Division Representatives
Robert Hudson, The University of Western Ontario
Len Luyt, The University of Western Ontario
Symposia and Organizers:
Advances in Fluorescent Probe and Fluorescence Imaging Modalities - joint with OR, PT
Organizers:
Chris Yip, University of Toronto
Gonzalo Cosa, McGill University
Invited Speakers:Robert Campbell, University of Alberta
Peng Chen, Cornell University, USA
Maria DeRosa, Carleton University
Johan Hofkens, KU Leuven, Belgium
Andrey Klimchenko, Strasbourg University, France
Christy Landes, Rice University, USA
Isaac Li, UBC Okanagan
Jin Zhang, UC San Diego, USA
Advancing Peptide and Protein Science Through Chemistry
Organizers:
Eric Biron, Université Laval
William Lubell, Université de Montréal
Invited Speakers:
Steve Bourgault, UQAM
David Chatenet, INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier
Christian Hackenberger, Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, Germany
Thomas Kodadek, The Scripps Research Institute, USA
Meritxell Teixido, Institute of Biomedical Research in Barcelona, Spain
Chemical Biology Applications in Molecules, Cells, and Disease
Organizer:
Patrick O'Donoghue, The University of Western Ontario
Invited Speakers:
Andrew Beharry, University of Toronto
Jiqiang Ling, University of Maryland
Andrew Woolley, University of Toronto
Chemistry of Molecular Imaging / Radiochemistry
Organizer:
Jean DaSilva, Université de Montréal
Alexey Kostikov, McGill University
Svetlana Selivanova, CHU de Québec - Université Laval
Invited Speakers:
Eszter Boros, Stony Brook University, USA
Jacob Hooker, Harvard Medical School, USA
Alan B. Packard, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, USA
Nickeisha Stephenson, University of the West Indies-Mona, Jamaica
Medicinal Chemistry - Perspectives and Frontiers in Drug Discovery- joint with OR
Organizers:
Olivier Soueidan, IntelliSyn
Darren Derksen, University of Calgary
Invited Speakers:
James Empfield, VP - Xenon Pharma
Steven Hanessian, Université de Montréal
Matthieu Schapira, University of Toronto
Robert Young, Simon Fraser University
Natural Products Biosynthesis - joint with OR
Organizers:
Geoff Horsman, Wilfrid Laurier University
Avena Ross, Queens University
Katherine S. Ryan, University of British Columbia
John Sorensen, University of Manitoba
Invited Speakers:
Yihua Chen, Chinese Academy of Science, China - (40 minute lecture)
Rebecca Goss, University of St. Andrews, Scotland - (40 minute lecture)
Kerry McPhail, Oregon State University, USA - (40 minute lecture)
Blaine Pfeifer, University at Buffalo, USA - (40 minute lecture)
Georgina Cox, University of Guelph
Nucleosides, Nucleotides, and Nucleic Acids: A Symposium in Honour of Kelvin Ogilvie
Organizers:
Masad Damha, McGill University
Robert Hudson, The University of Western Ontario
Special Guest:
Mona Nemer, Government of Canada's Chief Science Advisor
Invited Speakers:
Jack Szostak, 2009 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology or Medicine - (40 minute lecture)
Serge Beaucage, FDA - (40 minute lecture)
Anastasia Khvorova, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA - (40 minute lecture)
Mano Manoharan, Senior VP, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals - (40 minute lecture)
Julianne Gibbs, University of Alberta
Ryan Hili, York University
Nathan Luedtke, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Maureen McKeague, McGill University
Jonathan Watts, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Polymers for Biomedical Applications - joint with MS
Organizers:
Elizabeth Gillies, The University of Western Ontario
Frank Gu, University of Waterloo
Invited Speakers:
Xavier Banquy, Ècole Polytechnique - (40 min lecture)
John Frampton, Dalhousie University - (40 min lecture)
Emmanuel Ho, University of Waterloo - (40 min lecture)
Todd Hoare, McMaster University - (40 min lecture)
Leyla Soleymani, McMaster University - (40 min lecture)
Progress in Polysaccharide Characterization and Chemical Modification - joint with MS
Organizer:
Jean Duhamel, University of Waterloo
Invited Speakers:
John Dutcher, University of Guelph - (40 minute lecture)
Mario Gauthier, University of Waterloo - (40 minute lecture)
Theo van de Ven, McGill University - (40 minute lecture)
Mitchell A. Winnik, University of Toronto, (40 minute lecture)
Poster Session
Organizer:
Robert Hudson, The University of Western Ontario
Len Luyt, The University of Western Ontario
