Author: Lisa M Holik
Speakers Announced – 2025 BU-CMD Symposium “Molecular Discovery: From Chemical Synthesis to Biological Applications”
BU-CMD 20th Symposium “Molecular Discovery: From Chemical Synthesis to Biological Applications” Friday, June 20, 2025 We are pleased to welcome the following speakers to the 2025 BU-CMD Symposium: Professor Kendall Houk, University of California, Los Angeles Professor Catherine L. Drennan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Nathanael S. Gray, Stanford Medicine Professor André K. Isaacs, College […]
Speakers Announced for 2021 BU-CMD Symposium
BU-CMD 18th Symposium “Molecular Discovery: From Chemical Synthesis to Biological Applications” Friday, June 11, 2021 We are pleased to welcome the following speakers to the 2021 BU-CMD symposium: Professor Dennis C. Liotta, Emory Institute for Drug Development/ Emory University Professor Suzanne Walker, Harvard Medical School Professor Vern L. Schramm, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Professor […]
Speakers Announced – 2019 BU-CMD Symposium “Molecular Discovery: From Chemical Synthesis to Biological Applications”
BU-CMD 17th Annual Symposium “Molecular Discovery: From Chemical Synthesis to Biological Applications” Friday, June 7, 2019 We are pleased to welcome the following speakers to the 2019 BU-CMD symposium: Professor David R. Liu, The Broad Institute and Harvard University Professor Jin-Quan Yu, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla Professor Kim Orth, UT Southwestern Medical Center […]
BU-CMD Members to Speak and Present Posters at the 256th Annual ACS Conference
Edwin Alfonzo (Beeler Lab) ORGN 167: Photoredox generated carbonyl ylides: Scope, mechanism, and application DAY & TIME OF PRESENTATION: Sunday, August, 19, 2018 from 5:30 PM ROOM & LOCATION: Exhibit Hall B2/C – Boston Convention & Exhibition Center Edith Nagy (BU-CMD) 1. SESSION: Sci-mix PRESENTATION FORMAT: Poster PAPER TITLE: “Large scale synthesis […]
Recent CMD Faculty Happenings
Professor John Porco selected as the new Samour Family Professor of Chemistry College of Arts and Science Dean Ann Cudd announces that Professor John Porco has been selected to be the Samour Family Professor for Chemistry for the 2018-2023 term. Professor Aaron Beeler has been awarded a $957K grant from DARPA Professor Aaron Beeler was […]
BU-CMD Welcomes a New Member
CMD wishes to Welcome a new member to the team: Edith Nagy – postdoc Edith began her chemistry training at Florida Atlantic University where she received her Bachelor’s degree. She then continued her PhD studies at the same institution (2012) working with Dr. Salvatore D. Lepore as a NSF graduate research fellow. As part of […]
BU-CMD Welcomes New Faculty Member
Dr. Andrew Emili, Ph.D. Professor of Biology and Biochemistry Dr. Emili has recently come to BU by way of the University of Toronto. Dr. Emili brings expertise in the areas of systems biology and proteomics. BU Today has featured Dr. Emili in his new roles at the School of Medicine biochemistry department and the College […]
CMD Paper in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
Congratulations to Han Yueh, Qiwen Gao, and Professors John Porco and Aaron Beeler on their recent paper in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry entitled “A photochemical flow reactor for large scale syntheses of aglain and rocaglate natural product analogues” Abstract: Herein, we report the development of continuous flow photoreactors for large scale ESIPT-mediated [3 +2]-photocycloaddition of […]
CMD Paper in Science Translational Medicine
Congratulations to William Devine, Lauren Brown, and Professor John Porco on their recent paper in Science Translational Medicine entitled “Inhibiting the oncogenic translation program is an effective therapeutic strategy in multiple myeloma.” Abstract: Multiple myeloma (MM) is a frequently incurable hematological cancer in which overactivity of MYC plays a central role, notably through up-regulation of […]
BU-CMD Welcomes Four New Faculty Members
Dr. Karen Allen, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry Dr. Allen brings expertise in the areas of X-Ray crystallography and enzyme structure and function to the CMD. Dr. Sandor Vajda, Ph.D. Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry Dr. Vajda brings expertise in the areas of computational methods and drug discovery to the CMD. Dr. Arturo […]