Chem and Biochem at the College of Charleston

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day!

04/01/2026

Sign up now for the 2026 Undergraduate Poster Session & Awards Dinner - https://mailchi.mp/781e84badf5b/sc-acs-march-6750149
April 8 5:30 PM
Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC

03/11/2026

JEAN DREYFU PUBLIC LECTURE: "Basic Chemistry and One Interface with Medicine, Pharma, and Biotech"
Scott J. Miller, Sterling Professor of Chemistry, Yale University
6:00 PM Thursday, March 12, 2026
Michael J. Auerbach Auditorium
202 Calhoun Street, College of Charleston

ABSTRACT: An overview of contributions of basic chemistry, primarily in the area of synthetic chemistry, to human medicine will be presented. A central theme will be the impact of the discovery of new reactions, catalysts and strategies on both the identification of new drugs and their production on scale. The rapid translation of new ideas about chemical and biological synthesis to real-life settings will be emphasized. Several case studies under investigation in my laboratory, involving the challenge of achieving selective chemistry in complex molecular environments, will be discussed. The lecture will conclude with reflections on the nature of some present-day challenges of this type, and their possible impact on the discovery of complex, potentially selective, bioactive medicines.

03/07/2026

JEAN DREYFUS LECTURESHIP

SCOTT J. MILLER
STERLING PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY
YALE UNIVERSITY
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PUBLIC LECTURE: "BASIC CHEMISTRY AND ONE INTERFACE WITH MEDICINE, PHARMA AND BIOTECH"
THURSDAY, MARCH 12TH, 2026
PUBLIC LECTURE – 6:00 PM

TECHNICAL SEMINAR: "SEARCHING FOR SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REACTIONS IN COMPLEX MOLECULAR ENVIRONMENTS"
FRIDAY, MARCH 13TH, 2026
SEMINAR - 2:00 PM

Michael J. Auerbach Auditorium, SNES Room 129
College of Charleston
202 Calhoun St., Charleston, SC

03/02/2026

Dreyfus Lectureship and 2026 Undergraduate Poster Session & Awards Dinner - https://mailchi.mp/769b12950fe8/sc-acs-march-2026

02/14/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day! Here are some of the molecules of love ❤️

Click to enlarge Happy Valentine’s Day! Here’s a brief look at some of the many chemicals involved in the feeling of love. For more on neurotransmitters in general, there’s also t…

02/11/2026

Today is the 👩‍🔬 This graphic highlights women of the periodic table, the elements they discovered, and the two elements named after women.

In addition to this, there are plenty more graphics on women in chemistry here: https://www.compoundchem.com/category/women-in-chemistry/

02/09/2026

https://www.compoundchem.com/2026/02/08/mendeleev/

Click to enlarge Today (8 Feb) marks the birthday of Dmitri Mendeleev, one of the best-known chemists. His name is synonymous with the periodic table; though he wasn’t the first to attempt to…

01/18/2026

The Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), funded by the Department of Energy, enables high-resolution analysis of biomolecules essential for life. Drs. Lavrich and Frazier (CofC), in collaboration with Dr. Stemmler (MUSC), collected atomic-level data on proteins critical for human iron homeostasis—a process vital to nearly all biochemical pathways. Their work provides insight into how the body transports iron-sulfur cluster cofactors through protein coordination and metal oxidation state stabilization. They also studied the structures of small metal-containing molecules that mimic protein functions.

10/22/2025

Maple-syrup-scented urine? Hallucinations? To mark US 's "Hidden Life of Spices" theme, the latest edition of Periodic Graphics in &EN looks at some of the effects spices can have beyond flavouring our food: https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/Periodic-Graphics-Beyond-flavor-Strange/103/web/2025/10