Conference Description
The Natural Products and Bioactive Compounds 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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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.
Natural products have played a critical role in the development of synthetic and structural chemistry, have been indispensable for the elucidation of biological pathways, e.g. in neuroscience and immunology, and have posed fascinating biosynthetic questions. Small metabolites play crucial roles within and in between organisms, i.e., in physiology and ecology. A large proportion of clinically used drugs are either natural product themselves or are natural-product derived. As such, natural products continue to drive new developments in a wide variety of fields, ranging from computational chemistry, synthetic methodology and synthetic design, to enzymology, molecular biology, structural biology, genome mining and computational biology. The conference will feature talks and discussions on these topics, reflecting the diversity, vibrancy, and integrating power of natural products research.
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 March 30, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: The Total Synthesis of Complex Natural Products
Discussion Leaders
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Alex Schuppe (Vanderbilt University, United States)
Speakers
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Darren Dixon (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
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Masayuki Inoue (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Rising Stars in Natural Products Chemistry
Discussion Leaders
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James Leahy (University of South Florida, United States)
Speakers
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Marvin Parasram (New York University, United States)
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Lara Malins (Australian National University, Australia)
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Sunkyu Han (KAIST, South Korea)
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Tanja Gaich (University of Konstanz, Germany)
Medicinal Chemistry of Natural Products and Bioactive Compounds
Discussion Leaders
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Cheryl Hayward (Pfizer, United States)
Speakers
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Niki Patel (Merck & Co., United States)
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Kristine Frank (AbbVie, United States)
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Michael Herr (Pfizer Global Research and Development, United States)
Polypeptides and Their Modifications
Discussion Leaders
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Paramjit Arora (New York University, United States)
Speakers
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Christina Schroeder (Genentech, United States)
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Mandë Holford (Hunter College, City University of New York, United States)
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Christina Woo (Harvard University, United States)
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Nina Hartrampf (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
Lipids and Carbohydrates
Discussion Leaders
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Tania Lupoli (New York University, United States)
Speakers
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Steven Townsend (Vanderbilt University, United States)
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Alison Wendlandt (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
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Suzanne Walker (Harvard Medical School, United States)
Novel Synthetic Strategies and Methodologies
Discussion Leaders
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Jose Roque (Princeton University, United States)
Speakers
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Guangbin Dong (University of Chicago, United States)
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Song Lin (Cornell University, United States)
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Pauline Chiu (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China)
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Ramesh Giri (Pennsylvania State University, United States)
Strategies and Tactics for Complex Natural Product Total Synthesis
Discussion Leaders
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Daria Kim (Vanderbilt University, United States)
Speakers
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Thomas Magauer (University of Innsbruck, Austria)
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Joshua Pierce (NC State University, United States)
Genomes and Chemical Connectomes
Discussion Leaders
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Monica McCallum (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
Speakers
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Mohammad Seyedsayamdost (Princeton University, United States)
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Nadine Ziemert (University of Tübingen, Germany)
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Eric Schmidt (University of Utah, United States)
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Rolf Müller (Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Germany)
Keynote Session: The Origin and Meaning of Natural Products
Discussion Leaders
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Makeda Tekle-Smith (Columbia University, United States)
Speakers
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Squire Booker (Pennsylvania State University, United States)
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Jon Clardy (Harvard Medical School, United States)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Elizabeth Parkinson (Purdue University, United States)
