2017
“Unravelling the complexity in
the multi-protein heme shuttle pathway in Staphylococcus
aureus: Cog-wheel kinetics from time-resolved,
electrospray ionization mass spectrometry" Department of
Chemistry, University of Cape Town, South Africa. 20 June
2017
“Unravelling the complexity in the multi-protein heme
shuttle pathway in Staphylococcus aureus: Cog-wheel
kinetics from time-resolved, electrospray ionization mass
spectrometry" Department of Chemistry, University of the
Western Cape, South Africa. 20 June 2017
“Stillman M, Scheller J, Heinlein L, Hartwig A "Binding
Constants for Copper and Zinc Binding to Metallothionein:
Solving Very Complicated Problems Using ESI Mass
Spectrometry" 100th Canadian Chemistry Conference and
Exhibition (CSC 2017) Toronto, Ontario. May 28 - June 1,
2017
"The binding constants of metallothionein: From the
kinetics of As3+, to the many twists and turns of Cu+
binding" CanBIC-6, 6th Georgian Bay International
Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry, Parry Sound,
Ontario. 2017 May 22-27.
2016
“Understanding the origins of
the red-shifted Q band in the chlorophylls: Geometric,
electronic structure, and magnetic circular dichroism
spectroscopic properties can guide synthesis of porphyrins
with novel properties” 1st Dijon/Nanjing Symposium on
Functional Macrocyclic Molecules, Nanjing, China. July
9-11th, 2016
"Trends in the Absorption Spectra of
Peripherally-substituted Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines as
a Function of the Energies of the Top Two Occupied and the
Lowest Two Unoccupied Orbitals”. Symposium:
Computational advances in porphyrins and phthalocyanine
chemistry. International Conference on Porphyrins and
Phthalocyanines (ICPP) 9-Nanjing, China. 2016 July 3-8
"Massive expansion of the 18 pi electron aromatic system
of porphyrins: The effect on the magnetic circular
dichroism spectral data and the change in electronic
structure seen by DFT calculations.” 2016 International
Symposium for Metal Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines
(2016-ISMPP). Peking University, Beijing, China. July1-3,
2016
"Metallation of metallothioneins: New ideas from Time-,
Temperature-, and Modification-dependent ESI-MS Studies”
Advances in Bioinorganic Chemistry Symposium. 99th
Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition Halifax, NS.
June 5-9, 2016
"Computational and Spectroscopic Studies in the Design of
Novel Porphyrins for Solar Cell Applications” Soochow
University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. May
10th, 2016
"Zinc and Metallothioneins” Karlsruher Institut für
Technologie (KIT). Institut für Angewandte
Biowissenschaften (IAB). Abteilung Lebensmittelchemie und
Toxikologie, Karlsruhe, Germany. February 3, 2016.
"Combining Magnetic Circular Dichroism Spectra with TD-DFT
results to understand the effects of massive expansion of
the aromatic ring in Zn-porphyrins” Max Planck Institute
of Microstructure Physics, Halle (Saale), Germany.
February 2, 2016.
"Computational and Spectroscopic Studies in the Design of
Novel Porphyrins for Solar Cell Applications” Elche,
Alicante, Spain, January 27-28, 2016.
2015
"Metal induced folding in metallothioneins: New results
and ideas from time-, temperature-, and
modification-dependent ESI-MS studies” New Frontiers in
Bioinorganic Chemistry (#356) Pacifichem 2015 The
International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies
2015. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA December 15 - 20, 2015 169.
"On the pathways adopted by metallothionein in binding,
sequestering, and finally donating zinc to zinc-dependent
enzymes” Homeostasis of Transition Metal Ions in
Biological Systems (BIO:#47) Pacifichem 2015 The
International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies
2015. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA December 15 - 20, 2015 168.
"Isd cog-wheel kinetics. Heme shuttle pathway in
Staphylococcus aureus" Novel Heme Proteins and Model
Systems (#305). Pacifichem 2015 The International Chemical
Congress of Pacific Basin Societies 2015. Honolulu,
Hawaii, USA December 15 - 20, 2015 167.
"Why isn't blood green? The evolution of photochemically
active biomaterial based on an energy production system.
The green leaf". "Symposium on Frontiers of Macrocyclic
Chemistry", Faculty of Textile Science and Technology,
Division of Chemistry and Materials, Shinshu University,
Ueda Japan. 2015 Nov. 13.
"The wonders of heme trafficking in Gram positive bacteria
as seen by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry" Dept
of Physiology and Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of
Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461. 2015 Sept 24.
"Combining magnetic circular dichroism spectra with TD-DFT
results, to understand the effects of massive expansion of
the aromatic ring" Shinshu University, Ueda, Japan
2015 July 27
"Metal induced folding in metallothioneins: New ideas form
ESI-MS studies" 17th International Conference on
Biological Inorganic Chemistry, July 20-24, 2015, Beijing,
China.
"Iron Acquisition in Staphylococcus aureus: Magnetic
Circular Dichroism Spectroscopic and ESI-Mass
Spectrometric Characterization of the Isd-multi-protein
Heme Transport Mechanism" 98th Canadian Chemistry
Conference and Exhibition, Ottawa, Ontario 2015,
June 13-17.
"Metal induced folding in metallothioneins: New ideas from
ESI-MS studies." CanBIC-5, 5th Georgian Bay International
Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry, Parry Sound,
Ontario. 2015 May 20-22.
"Why isn't blood green? The evolution of photochemically
active biomaterial based on an energy production
system. The green leaf. A walk through the
electronic structures of porphyrins”." Institute de Chimie
de Strasbourg Universite Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
2015 Feb. 19th.
"Combining Magnetic Circular Dichroism Spectra with TD-DFT
results to understand the effects of massive expansion of
the aromatic ring in Zn-anthraquinonoporphyrins." Max
Planck Institute Chemical Energy Conversion, Mulheim,
Germany, 2015, Feb. 17.
2014
"Why isn't blood green? The evolution of photochemically
active biomaterial based energy production system.
The green leaf.". Universidad Autónoma Madrid, Nov.
3rd (2014).
"Why isn't blood green? The evolution of photochemically
active biomaterial based energy production system.
The green leaf.". Osaka University , Oct. 17th (2014).
"Effects of peripheral substituents on the electronic
structure of porphyrins and phthalocyaniens". Michinoku
International Symposium on Porphyrins, Phthalocyanines,
and Functional pi Molecules, Zao, Miyagi, Japan. Oct.
13-16 (2014).
"Why isn't blood green? The evolution of photochemically
active biomaterial based energy production system.
The green leaf." Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovoth
76100 , Israel . 2014 July 2.
"Isd cog-wheel kinetics: Combining magnetic circular
dichroism spectroscopy and ESI-mass spectrometry to
determine the multi-protein heme shuttle pathway in
Staphylococcus aureus." "Science and Technology of
Macrocyclic Metal Complexes", Technion, Israel Institute
of Technology, Tel Aviv, Israel, June 29th – July 2, 2014
"Effects of peripheral substituents on the electronic
structure of porphyrins. Combining magnetic circular
dichroism spectra with TD-DFT results to understand the
effects of expansion of the aromatic." International
Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-8).
Istanbul , Turkey , June 22-27, 2014.
"Nature's shrink wrapped metal thiolate clusters:
mechanistic complexity views for structural simplicity in
the metallothioneins". 2014 Alcan Award
Address. Canadian Chemistry Society National
Conference, Vancouver, BC. 1-5 June, 2014
"Unlocking the secrets of metal induced folding in
metallothioneins from ESI-MS studies of the stepwise
metallation of arsenic and topographical analysis using
cysteine modification." Irvine , GW and Stillman,
MJ. Canadian Chemistry Society National Conference,
Vancouver, BC. 1-5 June, 2014
"Metal induced folding in the protein metallothionein: How
Zinc and Arsenic control the protein's structure".
Universität Erlangen, Department Chemie und Pharmazie.
Lehrstuhl für Bioanorganische Chemie, Erlangen, Germany.
15 April, 2014.
"Isd cog-wheel kinetics. Combining magnetic circular
dichroism spectroscopy and ESI-mass spectrometry to
determine the multi-protein heme shuttle pathway in
Staphylococcus aureus." University of South
Carolina . 18 Feb. 2014
"Isd cog-wheel kinetics. Combining magnetic circular
dichroism spectroscopy and ESI-mass spectrometry to
determine the multi-protein heme shuttle pathway in
Staphylococcus aureus." Georgia State
University, Atlanta. 17 Feb. 2014
"Metal induced folding in the protein metallothionein: How
Zinc and Arsenic control the protein's structure."
College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking
University. 9th Dec. 2014
2013
147. Nanjing Effects of
peripheral substituents on the electronic structure of
Zn-anthraquinonoporphyrins. Combining Magnetic
Circular Dichroism Spectra with TD-DFT results to
understand the effects of massive expansion of the
aromatic ring. State Key Laboratory of Coordination
Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. 2nd Dec.
2013
146. "Why isn't Blood
Green? Grass is green. A walk through the
electronic structures of porphyrins." Ryerson
University, Toronto. 1st Nov, 2013
145. "A revised mechanism
for the metallation of metallothioneins", 12th Int Symp on
Applied Bioinorganic Chemistry, Guangzhou , China , 3-6
Dec., 2013
144. "If Grass is Green, why
isn't Blood Green? Travels through the spectroscopic
properties of chlorophyll and heme", "The Barker Lecture",
Rhodes University, Grahamstown, East Cape Province, South
Africa, 30th July, 2013.
143. "Single domain
metallothioneins: A revised mechanism for binding the
first few zincs", Canadian Chemistry Society National
Conference, Quebec , Quebec , 26-30 May, 2013.
142.. "A revised mechanism for the
metallation of metallothioneins", 4th Georgian Bay
International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry, Parry
Sound, Ontario, 21st - 25th May, 2013.
2012
141.
"The mechanism of zinc binding to metallothioneins - a
significant new model", Chinese University of Hong Kong
. Nov. 8th, 2012, Hong Kong , China .
140. " Single domain
metallothioneins – a revised mechanism for binding the
first few zincs", AsBIC-VI, 6th Asian Continents
Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry, Nov 5-7, 2012, Hong
Kong , China .
139. "Theoretical and
spectroscopic advances in the interpretation of the
electronic spectra of porphyrins and phthalocyanines",
ICPP-7, Korea , 1-7 July, 2012.
138. "Understanding the green of
leaves- spectroscopic and theoretical studies", Ibaraki
University , Mito , Japan , 29th June, 2012
137. "Metalation pathways in
metallothionein elucidated with time- and
temperature-resolved ESI-mass spectrometry", Canadian
Chemistry Society National Conference, 26-30 May, 2012,
Calgary , Alberta .
136. "Relating spectral properties
of porphyrins and phthalocyanines to theoretical
parameters from their electronic structures", Martin
Stillman, Lydia Kwan, Kyle Jeffs, Rohit Deshpande,
Yongming Deng, Lin Jiang, and Hong
Wang, Canadian Chemistry Society
National Conference, 26-30 May, 2012, Calgary, Alberta.
135. "Relating spectral properties
of porphyrins and phthalocyanines to theoretical
parameters from their electronic structures". Martin
Stillman, Lydia Kwan, Kyle Jeffs, Rohit Deshpande,
Yongming Deng, Lin Jiang,and Hong Wang, 12th EurAsia Conf.
on Chemical Sciences, 16-21 April, 2012 Corfu, Greece.
134. " Metalation pathways in
metallothionein elucidated with time- and
temperature-resolved ESI-mass spectrometry", Dept. of
Biology, The University of Western Ontario, 28th March,
2012.
2011
133.
"Leaves are green, why isn't blood green?", Chemistry Week
Symposium, Drexel University , Philadelphia , USA , 19th
October, 2011.
132. "Stepwise metallation of the
protein metallothionein measured in real-time", Nanjing
Bioinorganic Workshop, Nanjing , China , 23rd July, 2011.
131. "Leaves are green, so why
isn't blood green?", 94th Canadian Chemical Society Annual
Meeting, Montreal , Quebec , 4th - 9th June, 2011.
130. "Taming the electronic
spectra of porphyrins and phthalocyanines", 3rd Georgian
Bay International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry,
Parry Sound, Ontario, 31st May - 4th June, 2011.
2010
129.
“Metallation status and metalloprotein conformations:
Tracking subtle changes using time-resolved ESI-mass
spectrometry", 48th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Soc
of Japan, Sendai, Japan, 20-24 Sept. 2010.
128. “Why isn't blood green?
“Theoretical and spectroscopic advances in the
interpretation of the electronic spectra of porphyrins and
phthalocyanines", Inorganic Chemistry Exchange Workshop,
Winnipeg, 19-20th Aug. 2010.
127. “The multi-protein Isd heme
shuttle pathway in Staphylococcus aureus", 6th Int. Conf.
on Porphyrins & Phthalocyanines, 4-9th July, 2010, New
Mexico, USA.
126. “MCD Spectroscopy and TD-DFT
Calculations" John Mack, Nagao Kobayashi, Martin Stillman,
6th Int. Conf. on Porphyrins & Phthalocyanines, 4-9th
July, 2010, New Mexico, USA.
125. “Metalation pathways in
metallothionein elucidated with time- and
temperature-resolved ESI-mass spectrometry", Bioinorganic
Symposium, CSC 2010 Conference. 1st June, 2010, Toronto.
124. “Mechanism of Arsenic Binding
to Metallothioneins from Time -and Temperature-Resolved
Electrospray Ionization Mass
Spectrometry. Unravelling the
complete metal binding mechanism for a multiple-metal
binding protein", Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong
University , Hong Kong , China . 27th April, 2010.
123. “"Why isn't grass red and
blood green? Understanding spectra of macrocyclic
compounds: linking absorption and magnetic circular
dichroism data of porphyrinoids with theoretical
calculations." School of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
25th April, 2010.
122. “Understanding iron
acquisition via the Isd proteins in the human pathogen
Staphylococcus aureus - studies using magnetic circular
dichroism spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Can we
beat the super bug MRSA this way?" Fudan University,
Shanghai, China. 22nd April, 2010.
121. “Mechanism of Arsenic Binding
to Metallothioneins from Time -and Temperature-Resolved
Electrospray Ionization Mass
Spectrometry. Unravelling the
complete metal binding mechanism for a multiple-metal
binding protein", Hangzhou Normal University , Hangzhou ,
China . 19th April, 2010.
120. “Why isn't grass red and
blood green? Understanding spectra of macrocyclic
compounds: linking absorption and magnetic circular
dichroism data of porphyrinoids with theoretical
calculations." State Key Laboratory of Coordination
Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. 14th April,
2010
119. “Why isn't grass red and
blood green? Understanding spectra of macrocyclic
compounds: linking absorption and magnetic circular
dichroism data of porphyrinoids with theoretical
calculations." University of Science and Technology
Beijing, China. 10th April, 2010
118. "Metalation pathways in
metallothionein elucidated with time- and
temperature-resolved ESI-mass spectrometry", Institute of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of
Chemistry, University of Waterloo, 6th April, 2010.
117. “Grass isn't red and blood
isn't green. Understanding the
spectra of macrocyclic compounds: theoretical and
spectroscopic advances in the interpretation of the
electronic spectra of porphyrins and phthalocyanines",
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. 26th Jan. 2010.
2009
116.
“Mechanism of Arsenic Binding to Metallothioneins from
Time- and Temperature-Resolved ESI-MS studies. Unraveling
the complete metal binding mechanism for a multiple-metal
binding protein", School of Biomedical & Health
Sciences, King's College, London , UK , 25th Nov. 2009.
115. “Why isn't grass red and
blood green? Understanding the
spectra of macrocyclic compounds: theoretical and
spectroscopic advances in the interpretation of the
electronic spectra of porphyrins and phthalocyanines",
3Bio, CEA/Saclay, Paris, 23rd Nov. 2009.
114. “Mechanism of Arsenic Binding
to Metallothioneins from Time- and Temperature-Resolved
ESI-MS studies. Unraveling the complete metal binding
mechanism for a multiple-metal binding protein", Dept. of
Chemistry, Warwick University , UK . 17th Nov. 2009.
113. “Mechanism of Arsenic Binding
to Metallothioneins from Time- and Temperature-Resolved
ESI-MS studies. Unraveling the complete metal binding
mechanism for a multiple-metal binding protein", Institut
des Sciences et Ingenierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique
Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne , Switzerland , 13th
Nov. 2009.
112. “Spectroscopic and
theoretical studies towards answering the question: Why
isn't grass red and blood green?" Dept. of Chemistry,
University of Zurich , Switzerland , 11th Nov. 2009.
111. “Spectroscopic and
theoretical studies towards answering the question: Why
isn't grass red and blood green?" Dept. of Chemistry,
Technical University of Eindhoven , Eindhoven , The
Netherlands , 9th Nov. 2009.
110. “Mechanism of Arsenic Binding
to Metallothioneins from Time -and Temperature-Resolved
Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Unraveling the
complete metal binding mechanism for a multiple-metal
binding protein" MITO Bioinorganic Chemistry Symposium,
Ibaraki University, Japan, 1st-2nd August, 2009.
109. “Understanding iron
acquisition in Staphylococcus aureus using MCD
spectroscopy and mass spectrometry.
Can we beat the super bug MRSA this way?" Department of
Chemistry, Tohoku University , Sendai , Japan , 23rd July,
2009
108. “Understanding iron
acquisition in Staphylococcus aureus using MCD
spectroscopy and mass spectrometry", Department of
Chemistry, Ibaraki University , Japan ,21st July, 2009
107. “Metalation pathways in
metallothionein elucidated with time- and
temperature-resolved ESI-mass spectrometry", 2nd Georgian
Bay International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry,
Parry Sound, Ontario, 26-29 May, 2009.
106. “Mechanism of Arsenic(III)
binding to Metallothioneins - Time- and
temperature-dependent kinetic studies using electrospray
mass spectrometry". Department of Chemistry,
University of Cape Town , South Africa , 13 February,
2009.
105. “Spectroscopic and
theoretical studies towards answering the question: Why
isn't grass red and blood green?" Keynote Lecture -
Joint JSPS/NRF South Africa Workshop, 9-12 February, 2009.
2008
104.
“Metal binding mechanisms in metallothioneins" Topic
Speaker. 2nd EuChems Chemistry
Congress, Torino , 16-20 September, 2008.
103. Theoretical and spectroscopic
advances in the interpretation of the electronic spectra
of porphyrins and phthalocyanines
5th International conference on porphyrins and
phthalocyanines. 6-11th July, 2008, Moscow.
102. MCD spectroscopy and the
effect of porphyrinoid ligand non-planarity: core modified
tetrabenzoporphyrins" 5th International conference on
porphyrins and phthalocyanines. 6-11th July, 2008,
Moscow.
101. “Understanding iron
acquisition in Staphylococcus aureus using MCD
spectroscopy and mass spectrometry". Transition metals in
biochemistry, Norwich, UK, June, 22-24, 2008.
100. “Understanding iron
acquisition in Staphylococcus aureus using MCD
spectroscopy and mass spectrometry" “Symposium
on Bioinorganic Chemistry" 92nd Can. Chem. Conf., May
24-28, 2008, Edmonton , Alberta .
99. “Symposium on Bioinorganic Chemistry" 92nd
Can. Chem. Conf., May 24-28, 2008, Edmonton , Alberta .
98.colours of porphyrins – understanding novel magnetic
circular dichroism spectroscopic spectra of a saddled
porphyrin. Or, why isn't our blood green and grass
red?" Department of Chemistry,
University of Calgary , May, 23rd 2008.
97.
96. Concordia University , Quebec , March 14th,
2008. This was a keynote talk in
the 1st Annual Chemistry and Biochemistry Career and
Research Conference held at Concordia University .
95. McGill University , March 13th, 2008.
94. University of Sherbrooke , Quebec , March 12th, 2008.
93.Gouterman's 4 orbitals", Department of Chemistry,
Bowling Green State University , Ohio , February, 13th
2008.