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Organic Syntheses Lecture

Wednesday, October 15, 2025
4:00pm to 5:00pm
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Gates Annex B122
Carbohydrates: Preventing PreTerm Birth and Breaking Strong Bonds
Steven D. Townsend, Stevenson Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University,
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Carbohydrates are the most abundant organic molecules on earth and are critical to a myriad of biological processes. The Vanderbilt Laboratory for Glycoscience uses a blend of synthetic organic chemistry and microbiology to elucidate the biological roles of carbohydrates, with a foci on advances in chemical synthesis and learning new mechanistic concepts. Emerging areas in the lab include the synthesis and evaluation of complex alkaloids. Our discussion will be divided into two categories: application of the host defense properties of human milk and the synthesis of iboga alkaloids.

For more information, please contact Annette Luymes or by phone at x6016 or by email at [email protected].