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Katherine J. Franz

Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
90346, Dept of Chemistry, 124 Science Dr., Durham, NC 27708-0346
2103 French Science Center, 124 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Presentations & Appearances


ICBIC 16, Keynote address; International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry · July 1, 2013 Lecture Grenoble, France
Plenary talk in the bio-inorganic chemistry and inorganic biochemistry"" symposium " - 96th Canadian Chemistry Conference · May 1, 2013 Lecture Québec City, Canada

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CanBIC, 4th Georgian Bay International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry · May 1, 2013 Lecture Parry Sound, Ontario Canada
Pratt School of Engineering BioE Seminar Series · November 2011 Lecture Duke

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Unknown · September 2011 Lecture Winthrop University

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International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry · August 2011 Lecture Vancouver, Canada

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Metals in Cell Biology Gordon Conference · August 2011 Lecture Newport, RI

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University of North Carolina Wilmington · April 1, 2011 Lecture Wilmington, NC
ACS National Meeting: invited speaker for special symposium “New Faces of Biomimetic Coordination Chemistry · January 8, 2009 Lecture Washington, DC
14th International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry (ICBIC 14) · January 8, 2009 Lecture Nagoya, Japan
UC Berkeley · January 8, 2009 Lecture Berkeley, CA
UC Irvine · January 8, 2009 Lecture Irvine, CA
Stanford University · January 8, 2009 Lecture
First International Conference in Metal-Chelation in Biology and Medicine · January 8, 2009 Lecture University of Bath
Boston University · January 8, 2009 Lecture
Lycoming College: The Willam and Barbara Haller Endowed Lectureship in Biology and Chemistry · January 8, 2009 Lecture
NC State University · January 8, 2009 Lecture Raleigh, NC
Synta Pharmaceuticals · October 10, 2008 Lecture Lexington, MA
University of Massachusetts · October 9, 2008 Lecture
Smith College · October 8, 2008 Lecture
University of North Carolina · September 30, 2008 Lecture
Old Dominion University · September 19, 2008 Lecture
Northwestern University · April 18, 2008 Lecture
Western Carolina University · April 4, 2008 Lecture
University of North Carolina · March 17, 2008 Lecture Charlotte, NC
Johns Hopkins University · February 19, 2008 Lecture
Metals in Biology Gordon Conference · January 1, 2008 Lecture

Service to the Profession


Associate Editor · 2020 Editorial Activities Metallomics,

Metallomics, a journal published by Oxford University Press, publishes cutting-edge investigations aimed at elucidating the identification, distribution, dynamics, role and impact of metals and metalloids in biological systems.

Editorial Advisory Board : Inorganic Chemistry · January 15, 2014 Committee Service
Organizing committee : 9th International BioMetals Symposium · 2013 Event/Organization Administration
Co-vice chair elect : Metals in Medicine Gordon Research Conference · 2013 Event/Organization Administration
ACS Inorganic Chemistry Exam Committee · 2013 - 2014 Committee Service
Editorial Advisory Board : Metallomics · 2012 Committee Service
Elected : SBIC Council Member (Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry) · 2012 Committee Service
Guest Editor for special Themed Issue of Dalton Transactions entitled 'Application of Inorganic Chemistry for non-Cancer Therapeutics' · December 21, 2011 Editorial Activities
Peer Reviewer for: JACS, Inorganic Chemistry, Dalton Transactions, Chemical Communications, Angewandte Chemie, Chemical Science, Journal of Inorganic · December 21, 2011 Editorial Activities
Peer Reviewer for: Research Corporation, National Cancer Institute, Alzheimer’s Foundation, National Science Foundation · December 21, 2011 Editorial Activities
Panelist for “ACS On Campus” event at UNC Chapel Hill, Feb 2011. Session on "Women in Academia: Finding that Work/Life Balance." · December 21, 2011 Editorial Activities
Appeared in ACS Publications “Why I…” publicity campaign. Photo ad appeared in C&EN News and Science, video clip ran at the ACS National Meeting in D · December 21, 2011 Editorial Activities
Ad Hoc Reviewer for National Science Foundation, ACS Petroleum Research Fund, and the National Institutes of Health · January 8, 2009 Editorial Activities
Reviewer : Journal of the American Chemical Society, Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical Communications, Angewandte Chemie, Nature Protocols, Journal of Proteome Resea · January 8, 2009 Editorial Activities
Guest Co-Editor : Chemical Reviews, thematic issue on “Cellular Metal Trafficking and Regulation · 2009 Editorial Activities
Guest Co-Editor : Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, Bioinorganic Section · 2009 Editorial Activities
Peer review panelist : NSF Review Panel · January 7, 2008 Editorial Activities