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
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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
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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
 dfantz@agnesscott.edu