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NESACS Meeting – Dec 2022

December 8, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Nick Meanwell

Symposium
“Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry Symposium”
Honoring Nick Meanwell.
Organized by the Medicinal Chemistry Section
of the Northeastern Section, American Chemical Society (NESACS)

Nick Meanwell

Nick Meanwell
BMS (Retired)

 

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Thursday – December 8th, 2022

Takeda Cambridge

35 Lansdowne Street, Cambridge Massachusetts 02139

3:00 pm – Refreshments

 

3:15 pm – Welcome by Raj Rajur, Medicinal Chemistry Program Chair

CreaGen, Woburn, MA

 

3:20 pm – Introductory Remarks (Moderator) by Paul Greenspan

Takeda, Cambridge, MA

 

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm – Dylan England, Ph.D.

Takeda, Cambridge, MA

Title: “Discovery of TAK-981, Subasumstat, a First in Class Inhibitor of Sumo Activating Enzyme (SAE)”

 

4:15 pm – 5:00 pm – Michelle Garnsey, Ph.D.

Pfizer, Cambridge, MA

Title: “Discovery of the MC4R antagonist PF-07258669 as a potential treatment for appetite loss”

 

5:00 pm – 5:45 pm – David Candito, Ph.D.

Merck Research Laboratories, Boston, MA

Title: “Discovery and Optimization of Potent, Selective and Brain Penetrant LRRK2 Kinase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease.”

 

6:00 pm – 6:45 pm – Social Hour

6:45 pm – 7:45 pm – Dinner

7:45 pm – 8:30 pm – Keynote Presentation by Nick Meanwell, Ph.D.

Bristol Myers Squibb (retired), Cambridge, MA

Title: “Inhibitors of HIV-1 Maturation”

 

Symposium Organizing Committee: Brian Aquila, Mark Ashwell, Scott Edmondson, Dan Elbaum, Paul Greenspan, Adrian Hobson, Peter Fuller, Mala Gopalsamy, Blaise Lippa, Lisa Marcaurelle, Kap-Sun Yeung, Sara Buhrlage Andrew Scholte, Raj (SB) Rajur.

 

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Date:
December 8, 2022
Time:
3:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Event Categories:
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Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/excellence-in-medicinal-chemistry-symposium-tickets-461969161197

Organizer

MedChem Group
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Venue

Takeda Pharmaceuticals
35 Landsdowne St.
Cambridge, MA 02139 United States
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Details

Date:
December 8, 2022
Time:
3:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Event Categories:
,
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/excellence-in-medicinal-chemistry-symposium-tickets-461969161197

Organizer

MedChem Group
View Organizer Website

Venue

Takeda Pharmaceuticals
35 Landsdowne St.
Cambridge, MA 02139 United States
+ Google Map