Molecular Biology and BioChemistry Program

As part of the 2020-2021 Martin H. Freeman Lecture Series, Professor Pablo Sobrado, Ph.D., Virginia Tech, will give a virtual guest lecture titled “Targeting Novel Flavin-dependent Enzymes for the treatment of Fungal and Bacterial Infections.” Other events with Prof. Sobrado will be happening from 11:45 to 3:30 PM. More information will be available online soon.

Sponsored by the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department, Computer Science Department, and the Anderson Freeman Center

Professor Pablo Sobrado, Ph.D., Virginia Tech, will give a lecture titled, “Targeting novel flavin-dependent enzymes for the treatment of fungal, parasitic, and bacterial infections”

Iron is an essential nutrient for microbial grown as it is required for a large heme-dependent
and non-heme enzymatic reactions. Microbes acquire iron from their environment by heme
assimilation, reductive iron transport, and by using iron-binding molecules known as
siderophores. In Aspergillus fumigatus and in several bacteria including Mycobacterium

Senior Thesis Presentations by Holly Black (NSCI) and Isabella Martus (MBBC). Lunch available at 12:30pm. See www.middlebury.edu/academics/bio or www.middlebury.edu/academics/neuro for details.

Sadie Dutton ‘19, Jeffrey Formen ‘19 and Aidan Strayer ‘19, Chemistry and Biochemistry graduating seniors will present their senior thesis presentations. Lunch will be served.  This event will run until 2:00.


Titles are as follows:

Sadie Dutton ‘19: “Cracking the Code: Thermal Decomposition of Sulfur Fuel Contaminants”
Jeffrey Formen ‘19: “Progress towards a Hexahistidine Directed C-H activation Reaction for Site-Specific Protein Modification”
Aidan Strayer ‘19: “A covalent bridge approach to the immobilization of GpdQ”

Emily Lewkowicz ‘19, John Natalone ‘19 and Khan Kim ‘19, Chemistry and Biochemistry majors, will present their senior thesis presentations. Undergraduate Awards will also be presented. Lunch will be served. This event will run until 2:00.

Titles are as follows:

Emily Lewkowicz ‘19: “The Characterization of GpdQ Enzyme Immobilized on Magnetite Nanoparticles”
John Natalone ‘19: “Lights, Camera, Reaction! Developing a Photoredox Crosslinking Method
for Target Identification”
Khan Kim ‘19: “Catch Fe if You Can: Kinetic Characterization of a Putative Desferrioxamine B