Organic Chemistry Colloquium
The Organic Chemistry lectures take place on Wednesdays at 5.15 pm in lecture hall MN30, unless otherwise stated. After the lectures, at about 7 pm, there will be a discussion over dinner with the guest speaker.
Lecture List:
Wednesday, 15.04.2026
Prof. Martín Fananás-Mastral (Universidad de Santiango de Compostella)
“Catalytic functionalization of simple hydrocarbons”
Wednesday, 22.04.2026
Prof. Kathrin Lang (ETH Zürich)
“Expanding the genetic code - new chemistries and tools for biology”
Wednesday, 29.04.2026
Prof. Clement Mazèt (Université de Genève)
“Identifying Platforms for Selective Catalysis”
Wednesday, 06.05.2026
Prof. Pavel Kielkowski (LMU München)
“Deconvoluting Signalling Pathways of Protein AMPylation and Tubulin Modifications Using Chemical Proteomics”
Tuesday, 12.05.2026
Prof. Michael Willis (University of Oxford, UK)
“Crafting chemical space with sulfur functional groups”
Tuesday, 19.05.2026
Prof. Vy Dong (University of California, Irvine)
“Choose Your Own Adventure in Metal-Hydride Catalysis”
Wednesday, 03.06.2026
Prof. Biplab Maji (IISER Kolkata)
“N. N.”
Wednesday, 10.06.2026
Prof. Amelie Heuer-Jungemann (TU Dortmund)
“DNA origami to study and manipulate protein properties and interactions.”
Monday, 22.06.2026
Prof. Hideki Yorimitsu (Kyoto University, Japan)
“Aromatic Metamorphosis: Skeletal Transformations of Aromatic Rings”
Wednesday, 01.07.2026
Prof. Kirsten Zeitler (Universität Leipzig)
“Tuning Redox Potentials in Photocatalysis for Challaging Transformations”
Monday, 13.07.2026
Prof. Benjamin Partridge (University of Rochester, USA)
“Supramolecular Strategies to Modulate Biomolecular Assembly”