable SAMs for covalent attachment of peptides and functional molecules
Kirsty Leong

Thursday, June 28 2007
12:00 – 12:30     Sensing of biomolecules by molecular constructs based on GEPIs
Turgay Kacar
12:30 – 01:00     Free Discussion
Attendants

Thursday, June 21 2007
12:00 – 12:30     Creating novel block copolymer by conjugating organic semiconducting polymer with short sequence peptide
Anh Ho
12:30 – 01:00     Probing the molecular recognition mechanism of a gold binding peptide
Christopher So

Thursday, June 14 2007
12:00 – 12:30     Biocompatibility through GBP monolayer functionalization
Dmitriy Khatayevich
12:30 – 01:00     Free Discussion
Attendants

Thursday, May 31 2007
12:00 – 12:30     Selection of novel inorganic binding peptides using combinatorial biology
Dr. Marketa Hnilova
12:30 – 01:00     Using microfabrication for self-assembly of inorganic structures
Coretta N. Maremma

Thursday, May 17 2007
12:00 – 12:30     Fatigue behavior of mineralized tissues
Assist. Prof. Dr. Jamie Kruzic (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University)
12:30 – 01:00     Organic single-crystal transistors: From the lab bench to real-world applications.
Alejandro Briseno

Thursday, May 03 2007
12:00 – 12:30    Antennas for molecules: Plasmon resonant silver nanoparticles
Keiko Munechika
12:30 – 01:00     Patterning peptides as a bi-functional inks for templated assembly with dip-pen nanolithography.
Joseph Wei

Thursday, April 19 2007
12:00 – 01:00     A Gold-binding protein - Huntingtin construct to investigate Huntingtin aggregation
Sibel Cetinel

Thursday, April 05 2007
12:00 – 01:00     A closer look at protein interactions with surfaces
Dr. Gil Goobes (Dept. of Chemistry, University of Washington)

Thursday, March 22 2007
12:00 – 01:00     Regulation of mineral morphology in vitro using hydroxyapatite binding peptides
Mustafa Gungormus

Thursday, March 08 2007
12:00 – 01:00     New methods for quantifying SPR data
Brandon Wilson and Urartu Ozgur Safak Seker

Upcoming Seminars:

Thursday, May 01 2008
12:00 – 12:30     To be announced
Dr. Marketa Hnilova
12:30 – 01:00     To be announced
Hilal Yazici