Chemistry BCOOL

Speaker presenting in University at Buffalo lecture hall.

The Biological Chemistry, Organic and Organometallic Lecture series brings together groundbreaking work across interconnected disciplines—from biomolecular structure to synthetic innovation.

Fall 2026 - Tuesdays* at 2 PM in 684 Natural Sciences Complex

*unless noted otherwise*

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Asymmetric Synthesis of Saturated Heterocycles via Copper Catalysis and 1,5-HAT Cascade

presented by: Aniruddha Marathe, PhD candidate in Prof. Chemler's Lab, Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo

2:00 PM in 684 Natural Sciences Complex, UB North Campus

*THURSDAY*, September 10, 2026

Designing, Understanding, and Manipulating Radical Reaction Pathways Driven by Light

presented by: Jeffrey Lipshultz, PhD, Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University

2:00 PM in 684 Natural Sciences Complex, UB North Campus

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Haloetherification of Alkenols

presented by: Joseph Fose, PhD candidate in Prof. Chemler's Lab, Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo

2:00 PM in 684 Natural Sciences Complex, UB North Campus

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Waging Warheads: Designing, Modelling, and Stabilizing Targeted Covalent Inhibitors

presented by: Lavleen K. Mader, PhD, Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa

2:00 PM in 684 Natural Sciences Complex, UB North Campus

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

So You Want to Be a PUI Professor?

presented by: Scott M. Simpson, PhD, Chair, Department of Chemistry, St. Bonaventure University

2:00 PM in 684 Natural Sciences Complex, UB North Campus