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Connecticut College to host fall seminars in chemistry

September 24, 2008

NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Connecticut College department of chemistry is hosting a series of six fall seminars. All will be held in Brown Auditorium in Hale Laboratory at 4:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public. The seminar schedule is as follows:

- Sept. 30, "Palladium-Catalyzed Functionalization of C-H Bonds," by Lopa Desai, a 2003 Connecticut College graduate and research scientist at Bristol Myers Squibb.

- Oct. 7, "What It's Like to be Sea Spray," by Ephraim Woods, associate professor of chemistry at Colgate University.

- Oct. 21, "Structural Diversity and Similarity amongst Sulfotransferases: Humans to Ticks and Beyond," by Roberta King, associate professor of biomedical sciences at the University of Rhode Island, College of Pharmacy.

- Oct. 28, "Current Topics in Oncogenomics," by Nicole E. McNeil, a 1993 Connecticut College graduate and biologist for Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute.

- Nov. 4, "Getting the Sulfur out of Fuels," by Dr. Michael Timko, senior research scientist, Aerodyne Research.

- Nov. 18, "Rh-Catalyzed: Enantioselective Hydroformylation of Alkenes," by Ram Prasad Neupane, a 2006 Connecticut College graduate and instructor at Three Rivers Community College.

Situated on the coast of southern New England, Connecticut College is a highly selective private liberal arts college with 1900 students from all across the country and throughout the world. On the college's 750-acre arboretum campus overlooking Long Island Sound, students and faculty create a vibrant social, cultural and intellectual community enriched by diverse perspectives. The college, founded in 1911, is known for its unique combination of interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.

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