SDSU Chemistry & Biochemistry Department Seminars

date speaker title
Aug 22 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-333
Dr. Christoph Meyer
Vice President, Specialized Modalities
LONZA Bioscience
Basel, Switzerland
Twenty Years in Pharmaceutical Industry - Career Track of an Analytical Chemist
Host: Bill Tong
Aug 29 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Chris Lorenz

Kings College
London UK
Peptide and Protein Interactions Across Scales: Molecular Dynamics Perspectives from Antimicrobial Assemblies to Neuroimmune Signaling and Biomaterials
Host: Greg Holland
Sep 05 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Youngkwang Lee
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
San Diego State University
San Diego CA
TBD
Host: Greg Holland
Sep 12 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. David L. Mobley
School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Chemistry
University of California, Irvine
Irvine CA
TBD
Host: Yuezhi Mao
Sep 19 2025
2:00 PM
TBD
Prof. Tetsuo Iwasawa
Department of Materials Chemistry
Ryukoku University
Kyoto Japan
TBD
Host: Byron Purse
Sep 26 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Christal Sohl
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
San Diego State University
San Diego CA
TBD
Host: Andy Cooksy
Oct 03 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Rees Garmann
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
San Diego State University
San Diego CA
TBD
Host: Andy Cooksy
Oct 10 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Joel M. Smith
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Florida State University
Tallahassee FL
TBD
Host: Mike Bergdahl
Oct 17 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Lisa M. Jones
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of California, San Diego
San Diego CA
TBD
Host: Laura-Isobel McCall
Oct 24 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Veronica O'Connor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
CSU Fullerton
Fullerton CA
Data-driven design of a novel adaptive Brønsted acid catalyst for dynamic catalysis and tunable reactivity
Host: Tom Huxford
Nov 14 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Robert Zeller
Department of Biology
San Diego State University
San Diego CA
TBD
Host: Andy Cooksy
Nov 21 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Alina Schimpf
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
U.C. San Diego
San Diego CA
TBD
Host: Jing Gu
Dec 05 2025
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Dong Yifan
Department of Chemistry
U.C. Riverside
Riverside CA
TBD
Host: Jing Gu
Feb 13 2026
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Dr. Stefan Gross, Senior Director
Head of Biochemistry
Servier Pharmaceuticals
Boston MA
TBD
Host: Christal Sohl
Feb 27 2026
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
SDSU Student Symposium



Mar 13 2026
2:00 PM
GMCS-301
Prof. Nicolas Chevrier
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
University of Chicago
Chicago IL
TBD
Host: Laura-Isobel McCall