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X-WR-CALNAME:Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar Series: Dr. Sarah Krueger\,
  Mount St. Mary's University
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DESCRIPTION:SEMINAR SPEAKER: Dr. Sarah Krueger\, Mount St. Mary's Universit
 y\n TITLE: “The Power of Synthesis: Building Potential Therapeutic Agent
 s for Huntington’s Disease” ABSTRACT: Targeting nucleic acids with sma
 ll molecules that bind disease-causing sequences with high affinity and se
 lectivity represents a promising strategy for therapeutic development. Thi
 s approach is particularly attractive for diseases that remain difficult t
 o target at the protein level\, including Huntington’s disease. Although
  nucleic acid-targeting therapeutics have significant potential\, the effi
 cient synthesis of candidate molecules is a critical early step in the dru
 g discovery process. This talk will discuss the development of practical\,
  scalable synthetic methods that enable access to novel small molecules de
 signed to target nucleic acids\, enabling their evaluation as potential th
 erapeutic agents. BIO: Sarah Krueger earned her B.S. in Chemistry and Bioc
 hemistry from Mount St. Mary’s University and her Ph.D. in chemistry fro
 m the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign under the mentorship of Dr. 
 Steve Zimmerman. During her Ph.D. studies\, she enjoyed a summer at Hope C
 ollege working with Dr. Johnson as a visiting graduate student. She joined
  the Mount St. Mary’s faculty in 2022\, where her research group works i
 n two fields: understanding the interactions between small molecules and n
 ucleic acids and developing evidence-based practices for teaching organic 
 chemistry. In the classroom and the research laboratory\, Dr. Krueger is p
 assionate about helping to make science\, and higher education in general\
 , welcoming and safe for everyone. Outside of work\, she enjoys reading\, 
 hiking\, and spending time with her family.
GEO:42.786861;-86.104963
LOCATION:A. Paul Schaap Science Center\, Auditorium 1000
SUMMARY:Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar Series: Dr. Sarah Krueger\, Moun
 t St. Mary's University
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/fall-26-chemistry-seminar-ser
 ies
CATEGORIES:Academics
CATEGORIES:Natural & Applied Sciences Division
CATEGORIES:Chemistry and Biochemistry
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