Chemical Biology Symposium 2023


Date

Friday, Oct. 13 – Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023

Location

Oct. 13: Glorious to View, Jayhawk Welcome Center, 1266 Oread Ave., Lawrence, KS
Oct. 14: KU School of Pharmacy, 2010 Becker Drive, Lawrence, KS

Symposium Information


Keynote Speaker

Robert CichewiczDr. Robert Cichewicz
Regents' Professor
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
INPART Director
University of Oklahoma

"Assessing Continental-Scale Fungal Natural Product Diversity to Enhance Bioactive Lead Discovery"


Detailed Symposium Schedule

View the symposium program booklet (.pdf)
 

Friday, Oct. 13 | Jayhawk Welcome Center

Schedule for Friday, Oct. 13
TimeSession TitleRoom 
4 – 4:45 p.m.Welcome SessionGlorious to View 
4:45 – 6 p.m.Keynote Presentation: Dr. Robert Cichewicz
Department of Biochemistry & Chemistry
University of Oklahoma
Berkley Presentation Room 
6 – 7 p.m.Dinner   
7 p.m.Lightning Talks! Interface of Chemical Biology Trainees
Alec Bevis, Grahmm Funk, Sayuri Niyangoda, Matthew Russolillo, Naviya Schuster-Likle
  


Saturday, Oct. 14 | School of Pharmacy

Schedule for Saturday, Oct. 14
TimeSession TitleRoom 
8:30 – 9:15 a.m.Morning Social Session
Check-in, coffee, juice + muffins
Atrium 
9:15 – 10:45 a.m.Session 1
Welcome + brief opening comments | Symposium Organizers

15-minute presentations followed by ~3 minutes Q&A:
  • Caetano Antunes, Assistant Professor, KU Department of Molecular Biosciences
  • Robin Orozco, Assistant Professor, KU Department of Molecular Biosciences
  • Meredith Hartley, Assistant Professor, KU Department of Chemistry
  • Jingxin Wang, Assistant Professor, KU Department of Medicinal Chemistry
Room 2020 
10:45 – 11 a.m.Break  
11 a.m. – noonSpecial Invited Speaker: Sue Lunte
Ralph N. Adams Distinguished Professor of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Room 2020 
Noon – 1 p.m.LunchMortar & Pestle 
1 – 2 p.m.Session 2
15-minute presentations followed by ~3 minutes Q&A:
  • Pankaj Baral, Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, Division of Biology
  • Hyunjoon Kim, Assistant Professor, KU Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Prasad Dandawate, Assistant Professor, KU Medical Center
Room 2020 
2 – 2:15 p.m.Break  
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.Session 3
15-minute presentations followed by ~3 minutes Q&A:
  • Scott Wier, Professor, KU Medical Center
  • Brian Sanderson, KU Data Science Core Lab
  • Jacob Kroh, Chemical Biology Trainee, DeGuzman Lab, KU Department of Molecular Biosciences
Room 2020 
3:15 – 4:15 p.m.Poster Session 1
Snacks + drinks
Atrium 
4:15 – 5 p.m.Poster Session 2
Snacks + drinks
Atrium 
5 – 5:20 p.m.Poster + Flash Talks Award CeremonyRoom 2020 

This symposium is possible through support from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences CoBRE in Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease (P20GM113117) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences Graduate Training in Chemical Biology (T32-GM132061).