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