1049rd Monthly Meeting of NESACS
Med Chem Symposium
“Macrocyles In Drug Discovery Symposium”
This meeting will be hosted by Merck, 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115
Registration is required and ends at 11:30 PM on September 6, 2026 or when tickets are sold out
Agenda
Thursday – September 10, 2026
Agenda
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm Welcome & Introductory Remarks
Raj Rajur, Medicinal Chemistry Program Chair
Erin DiMauro Associate Vice President, Discovery Chemistry, Merck
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm Mattie Mitcheltree
Merck, Boston
Title: Strategies for the Design of Permeable Beyond-Rule-of-5 Modalities
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Coming Soon
Affiliation
Title: TBA
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm Break
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Coming Soon
Affiliation
Title: TBA
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm Sarah Kochanek
Novartis, Cambridge
Title: The Discovery & Optimization of Macrocyclic KRAS Inhibitors
4:45 pm – 7:00 pm Networking Reception
ALL ATTENDANEES ARE REQUIRED TO PRE-PAY. WALK-IN’s ARE NOT ALLOWED.
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED
Please use google map: 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115.
MBTA closest stop is Longwood and Longwood Medical Area (~8-10 min walk) green line.
Parking: There is no free parking. Park at your own expense. Local paid parking may be available at local garages in this area. There is also some street parking but time limits may be an issue.
Registration or other questions? Please contact: Raj Rajur rrajur@creageninc.com
Organizing Committee:
Mark Ashwell; Brian Aquila; Blaise Lippa; Andrew Scholte; David Candito; Esther Lee; Silvana Leit; Melissa Grenier-Davies; Paul Scola; Lara Czabaniuk; Paul Greenspan; Raj Rajur
