Conference Description
The Bioorganic Chemistry GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by February 10, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Biomacromolecular Interactions in Signaling
Discussion Leaders
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Jordan Meier (National Cancer Institute, NIH, United States)
Speakers
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Jason Gestwicki (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
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Linda Hsieh-Wilson (California Institute of Technology, United States)
Chemical Biology and Targeting of Nucleic Acids
Discussion Leaders
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Huiqing Zhou (Boston College, United States)
Speakers
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Blanton Tolbert (HHMI, United States)
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Sarah Keane (University of Michigan, United States)
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Hanadi Sleiman (McGill University, Canada)
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Kazuhiko Nakatani (Kyoto University, Japan)
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Catherine Eichhorn (University of Nebraska Lincoln, United States)
Tools for Epigenetic and Epitranscriptomic Regulation
Discussion Leaders
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Denise Field (Pfizer, United States)
Speakers
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Danica Fujimori (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
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Marcey Waters (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States)
Chemical Biology of Infections Disease
Discussion Leaders
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Jennifer Heemstra (Washington University in St. Louis, United States)
Speakers
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Amanda Wolfe (University of North Carolina Asheville, United States)
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Danielle Dube (Bowdoin College, United States)
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Carole Bewley (NIH, United States)
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Krystle McLaughlin (Vassar College, United States)
Progress in Chemical Biosensors and Imaging
Discussion Leaders
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Carole Bewley (NIH, United States)
Speakers
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Pamela Peralta-Yahya (Georgia Institute of Technology, United States)
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Jennifer Prescher (University of California, Irvine, United States)
New Tool Development in Chemical Biology
Discussion Leaders
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Jennifer Petter (Arrakis Therapeutics, United States)
Speakers
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Damian Young (Baylor College of Medicine, United States)
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Justin Rettenmaier (Jnana Therapeutics, United States)
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Adam Urbach (Trinity University, United States)
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Joshua Kritzer (Tufts University, United States)
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Yimon Aye (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland)
Application of Chemical Tools in Toxicology
Discussion Leaders
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Fatima Rivas (LSU, United States)
Speakers
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Amanda Bryant-Friedrich (Wayne State University, United States)
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Shana Sturla (ETH Zürich, Switzerland)
Advances and Applications in Mass Spectroscopy
Discussion Leaders
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Heather Murrey (Scorpion Therapeutics, United States)
Speakers
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Judith Simcox (University of Wisconsin Madison, United States)
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Chris Whidbey (Seattle University, United States)
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Liron Bar-Peled (MGH Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, United States)
Peptides as Tools to Understand Biology
Discussion Leaders
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Daniel Nomura (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
Speakers
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James Checco (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States)
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Krishna Kumar (Tufts University, United States)
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Samuel Gellman (University of Wisconsin - Madison, United States)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Amanda Bryant-Friedrich (Wayne State University, United States)
