Please see below a day-to-day outline for whose presenting!

While we note the specific start times for our presenters, we encourage attendees to attend sessions in their entireties.

Wednesday October 25, 2023

Session Start TimeSession TitlePresenterPresenter Start TimeLocationPresentation TypePresentation Title
9:00 AMBiochemistry Research and Development Poster SessionTaylor Outlaw
Graduate Student
Franz Lab		9:00AMGrand Ballroom I - Durham Convention CenterPoster PresentationElucidating the role of copper in protein stability and aggregation
9:30 AMInorganic Chemistry Research and DevelopmentNatalie Shulte
Graduate Student
Franz Lab		11:15 AMPSI Theatre - Durham Arts CouncilOral PresentationProbing the biophysical interactions between copper and MUC2
1:00 PMBiochemistry Research and DevelopmentJustin Martyr
Graduate Student
Hargrove Lab		2:30 PMIBM Rehearsal Hall - Durham Arts CouncilOral PresentationSelective targeting and modulation of RNA G-quadruplexes in long noncoding RNA MALAT1 with small molecules
1:15 PMRoger M. Leblanc Symposium of Molecular and Nano SciencesAvery Vigil
Graduate Student
Moreno-Hernandez Lab		2:25 PMMeeting Room 4 - Durham Convention CenterOral PresentationObserving the dissolution of anisotropic ruthenium dioxide nanowires under anodic conditions via graphene liquid cell transmission electron microscopy
1:15 PMInorganic Chemistry Research and DevelopmentLeah Bontreger
Graduate Student
Franz Lab		2:45 PMPSI Theatre - Durham Arts CouncilOral PresentationMetal-catalyzed oxidation of peptides: Unraveling the reactivity of the bis-His site in Histatin-5

Thursday October 26, 2023

Session Start TimeSession TitlePresenterPresenter Start TimeLocationPresentation TypePresentation Title
9:00 AMOrganic Chemistry Research and Development Poster SessionAndrew Nguyen
Graduate Student
Wang Lab		9:00 AMGrand Ballroom I - Durham Convention CenterPoster PresentationCopper-catalyzed 1,3-aminocyclization of cyclopropanes as a rapid entry to γ-amino heterocycles
9:00 AMOrganic Chemistry Research and Development Poster SessionYiquan Zhao
Graduate Student
Hong Lab		9:00 AMGrand Ballroom I - Durham Convention CenterPoster Presentation
9:00 AMOrganic Chemistry Research and Development Poster SessionMaria Velopolcek9:00 AMGrand Ballroom I - Durham Convention CenterPoster PresentationThree-component, copper-catalyzed 1,4-aminoetherification of 1,3-dienes
9:30 AMNonlinear and Ultrafast SpectroscopyWarren S. Warren
Professor		9:35 AMAdaron Hall - Durham Arts CouncilOral PresentationUnderstanding surprises in nonlinear microscopy
11:10 AMAnalytical Chemistry Research and Development Poster SessionMadeline Merriman
Graduate Student
Franz Lab		11:10 AMGrand Ballroom 1 - Durham Convention CenterPoster PresentationRedox-activated prochelators with antifungal activity against Candida albicans under fluconazole stress
1:00 PMSingle-molecule Dynamics in Complex Chemical and Biological SystemsYuxin Lin
Graduate Student
Welsher Lab		1:45 PMDuke Rehearsal Hall -Durham Arts CouncilOral PresentationHour-long, kilohertz sampling rate 3D single-virus tracking in live cells via StayGold fluorescent protein labelling
1:20 PMOrganic Chemistry Research and Development Poster SessionEni Minerali
Graduate Student
Wang Lab		1:20 PMGrand Ballroom 1 - Durham Convention CenterPoster PresentationDevelopment of 15N-labeled probes for hyperpolarized magnetic resonance imaging of γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) activity
1:20 PMJarrett Mansergh1:20 PMGrand Ballroom 1 - Durham Convention CenterPoster Presentation
1:20 PMOrganic Chemistry Research and Development Poster SessionTinTin Luu
Graduate Student
Hargrove Lab		1:20 PMGrand Ballroom 1 - Durham Convention CenterPoster PresentationInvestigating amiloride-based small molecule recognition of positive-sense viral RNA regulatory structures
1:20 PMChemistry Research and Development Poster SessionHunter DeHaan
Graduate Student
McCafferty Lab		1:20 PMGrand Ballroom 1 - Durham Convention CenterPoster PresentationConcise synthesis of N-aryl benzimidazoles as small molecule activators of the human E3 ubiquitin ligase Nedd4-1

Friday October 27, 2023

Session Start TimeSession TitlePresenterPresenter Start TimeLocationPresentation TypePresentation Title
8:45 AMStructure-Based Drug DesignPatrick Dome
Graduate Student
Hong Lab		10:45 AMMeeting Room 3 - Durham Convention CenterOral Presentation
Development of fungal-specific calcineurin inhibitors derived from FK506/FK520
8:55 AMBiochemistry Research and DevelopmentAmy Robinson
Graduate Student
Franz Lab		10:25 AMIBM Rehearsal Hall - Durham Arts CouncilOral PresentationDetermining the effect of copper-binding cysteines on protein precipitation
9:00 AMEJ McLaren
Graduate Student
Wang Lab		9:00 AMGrand Ballroom I - Durham Convention CenterPoster PresentationCopper-catalyzed Oxidative Amination of Alkenes using O¬-Benzoylhydroxylamines for the Synthesis of Tertiary Allylic Amines
9:05 AMSEMRC ORAL SESSION: EnzymesPei Zhou
Professor		9:45 AMJunior Ballroom B - Durham Convention CenterOral PresentationLeveraging solution NMR-based ligand Dynamics Information for lead optimization
11:00 AMAdvances In Metal Catalysis for Organic SynthesisQiu Wang
Professor		11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM		Junior Ballroom A3 - Durham Convention CenterSession OrganizerSession Organizer
11:00 AMAdvances In Metal Catalysis for Organic SynthesisSteve Malcolmson
Professor		11:05 AMJunior Ballroom A3 - Durham Convention CenterOral PresentationNew methods in regiodivergent transition metal-catalyzed hydro- and difunctionalization of dienes
12:45 PMSoutheastern Magnetic Resonance Conference (SEMRC)Jacob Lindale
Post Doc
Warren Lab		12:50 PMJunior Ballroom A2 - Durham Convention CenterOral PresentationExpanding hyperpolarization target scope and efficiency with new approaches to spin polarization transfer
12:45 PMSoutheastern Magnetic Resonance Conference (SEMRC)Loren Smith
Graduate Student
Warren Lab		1:05 PMJunior Ballroom A2 - Durham Convention CenterOral PresentationEliminating quadrupolar degradation of SABRE hyperpolarization
1:00 PMPolymer Chemistry and Materials Science Research and DevelopmentAlexander Bahnick
Graduate Student
Becker Lab		1:20 PMJunior Ballroom D2 - Durham Convention Center Oral PresentationPhotochemical 3D Printing of Bioresorbable Microneedle Arrays for Controlled Transdermal Drug Delivery
1:00 PMStructure-Based Drug DesignAddison Duda
Graduate Student
Franz Lab		1:20 PMMeeting Room 3 - Durham Convention CenterOral PresentationHijacking beta-lactamase activity: prodrugs designed to selectively kill drug-resistant bacteria
1:00 PMSingle-molecule dynamics in complex chemical and biological systemsAlexis Johnson
Graduate Student
Welsher Lab		1:45 PMDuke Rehearsal Hall - Durham Arts CouncilOral PresentationReal-time 3D single particle tracking in an electric field: From mobility to active control
3:00 PMPlenary TalkBob Lefkowitz
Professor		3:00 PMJunior Ballroom B - Durham Convention CenterOral PresentationA Tale of Two Callings
5:00 PMSoutheastern Magnetic Resonance Conference (SEMRC)Luke Everhart
Graduate Student
Warren Lab		5:00 PMGrand Ballroom I - Durham Convention CenterPoster PresentationComputer optimization of multi-axial pulse shapes to generate hyperpolarization of 13C-acetate within a SABRE regime

Saturday October 28, 2023

Session Start TimeSession TitlePresenterPresenter Start TimeLocationPresentation TypePresentation Title
9:00 AMSoutheastern Magnetic Resonance Conference (SEMRC)Finn Tran
Graduate Student
Warren Lab		11:25 AMJunior Ballroom A2 - Durham Convention CenterOral PresentationUsing DFT simulations for co-ligand design to fine-tune the exchange rate of polarization targets in SABRE
9:00 AMInorganic Chemistry Research and DevelopmentMax McWhorter
Graduate Student
Mitzi Lab		11:55 AMPSI Theatre - Durham Arts CouncilOral PresentationMethods of Discovery for Photovoltaic Semiconducting Materials
1:30 PMUltrafast and Nonlinear SpectroscopyHeidi Kastenholz
Graduate Student
Warren Lab		2:15 PMAdaron Hall - Durham Arts CouncilOral PresentationInvestigating carbon-based black pigments with a nonlinear microscopy
1:30 PMUltrafast and Nonlinear SpectroscopyKelsey Parker
Post Doc
Beratan Lab		2:45 PMAdaron Hall - Durham Arts CouncilOral PresentationMachine learning techniques for multidimensional spectra analysis
1:30 PMUltrafast and Nonlinear SpectroscopyJonathan Schultz
Post Doc
Beratan Lab		3:05 PMAdaron Hall - Durham Arts CouncilOral PresentationUsing machine learning to back out short- and long-range electronic couplings from complex two-dimensional electronic spectra
1:30 PMUltrafast and Nonlinear SpectroscopyYue Zhou
Graduate Student
Warren Lab		3:25 PMAdaron Hall - Durham Arts CouncilOral PresentationNon-invasive Volumized Imaging of the Artificial Degradation Process of CdS Oil Paints Using Pump-probe Microscopy