Chemical Biology Initiative

The Chemical Biology Initiative (CBI) is designed to stimulate and encourage interdisciplinary biomedical/biotechnology research, technological development, and education at the cross roads of chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering at the University of Minnesota. Our central goal is to enable the development of a deeper understanding of biology that can be applied to the improvement of health.

Seminars and research talks provide a venue for enhancing dialog and research interactions across the interface of chemistry and biology in a biweekly seminar series. To be sure that you don't miss information, please request to be added to the UMN ChemBio Google Group: https://forms.gle/n2nkUVBCUY4P7mRa9 

Schedule for Spring 2025 - Fridays, 12:15-1:15 pm in Smith Hall

The seminar series includes:

• Leading investigators from outside of UMN tackling biomedical and biological questions by a variety of interdisciplinary research techniques

• UMN faculty and trainees giving formal research presentations

• Sessions to support the UMN Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Grant (CBITG, T32) including meetings to discuss Professional Development, Rigor and Reproducibility, and more

• Chemical Biology interest Group (CBIG), which is an informal collective of groups from Medicinal chemistry, Chemistry, and Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics, who meet to share current research

Financial Sponsorship is gratefully acknowledged from the Department of Medicinal Chemistry.