MEDI Division Announcements
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2018 IUPAC-Richter Prize in Medicinal Chemistry
The 2018 IUPAC-Richter Prize in Medicinal Chemistry will be presented at the 36th National Medicinal Chemistry Symposium, Apr 29-May 2, 2018, in Nashville.
The prize of $10,000 is to be awarded to an internationally recognized scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to medicinal chemistry or new drug discovery.
For details on how to nominate, click here. Deadline for nominations is December 15, 2017.
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Summer Newsletter now available!
The Summer 2017 edition of the Med Chem Division's newsletter, Reaction Times, is now available. Click here to get your copy, hot off the electron presses!
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Spring ACS in New Orleans
The Spring ACS meeting will be held in New Orleans, March 18-22, 2018. The ACS abstract submission site is now open. Deadline for abstract submission is October 16, 2017.
MEDI programming will include:
Leveraging Atropisomers
Dipole and Charge in Drug Design
Ubiquitinase Inhibitors
Gasotransmitters
Selective PI3K Inhibitors
Remarkable Scientists of Med Chem
Treating Retinal Disease
Boron in Medicinal Chemistry
First Time Disclosures
Small Molecules Targeting RNA -
2017 Med Chem Hall of Fame Inductees
The Division is pleased to announce that four medicinal chemists, Stanley T. Crooke, Gunda Georg, Mike Rowley, and Michael J. Sofia, will be inducted into the ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame at the Washington ACS meeting. The induction ceremony was held on Tuesday, August 22, 2016, at the Washington Convention Center.
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Division of Medicinal Chemistry Award, Call for Nominations
The Division of Medicinal Chemistry Award is given in even-numbered years, and the presentation and award symposium will held at the National Medicinal Chemistry Symposium in Nashville next year. This award is open to any scientist or team of scientists whose research has, directly or indirectly, had a significant effect on medicinal chemistry (click here for details). Nominations must include a detailed letter describing the candidate’s research accomplishments and contributions to medicinal chemistry, at least one seconding letter and a current curriculum vitae of the nominee(s). Materials must be submitted online by November 1, 2017.
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Join the Division
Dr. John Macor explains why you should join the ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry. Regular membership is $25 per year (students $10), and it includes Medicinal Chemistry Reviews, an outstanding ~600 page volume providing timely and critical reviews of important topics in medicinal chemistry. If you are already convinced, click here to join!
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2018 National Medicinal Chemistry Symposium
The 2018 National Medicinal Chemistry Symposium will be held in Nashville, Tennessee! Co-chairs are Dr. Craig Lindsley, Vanderbilt University, and Dr. Maria Blanco, Sage Therapeutics. Watch www.nmcs.info for details.