Friday, May 10, 2024
2:00 PM -
3:00 PM
Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Special Chemistry Seminar
Series: Organic Chemistry Seminar Series
Chemical biology in the executive branch: an introduction to NIH intramural research
Jordan Meier,
Senior Investigator,
Chemical Biology Laboratory,
National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research,
Speaker's Bio:
Dr. Meier received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Creighton University in 2004, getting introduced to research as an National Science Foundation REU student. Following graduation he moved to the University of California-San Diego, performing graduate research in natural products biochemistry and proteomics under the mentorship of Professor Michael D. Burkart. After receiving his Ph.D. in chemistry in 2009, he moved to the California Institute of Technology. His research as an American Cancer Society postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Professor Peter B. Dervan focused on the development of high-throughput sequencing methods to analyze small molecule-DNA interactions. In 2013, Dr. Meier joined the NCI, where his research focuses on the development of synthetic probes to investigate metabolic and epigenetic signaling pathways in cancer. His research has been recognized with the ACS Organic Division Young Investigator Award, Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry, International Chemical Biology Society’s Rising Star Award and the NCI Director’s Award. He was promoted to Senior Investigator in 2019.
Dr. Meier received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Creighton University in 2004, getting introduced to research as an National Science Foundation REU student. Following graduation he moved to the University of California-San Diego, performing graduate research in natural products biochemistry and proteomics under the mentorship of Professor Michael D. Burkart. After receiving his Ph.D. in chemistry in 2009, he moved to the California Institute of Technology. His research as an American Cancer Society postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Professor Peter B. Dervan focused on the development of high-throughput sequencing methods to analyze small molecule-DNA interactions. In 2013, Dr. Meier joined the NCI, where his research focuses on the development of synthetic probes to investigate metabolic and epigenetic signaling pathways in cancer. His research has been recognized with the ACS Organic Division Young Investigator Award, Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry, International Chemical Biology Society’s Rising Star Award and the NCI Director’s Award. He was promoted to Senior Investigator in 2019.
In this talk I will provide an introduction to research at the National Institutes of Health, emphasizing training opportunities and providing my perspective on paths for students and fellows interested in the path of an NIH researcher. After a Q&A, I will introduce my group's work developing chemical tools to investigate RNA acetylation, how we have applied these tools to map this modification across the tree of life, and highlight how this basic research is guiding efforts to enhance the properties of therapeutic nucleic acids.
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