A day-long symposium focused on Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Synthesis, and Methodology,
featuring eminent scientists from industry and academia.
Time Speaker/Session
07:30 AM Symposium Registration Opens – Refreshments
Opening Remarks
08:45 AM Welcome to the Symposium: Raj Rajur, CreaGen Inc., Chair, Medicinal Chemistry NESACS
Morning Session Chair: Paul Scola (BMS)
09:00 AM Keynote Presentation:
Jennifer A. Dounda, Nobel Laureate, U.C. Berkeley
Title: CRISPR Biology and Biotechnology: When Will Genome Editing Transform Healthcare
09:50 AM Neelu Kaila, Nimbus Therapeutics
Title: Discovery of NDI-101150, A highly potent and selective HPK1 inhibitor for the treatment of cancer, through structure-based drug design
10:40 AM to 11:10 AM Networking break in the Exhibition Forum with refreshments & food
11:10 AM John Tallarico, Novartis
Title: Chemical Biology for Precision Medicines
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM Lunch Break – On Your Own
Afternoon Session Chair: TBA
02:00 PM Courtney Roberts, Univ. Minnesota
Title: Access to “Inaccessible” Arynes and their Potential for Rethinking Heterocycle Synthesis
02:50 PM Brian Raymer, Alkermes
Title: First Disclosure of ALKS 2680: An Orexin 2 Receptor Agonist in Development for Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence
03:40 PM to 4:10 PM Networking break in Exhibition Forum with refreshments & food
04:10 PM
Keynote Presentation:
Huw Davis, Emory University
Title: Pharmaceutical Applications of Rhodium-Catalyzed Reactions of Donor/Acceptor
Social Event & Networking
05:00 PM Closing remarks and opening of Social Event – NESACS
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM Social Networking with refreshments, food & Raffle

Registration Link: https://nemedchem.org/conference/

For additional details, please contact any of the Organizing Committee:

Raj Rajur (Chair) (rrajur@creagenbio.com); Mark Ashwell (mashwellmail@gmail.com); Brian Aquila (BrianAquila@alkermes.com); Jason Beiger (jason.beiger@takeda.com); Peter Fuller (peter.fuller@merck.com); Paul Greenspan (pgreenspan62@gmail.com); Melissa Grenier-Davies (melissa.c.grenier@gsk.com); Michelle Lamb (Michelle.Lamb@astrazeneca.com); Silvana Leit de Moradei (silvana.leit@nimbustx.com); Blaise Lippa (Blaise.Lippa@morphictx.com); Lauren Monovich (lauren.monovich@novartis.com); Andrew Scholte (Andrew.Scholte@genzyme.com); Paul Scola (Paul.Scola@bms.com)

 

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