Chemical Biology Symposium 2024


The 3rd annual KU Chemical Biology Symposium was held Oct. 25-26, 2024. Friday's program included lightning talks by Interface of Chemical Biology trainees and a keynote address by Matthew Bogyo from Stanford University. Saturday included a keynote by Tyrrell Conway from Oklahoma State University, as well as oral presentations by other speakers and a poster sessions.

Symposium Information


Symposium Schedule

 

Friday, Oct. 25 | Jayhawk Welcome Center

Schedule for Friday, Oct. 25
TimeSession TitleRoom 
4 – 4:45 p.m.Welcome Session
Check-in, drinks + refreshments
General greeting from symposium organizers 
 
Glorious to View Room 
4:45 – 6 p.m.Keynote Presentation: Dr. Matthew Bogyo
Professor of Pathology, of Microbiology & Immunology and, by courtesy, Chemical & Systems Biology, Stanford University | “Chemical Probes for Imaging Cancer and Infectious Diseases”
Berkley Presentation Room 
6 – 7 p.m.Dinner
Taco Buffet
  
7 – 8 p.m.

Lightning Talks! Graduate Trainees
Session Chair: Eric Ebert

  • James Martinez, KU Department of Chemistry, Hanson Lab | “Efforts Toward the Synthesis of α-Glucosidase Inhibitor Daphnepapytone A”
     
  • Andrew Daufel, KU Department of Molecular Biosciences, Slusky Lab | “Characterization of TolC Colicin Interactions”
     
  • Markell Lomax, KU Department of Chemistry, Jackson Lab | “Exploration and Analysis of the Effects of Hydrogen Bonding on the Basicity of MnIII-hydroxo Complexes in Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer (PCET) Reactions”
     
  • Erick McCloskey, KU Department of Molecular Biosciences, Davido Lab | “HSV-1 ICP0 Dimer Mutants Impair Protein Functions and Viral Replication”
     
  • Ashten Gentry, KU Department of Chemistry, Whelan Lab | “Addressing Racial Disparities in CA125 Detection Rates Using a 'Multi-omics' Approach”
  


Saturday, Oct. 26 | School of Pharmacy

Schedule for Saturday, Oct. 26
TimeSession TitleRoom 
8:30 – 9:15 a.m.Morning Social Session
Check-in, light refreshments
Atrium 
9:15 – 10:45 a.m.

Session 1
15-minute presentations followed by ~3 minutes of questions
Session chair: Alex Bevis

  • Reed Stubbendiek, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University | “Bacterial Competition in the Aerodigestive Tract: Antibiotics, Probiotics, and Beyond”
     
  • Michael Johnson, Associate Professor, KU Department of Chemistry | "Sub-second Electrochemical Measurements of Oxytocin in Live Zebrafish Brains: Implications for Nociception"
     
  • Ming Zhao, Assistant Professor, KU Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry | “Harnessing the Power of Polymer-protein Assemblies for Multimodal Cancer Therapy”
     
  • Rosana Ferreira, Assistant Professor, KU Department of Molecular Biosciences | “Diffusible Molecules Produced by Skin Commensals and their Role in Colonization Resistance”
Room 2020 
10:45 – 11 a.m.Break  
11 a.m. – noonSaturday Keynote Speaker: Tyrrell Conway
Regents Professor, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University | “Nitrogen Assimilation by E. coli in the Mouse Intestine”
Room 2020 
Noon – 1 p.m.Lunch
Box meals
Mortar & Pestle (Level 1) 
1 – 2 p.m.

Session 2
15-minute presentations followed by ~3 minutes of questions
Session chair: Markell Lomax

  • Bao Vu, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | “Azole Drug Resistance in Nakaseomyces glabratus”
     
  • Michael Wang, Professor, KU Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry | “CYP5122A1 Encodes an Essential Sterol C4-methyl Oxidase in Leishmania donovani and Determines the Antileishmanial Activity of Antifungal Azoles”
     
  • Luke Erber, Assistant Professor, KU Department of Medicinal Chemistry | “Profiling DNA-Protein Crosslinks”
Room 2020 
2 – 2:15 p.m.Break  
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.

Session 3
15-minute presentations followed by ~3 minutes of questions
Session chair: Markell Lomax

  • Hongbing Yu, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology, KU Medical Center | “Neuro-immune-microbe Interactions in the Gut”
  • Chamani Perera, Director, KU Synthetic Chemical Biology Core Laboratory | “KU Synthetic Chemical Biology Core”
     
  • Zarko Boskovic, Assistant Professor, KU Department of Medicinal Chemistry | “How to Discover Bioactive Small Molecules (When All You Have is Synthetic Chemistry and Cell Culture)”
Room 2020 
3:30 – 5 p.m.

Poster Session (with refreshments)

  • 3:30 – 4:15 Session I (odd-numbered posters)
  • 4:15 – 5 Session II (even-numbered posters)
Atrium 
5 – 5:20 p.m.Poster & Flash Talk Award CeremonyRoom 2020 
5:20 p.m.Conclude  

This symposium is possible through support from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences CoBRE in Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease (P20GM113117) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences Graduate Training Program in Chemical Biology (T32-GM132061).