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Agnes Scott College
Department of Chemistry
(an American Chemical Society approved program)
Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB)
Why Major in Chemistry or BMB?
Career Opportunities
Research (industry, biomedical fields)
Academic chemist (biomedical, biological)
Medical school
MD
MD/PhD
Teaching (MAT)
Law school
Library science
What do our majors do?
Sara B. – second year graduate student at
Northwestern University
DeeDee S. – third year graduate student at
Northwestern University
Patrice B. – 2003, Ph.D. Purdue University,
Dreyfus Fellow, Ga. Instit. Tech.
Nina T. – Research Fellowship, CDC
Abena F. – Rollin’s School of Public Health
Sara S. – CDC Fellowship in Namibia
Mary F. – 1st year graduate student at Emory
Chemistry Faculty
Doug Fantz, Assistant Professor
Biochemistry, organic chemistry, first year seminar
Lilia Harvey, Associate Professor
Organic chemistry, senior seminar
Ruth Riter, Assistant Professor
Analytical chemistry, introductory chemistry,
quantitative analysis, environmental chemistry
Leon Venable, Associate Professor
Introductory chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry,
advanced inorganic chemistry
Patrice B., sabbatical replacement for 06-07
Sara Winget, Visiting Professor
Physical chemistry, introductory chemistry
Courses of Study
Regular Chemistry Major
ACS (American Chemical Society)
Approved Chemistry Major
Chemistry Minor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
(interdisciplinary major with biology)
non-ACS degree
Class
Description
Hours
101/101L
Matter and Rxns
4
102/102L
Periodicity
4
201/201L
Organic I
4
202/202L
Organic II
4
301/301L
P. Chem. I
4
302
P. Chem. II
4
311
Quant. Chem. Anal.
4
312
Instrumental
4
342L/343L
Phys. and Inst. Meth.
1/1
431/L
Variable
Mod. Inorg.
4
Any advanced chem.
4
Total Hours
42
Non-Chem Pre/corequisites
Chemistry
Curriculum
Math 118,119,220(R); Physics 110,111
Physics 242,243 (electronics (2 hr
each))
ACS certified degree
-addition of Biochem. I
Minor 2 courses beyond
202
Total hours w/ prereqs
62 ;
66(R)
BMB Curriculum
Biology
Chemistry
BIO 191 : Molecular and Cellular Biology
CHE 101/101L : Fund. Concepts of Matter and Reactions
BIO 192 : Genetics and Developmental Biology
CHE 102/102L : Periodicity and Chemical Reactions
BIO 316 : Molecular Biology
CHE 201/201L : Organic Chemistry I
BIO 300 / CHE 300* : Biochemistry I
CHE 202/202L : Organic Chemistry II
CHE 300 / BIO 300* : Biochemistry I
plus one of the following BIO courses:
CHE 301 : Physical Chemistry I
CHE 342L : Physical and Instrumental Methods of Exp. I
CHE 400 : Biochemistry II
BIO 301 : Microbiology
BIO 309 : Cells and Tissues
plus one of the following CHE courses:
BIO 315 : Genetics
BIO 317: Immunology
BIO 318 : Developmental Biology
CHE 210 : Bio-inorganic Chemistry
CHE 302 : Physical Chemistry II
CHE 311 : Quantitative Chemical Analysis
* Note: BIO 300 and CHE 300 are cross-listed courses, and either (but not both) can be taken to satisfy the major.
** Note: CHE 301 requires MAT 118 & 119 as well as PHY 110 & 111.
Research Requirement
Course features
Small classes
Small labs
Labs are taught by Ph.D. chemists
Hands-on access to equipment
Collaborative research opportunities
Research Opportunities
Research with chemistry and biology
faculty members
Interdisciplinary research with faculty from
other disciplines
Research collaborations (interdisciplinary
or strictly chemical) with scientists at other
institutions
Doug Fantz- Biochemistry
Investigation of the
Ras pathway using C.
elegans as a model
organism
C. elegans
H. sapiens
lin-3
EGF
let-23
EGFR
sem-5
GRB2
let-60
RAS
lin-45
RAF
mek-2
MAPKK
mpk-1
MAPK
lin-1
Elk-1
1˚ vulval fates
proliferation
CH3O
Lilia Harvey – Organic Chemistry
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Photochemistry of Alpha-(Aryloxy) AcetophenoneO and
Derivatives
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Ruth E. Riter – Analytical Chemistry
Photoinduced Electron Transfer Across Reverse Micellar
Interfaces
T. Leon Venable – Inorganic Chemistry
(1)Synthesis and Characterization of Ru-B Clusters as Potential
Cancer Therapy Agents
(2)Synthesis and Characterization of Cu-Amino Acid Complexes
Sarah Winget – Physical Chemistry
- use of vibrational spectroscopy to design and
characterize surface and interface chemistries
SEM image from Zhao et al, International Journal of Nanoscience, 1, (2002) 87-97
New Equipment
~ $750,000 worth of new equipment and
equipment upgrades
Spectroscopy: UV-VIS, FT-IR, Laser,
Raman
Separatory/analytical: GC, GC/MS, HPLC,
CE
Structural/analytical: NMR – 400 MHz
Probe microscopy: STM/AFM
Data acquisition
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy STM /
Atomic Force Microscopy AFM
STM Image of Graphite
Molecular Model of Graphite
2.5 Å
NMR
Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance
– Same process as
used in MRI (Magnetic
Resonance Imaging)
400 MHz
– Greater sensitivity
– Can study proteins
– Other resonances
C-13, B-11, P-31, etc.
Student Affiliates of the American
Chemical Society
Active student chemistry organization
Four-time national award winners for
chapter activities
Outreach activities
Tutoring
Chemistry shows & demonstrations
Campus open-house activities
Questions?
Dr. Douglas Fantz
SC301W
x-5067
[email protected]