International Symposium on Chemical Biology, January 22-24, 2020, Geneva
International Symposium on Chemical Biology
January 22-24, 2020
Campus Biotech, 9 Chemin des Mines, 1211, Geneva
http://symposium.nccr-chembio.ch/
This major international event that is organized by the NCCR Chemical Biology will bring together leading scientists, comprising two keynote speakers (Prof. Laura Kiessling (MIT) and Prof. Giulio Superti-Furga (CeMM)) and thirteen outstanding speakers who will collectively cover topics around the engineering of proteins and small molecules, chemogenetic and optogenetic technologies for probing molecular and cellular interactions, technologies to probe active molecules in their native environment, etc.
The aim of this international event is to learn more about the latest advances in the field of chemical biology and to foster an open and dynamic dialogue amongst the scientists conducting this exciting research.
Registration / Travel Grants
Registration is open until December 16, 2019.
Fee waiver/travel grant fellowships are available. The event will also include a Poster & Young researcher prize session.
Contact
Prof. Howard Riezman, Director NCCR Chemical Biology (UNIGE)
Prof. Christian Heinis, Co-director NCCR Chemical Biology (EPFL)
NCCR Chemical Biology
University of Geneva
Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30
1211 Geneva 4 - Switzerland
www.nccr-chembio.ch
Website
http://symposium.nccr-chembio.ch/
David Spichiger, SCS
15.10.2019
Peptide Therapeutics Forum @ Basel Life, 11.-12.09.19
Congress Center Basel, 10 - 11 September 2019
Chairs
Thomas Vorherr (Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland)
Roderich Süssmuth (Technical University of Berlin, Germany)
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
| 10.00 | Playmolecule, a repository of deep learning based applications for biomolecule design Franck Chevalier (Acellera, Barcelona, Spain) |
| 10.30 | Optimization of the lipopeptide arylomycin natural product into Gram-negative antibiotics Christopher Heise (Genentech Research & Early Development, San Francisco, United States) |
| 11.00 | Break |
| 11.30 | Activation of the Hippo pathway via targeting of transcription factor TEAD using designed tertiary protein structure mimetics Helene Adihou (Astra Zeneca, Dortmund, Germany) |
| 12.00 | Elimination of Aβ oligomers by the orally available all-D-peptide PRI-002 reverses cognition deficits and decelerates neurodegeneration Dieter Willbold (University of Düsseldorf, Germany) |
| 12.30 | Lunch break and Industry Symposium |
| 14.00 | PLENARY LECTURE The chemical evolution of endocrine hormones Richard DiMarchi (University of Indiana, Bloomington, United States) |
| 15.00 | Break |
| 15.30 | Peptide platforms for therapy and imaging: The first total synthesis of amanitin for ADCs and one-step 18F-labeling PET-oncology David Perrin (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) |
| 16.00 | Virobiome derived anti-inflammatory short peptides Michael Ruff (Creative BioPeptides) |
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
| 10.00 | Exotic side chain-to-side-chain cyclization modes in octreotide analogs for tumor pretargeting Anna Maria Papini (University of Florence, Italy) |
| 10.30 | Peptide-based radiopharmaceuticals for cancer imaging and therapy Agonist or Antagonist? Does it really matter? Melpomeni Fani (University Hospital Basel, Switzerland) |
| 11.00 | Break |
| 11.30 | Vancomycin regains effectiveness for resistant bacteria by conjugation to cationic peptides Walter Mier (University of Heidelberg, Germany) |
| 12.00 | Peptide discovery at protagonist therapeutics: A platform yielding multiple clinical candidates Mark Smythe (Protagonist, Newark, United States) |
| 12.30 | Lunch break and Industry Symposium |
| 14.00 | Disulfide-rich peptide production Mike Pennington (AmbioPharm, North Augusta, United States) |
| 14.30 | A new green solvent for solid phase peptide synthesis Jon Collins (CEM, Matthews, United States) |
| 15.00 | Break |
| 15.30 | Synthetic immune system engagers target cancer cells and prevent tumor formation Christian Becker (University of Vienna, Austria) |
| 16.00 | Discovery and clinical development of an inhaled cyclic peptide elastase inhibitor for the treatment of cystic fibrosis Roxana Drake & Marc Thommen (Santhera Pharmaceuticals CH Ltd., Pratteln, Switzerland) |
The programme indicated maybe subject to change!
Website Basel Life: https://www.basellife.org/
David Spichiger, SCS
17.04.2019
10% discount on registration fees for the 2nd Molecules Medicinal Chemistry Symposium (MMCS), Barcelona, 15–17 May 2019
As part of its partnership with MDPI, SCS offers 10% discount on registration fees for the "2nd Molecules Medicinal Chemistry Symposium (MMCS): Facing Novel Challenges in Drug Discovery", to be held in Barcelona, Spain, 15–17 May 2019.
This event will bring together leading researchers from around the world to share their recent findings on a range of topics related to the medicinal chemistry of particularly challenging diseases, as well as novel and revisited drug discovery approaches. The conference chairs are Diego Muñoz-Torrero and F. Javier Luque from the university of Barcelona. You can find more information at https://mmcs2019.sciforum.net/.
While registering to the conference, please enter the SCS discount code:
Get the SCS-MDPI discount code (visible after the member login process only).
Discount on OA publications
As a SCS member you profit also from the following benefits:
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20% discount for publications in Molecules mdpi.com/journal/molecules |
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10% discount for publications in Catalysts mdpi.com/journal/catalysts |
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10% discount for publications in Polymers mdpi.com/journal/polymers |
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10% discount for publications in Pharmaceuticals mdpi.com/journal/pharmaceuticals |
When handing in your manuscript, please enter the SCS discount code.
Get the SCS-MDPI discount code (visible after the member login process only).
Conference Support and CHIMIA endowment
Beside granting discounts on OA publishing fees, MDPI also supported SCS conferences in 2018 as partner and sponsor and took over the endowment for CHIMIA issue 5/2018.
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David Spichiger, SCS
04.12.2018
Friedrich-Miescher-Award 2019: Call for applications!
To commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of nucleic acids, the MCB section of LS2 (formerly Swiss Society for Molecular and Cellular Biosciences/Swiss Society for Biochemistry) has created the Friedrich-Miescher-Award. The prize is intended to honour young biochemists and is donated by the Friedrich-Miescher-Institute in Basel.
Please feel encouraged to nominate candidates for the award. The guidelines for applications are listed below.
The submission deadline is November 1st, 2018.
Please follow the guidelines below.
Application guidelines
- The Friedrich-Miescher-Award may be awarded once every year to a young scientist for outstanding achievements in biochemistry.
- Candidates are eligible who have not yet reached the age of 40 years (for women with children 42) on January 1st of the award year.
- Preference will be given to candidates with a documented record of independent research.
- The scientific work must have been carried out in Switzerland or by Swiss scientists abroad.
Applications or nominations, including a letter stating the relevance of the candidate's scientific work, his/her CV, list of publications, and embedded links to the four most relevant publications should be submitted by November 1st, 2018 by e-mail as a single PDF file to the secretary of the Molecular and Cellular Biosciences section of LS2: Prof. Dr. Anne Spang, Biozentrum, University of Basel,
Award Ceremony
The Award ceremony will take place on the February 14th, 2019, at the LS2 Annual Meeting 2019, University of Zurich, Irchel Campus.
David Spichiger, SCS
16.10.2018
Save the date: LS2 Annual Meeting 2019, February 14-15, 2019
LS2 Annual Meeting 2019: “Cell Biology from Tissue to Nucleus”
14-15 February 2019
University of Zurich, Irchel Campus
www.annual-meeting.ls2.ch
Meeting Information & Highlights:
Meeting chair: Monica Gotta (UNIGE)
Scientific Committee: Vikram Panse (UZH), Darren Gilmour (UZH), Anne Spang (UNIBAS), Peter Meister (UNIBE), Suliana Manley (EPFL)
Plenary speakers:
- Anna Akhmanova, Utrecht University (NL)
- Anne Bertolotti, Cambridge (UK)
- Jody Rosenblatt, University of Utah (US)
- Leonie Ringrose, Berlin (DE)
Scientific Symposia:
3D Proteomics - Live-cell imaging approaches in Cell Biology - Regeneration and pathology of skeletal muscle - Chromatin, epigenetics and the transmission of acquired states across generation - Bacterial Cell Biology - Chemical Biology & Drug Development - Sweet molecules in inflammation and cancer: Novel insights and therapeutic options offered by glycosciences
Special Sessions:
PI’s of Tomorrow (First time as a plenary session, all infos & call for applications on: https://annual-meeting.ls2.ch/pis-of-tomorrow) - Public Panel on “Is merit (gender) biased? Advancement in Academia” chaired by Gerlind Wallon (EMBO Deputy Director & Program Manager) - Careers Lunch Session for students & Postdocs
…plus 2 dedicated poster sessions, Jubilee Apéro “50 years of LS2/USGEB”, industry exhibition with lottery, awards & more!
All further information on: www.annual-meeting.ls2.ch
Registration will open on 1 September 2018 on:www.annual-meeting.ls2.ch.
The first 20 BSc/MSc to register will get 50 CHF to support their travel arrangements!
David Spichiger, SCS
15.08.2018
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