Session: Chemistry at the Interface of Biology: Rising Stars in the Southeast I


Friday, October 26, 2007: 8:45 AM-12:00 PM
Redbud A (Greenville Hyatt Regency Hotel)
Medicinal and Biochemistry (3)
Chemistry at the Interface of Biology: Rising Stars in the Southeast I
This symposium will feature invited speakers working in the rapidly growing research areas at the interface of chemistry and biology. Topics will include biologically-relevant research from across the traditional chemistry divisions and will provide a forum for scientists at the beginning of their career to present their work to a wide audience. Presentations by invitation only.
Sponsor:	ACS Office of Regional Meetings
Presider:	Julia L. Brumaghim
Organizers:	Kenneth A. Christensen Julia L. Brumaghim
8:45 AM	450	Guiding Bacteria with Small Molecules and RNA Justin P. Gallivan
9:15 AM	451	Development of a Microfluidic-Hydrogel Method for Transcription Factor Assays Hui Chen, Ashley Campbell, Gloria Thomas MaGee
9:45 AM	452	Rational Design of Glycomimetics Containing a Glucose/Mannose Structural Motif Karen T. Welch
10:15 AM		Break
10:30 AM	453	Molecular Aspects of Copper and Zinc Promoted Prion-Prion Interactions Colin S. Burns, Angela Kenward, Libero Bartolotti
11:00 AM	454	A Prochelator Strategy for Inhibiting Metal-Catalyzed Oxidative Stress Katherine J. Franz, Louise K. Charkoudian, David Pham
11:30 AM	455	Metal Specificity in DNA Damage Prevention by Polyphenol and Selenium Antioxidants Erin E. Battin, Nathan R. Perron, Julia L. Brumaghim