James Kuzmic Presents at American Chemical Society

2017 Nov 22

James Kuzmic, a junior chemistry major at Bob Jones University, presented a paper at the South East Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS) Friday, Nov. 10, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

With nearly 157,000 members, the American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world's largest scientific society and one of the world's leading sources of authoritative scientific information. ACS publishes numerous scientific journals and databases, convenes major research conferences and provides educational, science policy and career programs in chemistry.

Kuzmic, a resident of Greenville, along with two other students, presented their paper titled, "Synthesis of ML-336 from 5-Nitroanthranilic Acid via Conventional Methods," describing research completed as a part of BJU's summer 2017 Research Immersion for Undergraduates in Chemistry program in collaboration with Cayman Chemical, a company that produces pharmaceutical ingredients and products for forensic science and biomedical research in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

"James did a great job of describing the chemistry and the model systems incorporated in their research during the presentation, and we are very proud of his work," said BJU chemistry professor, Dr. Robert Lee.

In addition, the group produced a manuscript titled, "Partial Synthesis of (E)-2-((1,4-Dimethylpiperazin-2-ylidene)-amino)-5-nitro-N-phenylbenzamide from 5-Nitroanthranilic acid and Chloroacetyl Chloride, Aniline and N-N'-Dimethylethylenediamine," which describes research on a small molecule antiviral agent.