June 14-17, 2023
Call for Papers: Northeast Regional Meeting (NERM)
Program Chair: Sean Mulcahy
Northeastern University | Boston, MA
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Empowering Women in Organic ChemistryEmpowering Women in Organic Chemistry is an organization dedicated to supporting women to enter and lead successful careers in chemistry by providing a diverse and inclusive environment and … Read More
Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry is an organization dedicated to supporting women to enter and lead successful careers in chemistry by providing a diverse and inclusive environment and networking opportunities for women and their allies. Through leading this symposium, the Boston chapter intends to provide a platform for women at all career stages (students, postdocs, early- to late-career) across industry and academia to highlight their contributions to the fields of synthesis, methodology, drug discovery, chemical biology, and more.
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Enabling Technologies in Process ChemistryPharmaceutical lead candidates are becoming increasingly complex while clinical and regulatory timelines are becoming ever shorter. These trends have had a dramatic negative impact on develo… Read More
Pharmaceutical lead candidates are becoming increasingly complex while clinical and regulatory timelines are becoming ever shorter. These trends have had a dramatic negative impact on development timelines and costs. Process chemists have aggressively combated these trends by leveraging a number of emerging chemical technologies including new catalytic activation modes (photochemistry, electrochemistry, biocatalysis, etc.), new modes of chemical production (flow chemistry, etc.), and new modes of data analysis and interpretation (chemoinformatics, machine learning, etc.). The implementation of these new technologies has required close collaboration between the pharmaceutical industry and academic research labs. This session focuses on the latest technologies to impact pharmaceutical process chemistry. This session would traverse a diverse array of topics of relevance to both academic and industrial chemists including synthetic organic reaction methodology (electro-, photo-, and biocatalysis), reaction modeling (machine learning, predictive modeling, automation), and flow chemistry. By design, this session would be highly multi-disciplinary, and we imagine that chemists, biochemists, engineers, and data scientists would all have a potential role.
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Innovation in Organic and Medicinal ChemistryThis session focused on synthetic organic chemistry and medicinal chemistry. It pulls chemists and biologists together and scrutinizes both synthetic and biochemical systems. The session is … Read More
This session focused on synthetic organic chemistry and medicinal chemistry. It pulls chemists and biologists together and scrutinizes both synthetic and biochemical systems. The session is to understand small molecule drug discovery and the importance of new synthetic methods.
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Carbohydrates: Editing, Synthesis, and ApplicationsCarbohydrates are involved in a wide range of biological processes, including their role in glycolipids and glycoproteins, where they serve as ligands for cell-cell interactions or as recept… Read More
Carbohydrates are involved in a wide range of biological processes, including their role in glycolipids and glycoproteins, where they serve as ligands for cell-cell interactions or as receptors for toxins, antibodies, viruses, and bacteria. A growing body of literature links the sugar composition of various glycoconjugates to numerous diseases such as cancer, viral infections, diabetes, and neurological disorders. The selective modification of carbohydrate scaffolds to enhance or alter the biochemical properties of the parent glycoconjugates is an appealing strategy for developing novel therapeutics. Indeed, many pharmaceuticals, vaccines, cell surface engineering agents, and imaging probes contain carbohydrate moieties and mimetics. However, synthesis of these glycomimetics and unnatural carbohydrates is often labor-intensive and time-consuming. This symposium will focus on carbohydrate editing, synthesis, and applications that should greatly interest undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and researchers in academia and industry.
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Enablement of Novel and Sustainable Cross-Coupling Methodologies for Increasing SaturationPalladium catalyzed cross-coupling methodologies have become powerful and prominent tools for the reliable assembly of (C)sp2-(C)-sp2 bonds in natural products, pharmaceutically relevant com… Read More
Palladium catalyzed cross-coupling methodologies have become powerful and prominent tools for the reliable assembly of (C)sp2-(C)-sp2 bonds in natural products, pharmaceutically relevant compounds and polymeric materials. Despite the efficiency of palladium catalyzed cross-coupling reactions, challenges remain with the general use of (C)sp3-hybridized coupling partners, which has manifested as an overrepresentation of flat molecules leading to the era of “Flatland”. Considering the need for accessing a wider breadth of chemical space, this sector of cross-coupling, focused on increasing carbon saturation, continues to be an exciting and burgeoning field with innovative solutions coming from many different academic and industrial labs. Particular focus has been in utilization of more abundant first-row transition metal catalysis due in part to the high cost of palladium. This symposium seeks to highlight contemporary advancements that have been made in the field of cross-coupling to escape “Flatland” with an emphasis on novel reactivity and sustainability. Furthermore, the symposium will exemplify presentations from academic groups that deliver novel transformations, along with industrial presentations from discovery and process groups.
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Early Career Pharmaceutical Chemistry ProfessionalsThe proposed symposium provides a compelling speaking opportunity for early career pharma professionals (ca. 2–4 years) to present their industry research, while offering students the chance… Read More
The proposed symposium provides a compelling speaking opportunity for early career pharma professionals (ca. 2–4 years) to present their industry research, while offering students the chance to learn about the transition from academia to industry. This format allows for high-quality scientific exchange and networking across the academic/industry aisle.
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ACS Cope Scholar Symposium on PhotocatalysisPhotocatalysis has become an enabling technology in the synthesis of small molecules. The use of transition metal catalysts, organic catalysts, or inorganic materials in photo-induced reacti… Read More
Photocatalysis has become an enabling technology in the synthesis of small molecules. The use of transition metal catalysts, organic catalysts, or inorganic materials in photo-induced reactions has revolutionized the way we make new bonds, often under very mild conditions. This symposium will feature ACS Cope Scholar Todd Hyster and other speakers who will describe the latest research in photocatalysis.
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Stable Atropisomerism in Small Molecules: Design, Synthesis, and ApplicationsAtropisomerism is a form of axial chirality that was first discovered a century ago. Unlike point-centered chirality, atropisomerism is a dynamic form of chirality whereby rotation about a s… Read More
Atropisomerism is a form of axial chirality that was first discovered a century ago. Unlike point-centered chirality, atropisomerism is a dynamic form of chirality whereby rotation about a sigma bond results in mirror image stereoisomers. Depending on the barrier to rotation, these enantiomers can interconvert on a time scale of seconds to years. For a long time, this feature has been designed directly into small molecules for physical organic studies, but more recently it has also become more common for perturbing biological systems and treating disease. Critical to the rise in atropisomerism as a design principle is the available methods for atropisomer synthesis and analysis. This symposium will focus on methods and applications in small molecule atropisomerism.
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General Oral: Organic ChemistryGeneral call for oral presentations in the area of organic chemistry. |
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Induced Proximity in Drug DiscoveryThe traditional approach to drug discovery involves interfering with a biological process such as inhibiting the catalytic activity of a kinase enzyme. While this approach has led to life-ch… Read More
The traditional approach to drug discovery involves interfering with a biological process such as inhibiting the catalytic activity of a kinase enzyme. While this approach has led to life-changing therapeutics it prevents the drugging of compelling protein targets that lack such functional sites and has drawbacks such as the requirement of high drug exposures to achieve sufficient binding-site occupancy for functional activity. There is a growing appreciation in drug discovery for the enormous potential of small molecules that modulate biology by inducing the proximity of multiple proteins. Targeted protein degradation (TDP) using heterobifunctional molecules and molecular glues are just two applications that have exciting potential to deliver new therapeutics to challenging targets considered intractable by conventional approaches and work in a catalytic process not requiring the high exposures needed in traditional strategies. Exploiting the ability of small molecules to induce new protein associations is likely to play an increasingly vital role in the future of drug discovery. The goal of this symposium is to cover the spectrum of TDP drug discovery from innovative screening approach to how TPD was used to solve problems that were intractable to traditional approaches to case studies into TDP optimization to clinical candidates.
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Advances in Molecular Modeling for Modern Drug DiscoveryThe symposium will highlight emerging computational tools of artificial intelligence, machine learning, molecular dynamics and FEP and AMBER GPU-TI techniques in target validation, hit ident… Read More
The symposium will highlight emerging computational tools of artificial intelligence, machine learning, molecular dynamics and FEP and AMBER GPU-TI techniques in target validation, hit identification, hit-to-lead and lead optimization of drug discovery and bring together scientists and researchers together to exchange learnings on the opportunities and limitations of the techniques. The scope of the symposium will include but not limited to the relevant case studies and research findings of using advanced modeling techniques in undruggable targets with targeted covalent inhibitors (TCI), targeted protein degradation (TPD), ADMET property prediction, cryptical pocket prediction, predictions of ligand and residue covalent reactivity, predictions for targeted protein degradation, etc.
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ADME Properties Optimization: Some Success StoriesADME properties are a constant focus in every medicinal chemistry project that aims to successfully deliver a clinical candidate. This symposium will highlight case studies where structural … Read More
ADME properties are a constant focus in every medicinal chemistry project that aims to successfully deliver a clinical candidate. This symposium will highlight case studies where structural modification were implemented to overcome ADME difficulties. This will include talks in areas such as: absorption issues and strategies to achieve optimal absorption; distribution, e.g. achieving active concentrations in target tissues like CNS targeting drugs; and metabolism from the perspective of possibly both bioactivation (prodrug) and elimination (deactivating metabolism) point of view.
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Solute Carrier Proteins: Targeting for Effective TherapiesHealthy functioning of living cells requires strict control over the import and export of ions, metabolites and nutrients across membranes. Highly regulated transport proteins fulfill this r… Read More
Healthy functioning of living cells requires strict control over the import and export of ions, metabolites and nutrients across membranes. Highly regulated transport proteins fulfill this role, and it has been estimated that ~10% of the human genome is linked membrane transport. The Solute Carrier (SLC) family is the largest class of such proteins (~400 members) and SLCs play vital roles across practically all cell-types in all tissues. The importance of SLCs in disease can be illustrated by human genetic data which suggest that roughly 50% of SLCs are associated with a human disease-related phenotype compared to a rate of only ~20% for the broader human genome. SLCs appear to be generally small molecule druggable and have given rise to a few important drug classes, such as the SSRIs for depression, and the SGLT2 inhibitors for diabetes. However, only ~2-3% of current drug targets are SLCs, Further, a recent publication analysis suggest SLCs are highly understudied with >200 SLCs having less than 15 publications where the target is mentioned. These data suggest SLCs are heavily underexploited as drug targets and have less than ideal chemical probes for studying their function in physiological systems. This session will focus on drivers for unlocking our knowledge on SLC transporters as therapeutics targets and highlight strategies utilized to identify small molecules that modulate SLC transporters.
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Infectious Disease Drug Discovery in New EnglandThere is great depth in infectious disease drug discovery in the region that spans various employers. This symposium will touch on intractable infectious diseases which desperately need new … Read More
There is great depth in infectious disease drug discovery in the region that spans various employers. This symposium will touch on intractable infectious diseases which desperately need new treatments and would include highly impactful research. Chemical biology, molecular docking, organic chemistry, and medicinal chemistry all have roles to play in this space and this symposium will highlight many of these areas.
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Promising New Strategies for Targeting Transcription Factors with Small MoleculesIt is estimated that there are 1,600 DNA-binding transcription factors (TFs) in the human genome, around 19% of which have been identified as key biological players in diseases including can… Read More
It is estimated that there are 1,600 DNA-binding transcription factors (TFs) in the human genome, around 19% of which have been identified as key biological players in diseases including cancer, autoimmunity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Of the roughly 300 TFs that have been associated with a disease phenotype, only a handful have been successfully targeted by small molecules. Given the foundational role played in a myriad of diseases, modulation of TFs by small molecules is an enticing therapeutic objective. While small molecule modulation of nuclear receptors has been robustly successful, other families of TFs have traditionally been classified as ‘undruggable’ targets due to their intrinsically disordered structures and lack of defined ligand binding pockets. A recent revitalization of the field has been driven by shifting focus to new and exciting avenues for targeting TFs. This symposium aims to cover the promising strategies that have recently emerged: molecular glues, monomeric degraders, PROTACs, covalent binding, disruption of TF protein-protein interactions, and more recently targeting the RNA encoding or regulating the TF. The session gives the presenters an opportunity to discuss how these most recent approaches are paving the way for a new and diverse pipeline of therapies targeted against TFs, leading to an uptick in the field. With the field garnering a renewed resurgence in recent years, and the impetus for employing the aforementioned new modalities, the session will be of high value to all drug discovery practioners.
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Exosome and Lipid Nanoparticle Drug DeliveryExosomes and lipid nanoparticles have been the focus of extensive biochemical and biomedical investigation. Exosomes are nanoparticle size extracellular vesicles packaged with RNA, DNA, prot… Read More
Exosomes and lipid nanoparticles have been the focus of extensive biochemical and biomedical investigation. Exosomes are nanoparticle size extracellular vesicles packaged with RNA, DNA, protein, and lipid. They play key roles in cell-cell communication and have therefore been implicated in multiple disease states including cancer and cardiovascular disease. Lipid nanoparticles are stabilized by surface lipoproteins that surround a lipid core. They have been implicated in cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative disease. Exosomes and lipid nanoparticles are increasingly being bioengineered for non-toxic targeted drug delivery. The purpose of this symposium is to review recent advances in exosome and lipid nanoparticle drug delivery. The intent is to assemble a multidisciplinary group of investigators who will present and discuss recent findings with the goal of fostering an exchange of ideas and projecting the future of the field.
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General Oral: Medicinal ChemistryGeneral call for oral presentations in the area of medicinal chemistry. |
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DNA-Encoded Library TechnologyDNA-encoded library (DEL) technology is a widely accepted platform to discover small molecules that can interact with biological targets. Many big pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, and aca… Read More
DNA-encoded library (DEL) technology is a widely accepted platform to discover small molecules that can interact with biological targets. Many big pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, and academic research groups have put effort into the development of new chemistries, encoding methods, selection strategies, and data analysis. This symposium will provide a forum for discussion of this work.
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Bioorthogonal Chemistry: A Chemistry-Based Precision Tool for Biomedical ResearchThe advance of biomedical sciences is largely driven by the development of new precision tools that bring out molecular-level understanding of many life processes. While biologists have disc… Read More
The advance of biomedical sciences is largely driven by the development of new precision tools that bring out molecular-level understanding of many life processes. While biologists have discovered powerful molecular tools such as RNAi and CRISPR/Cas-9 for gene regulation/editing, chemists have recently succeeded in perfecting bioorthogonal reaction-based tools to address basic biomedical questions and develop new therapies and diagnostics for various diseases. In this symposium, the recent development and applications of bioorthogonal chemistry in biomedical research will be highlighted, with a particular emphasis on work carried out at the intersections of chemistry and biology.
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Chemical Biology of DNA Damage ToleranceDNA damage from both external and endogenous sources is pervasive and a constant threat to genomic integrity. If DNA damage is not repaired accurately, it can lead to mutations. Organisms th… Read More
DNA damage from both external and endogenous sources is pervasive and a constant threat to genomic integrity. If DNA damage is not repaired accurately, it can lead to mutations. Organisms throughout evolution possess multiple DNA repair and damage tolerance pathways to prevent such adverse outcomes. This symposium will feature some of the latest findings in recognition of DNA damage, studies of the enzymes that process such damage, and the consequences of genetic mutations that impair such processing.
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Genetic Code Manipulation: from Technological Advances to ApplicationsAdvances in chemical biology, synthetic biology, and related disciplines have led to several strategies for manipulating the genetic code in cells and in cell-free systems. This enables the … Read More
Advances in chemical biology, synthetic biology, and related disciplines have led to several strategies for manipulating the genetic code in cells and in cell-free systems. This enables the biosynthesis of proteins containing noncanonical amino acids (also known as unnatural amino acids, nonstandard amino acids, or nonnatural amino acids) for applications in basic biology and drug discovery. This session would highlight recent technological advances and applications of these technologies. There are a growing number of academic research groups in the northeast that use these technologies, ranging from groups that do technology development to groups that use noncanonical amino acids to dissect basic biological processes. A growing number of companies in the northeast also use these technologies, including Neochromosome, GRO Biosciences, and BrickBio. This is a vibrant and growing community and an exciting cross-disciplinary area with important ties to chemistry and beyond.
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Frontiers in Protein Biochemistry: Metalloenzyme ChemistryMetals enable proteins to perform amazing chemical transformations otherwise unattainable under physiological conditions. Many labs within the Northeastern Region of the ACS are actively stu… Read More
Metals enable proteins to perform amazing chemical transformations otherwise unattainable under physiological conditions. Many labs within the Northeastern Region of the ACS are actively studying metal-dependent enzymes at various levels, and a shared knowledge of metalloenzyme function is important for trainees and researchers. This symposium will highlight this work.
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Frontiers in Protein Biochemistry: Protein Structure and Function and Considerations in Design and EngineeringThe fusion of structure and function studies with design and engineering is a hot topic in bioengineering. If we do not understand how systems work at the atomic level, it is extremely chall… Read More
The fusion of structure and function studies with design and engineering is a hot topic in bioengineering. If we do not understand how systems work at the atomic level, it is extremely challenging to generate efficient systems capable of performing a desired and novel function. This symposium will explore recent advances in this subfield of protein biochemistry.
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General Oral: Biochemistry and Chemical BiologyGeneral call for oral presentations in the area of biochemistry and chemical biology. |
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Molecular Electronics and Solar EnergyThe symposium will feature talks on diverse designs, syntheses, characterizations, and simulations of organic molecules and polymers that are critical components of functional devices, inclu… Read More
The symposium will feature talks on diverse designs, syntheses, characterizations, and simulations of organic molecules and polymers that are critical components of functional devices, including organic photovoltaics, FETs, LEDs, batteries, and solar thermal batteries. The topics are of great interest to a broad range of researchers in the fields of organic synthesis, photochemistry, organic electronics, polymers, and emerging devices, thus the symposium will be highly attended by academics, industries, and national lab researchers of diverse background.
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Recent Advances in Renewable & Sustainable Energy and MaterialsConverting renewable and sustainable energy or materials into non-polluting fuels is one of the most interesting cutting-edge fields in the research community. Centered on this theme, this s… Read More
Converting renewable and sustainable energy or materials into non-polluting fuels is one of the most interesting cutting-edge fields in the research community. Centered on this theme, this symposium technical session covers the following topics including energy resources (e.g., biomass, waste, hydrogen, solar and wind), utilization (e.g., energy conversion technologies, fuel cells, storage technologies, electrocatalysis and photocatalysis), environment (e.g., solar radiation management, mitigation technologies), and sustainability. Recent advances in energy conversion strategies and fundamental knowledge will be discussed.
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Advancing Catalytic Conversions of Small Molecules to Renewable FuelsThe goal of this symposium is to advance the science of electro- and photo-catalytic conversions of low-energy feedstocks, such as water, carbon dioxide and nitrogen, into fuels and high-val… Read More
The goal of this symposium is to advance the science of electro- and photo-catalytic conversions of low-energy feedstocks, such as water, carbon dioxide and nitrogen, into fuels and high-value commodity chemicals. Progress in transforming these abundant raw materials into renewable fuels and other chemicals requires collaborations among researchers in different fields, including molecular inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, operando spectroscopy, and theoretical and computational chemistry. Consistent with the theme of NERM2023 “Chemistry: Crossing Intersections”, this symposium will bring together a diverse group of researchers with the aim of facilitating exchange of scientific ideas across different fields of chemistry and fostering collaborations.
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Inorganic Materials: Contributions to SustainabilityThe design, synthesis, and properties of inorganic materials plays a role in building a sustainable world. From the utilization of earth abundant metals to the recovery of rare earths to pho… Read More
The design, synthesis, and properties of inorganic materials plays a role in building a sustainable world. From the utilization of earth abundant metals to the recovery of rare earths to photochemistry, inorganic materials cover a broad range. The symposium features contributions in each of these areas.
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Electrochemical Methods for CO2 Utilization: from Fundamental Studies to Complex SystemsTransition to carbon neutrality requires an accelerated development of novel chemical production methods that will no longer rely on the use of petroleum-based feedstocks. Electrochemical co… Read More
Transition to carbon neutrality requires an accelerated development of novel chemical production methods that will no longer rely on the use of petroleum-based feedstocks. Electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide is particularly promising in this context - it necessitates only renewable energy to convert abundant CO2 into products critical to chemical, food and other industries. Nevertheless, the practical deployment of this technology faces several challenges. This symposium will showcase examples of work that is significantly advancing our understanding of CO2 electrolysis. In addition, the symposium will include several examples of technologies that demonstrate the ability to convert CO2 into complex products, having a huge potential to decarbonize the manufacturing sector.
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Photochemistry: Light-Activated ChemistryPhotochemistry has broad applications in medicine, renewable energy, and the environment. Despite the diversity of applications, all share a common scheme of light absorption to power chemic… Read More
Photochemistry has broad applications in medicine, renewable energy, and the environment. Despite the diversity of applications, all share a common scheme of light absorption to power chemical transformations. Numerous research groups in the Northeastern Region of the United States are working to better understand and improve photochemistry. This symposium will highlight this work.
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General Oral: Environmental and Green ChemistryGeneral call for oral presentations in the area of environmental and green chemistry. |
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General Oral: Inorganic ChemistryGeneral call for oral presentations in the area of inorganic chemistry. |
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Promoting Social Justice Through ChemistryThe goal of this symposium is to explore how issues of social justice intersect with chemistry. While many social justice problems that disproportionately effect poor and marginalized commun… Read More
The goal of this symposium is to explore how issues of social justice intersect with chemistry. While many social justice problems that disproportionately effect poor and marginalized communities have roots in inappropriate or inadvertent use of chemistry, the application of chemistry to address such issues provides a promising path forward. This symposium will focus on using chemical education to train socially responsive chemists, but can also focus on current chemical technology, methods, or processes that directly impact an area of social injustice. Contributions ranging from high school, undergraduate, graduate, to industry or foundation are welcome.
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Northeastern University Green Chemistry Education SymposiumThis symposium aspires to integrate the environmental and health sciences, from which information about green chemistry developments in technologies and practices translates into the pedagog… Read More
This symposium aspires to integrate the environmental and health sciences, from which information about green chemistry developments in technologies and practices translates into the pedagogical space. We hope to inspire collaboration across institutions by showcasing both the recent advancements in green chemistry and the policies around emerging chemical technology. Our symposium, centering around green chemistry education and sustainability efforts in the greater Boston area, will allow attendants to enrich their programs and become conscientious of the materials, practices, and impacts of green chemistry.
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Chemistry Pedagogy Improvements for Better Teaching and Learning ExperiencesInstructructors constantly develop or adopt effective methods for better teaching and learning experiences. When the pandemic hit, the chemical education field was severely affected by COVI… Read More
Instructructors constantly develop or adopt effective methods for better teaching and learning experiences. When the pandemic hit, the chemical education field was severely affected by COVID pandemic like many other parts of our lives. The educators may have had to adopt new strategies/new tools during the pandemic, and also develop new methods to engage students in classroom teaching or lab research. This symposium is designed for educators to share their contributions to the chemical education field before and during pandemic, and in the new normal.
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Undergraduate Oral SessionGeneral call for oral presentations from undergraduates in all areas of chemistry. |
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General Oral: Chemical EducationGeneral call for oral presentations in the area of chemical education. |
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Analytical Methods in the Semiconductor IndustryWith the passage of the CHIPS act (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors), the US government has committed to supporting the semiconductor industry through collaborative prog… Read More
With the passage of the CHIPS act (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors), the US government has committed to supporting the semiconductor industry through collaborative programs and funding with the goal of increasing manufacturing volume and advancing semiconductor chip technology. Achieving these goals will require significant efforts in the R&D sector to advance new materials, device architectures, processes, and applications. This requires input from many facets of the scientific community including those in analytical chemistry. From analyzing for defects in chip manufacture to comparing characteristics of individual chip components for material optimization, analytical chemistry will play a key role in moving towards the goals established by the CHIPS act. This symposium is intended to highlight some of the research efforts in analytical chemistry working to advance the semiconductor field.
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New and Emerging Methods in Metabolomics: A Special Focus on Food and AgricultureIn past few years substantial progress has been made in the field of metabolomics research. Novel metabolomics work-flow, mass spectrometry and ion mobility-based instrumentation and complex… Read More
In past few years substantial progress has been made in the field of metabolomics research. Novel metabolomics work-flow, mass spectrometry and ion mobility-based instrumentation and complex multivariate statistical analyses were developed and employed in recent years to understand biochemical traits in many different areas including but not limited to agriculture and food chemistry. This symposium will highlight an emerging field of research that has broad applications in food, agriculture and health. The focus in this symposium will cover (1) new and improved methodological approaches, (2) technological innovation (instrument development) and (3) applications of metabolomics in food and agriculture under the umbrella of analytical chemistry. Research topics describing novel methodology, new applications and/or relevant multivariate problem-solving approach for a broader audience will be highlighted.
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Anaytical and Statistical Strategies for Method Development in Complex MatricesAnalytical methods are an integral part of research projects in chemistry and other interdisciplinary areas. Researchers in the field devote significant time and effort to developing reliabl… Read More
Analytical methods are an integral part of research projects in chemistry and other interdisciplinary areas. Researchers in the field devote significant time and effort to developing reliable and quantitative methods but statistical figures of merit are often overlooked. New and improved methodologies for complex matrices have been developed every year. This symposium will specifically focus on analytical and statistical strategies employed for the determination of analytes from biological and environmental matrices. Methods related to spectroscopy and chromatography and/or hyphenated methods are of special interest.
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General Oral: Analytical ChemistryGeneral call for oral presentations in the area of analytical chemistry. |
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Condensed Phase Spectroscopy and DynamicsCondensed phase dynamics - ranging from phonons to electronic excitations - are crucial to understanding the function of advanced materials from a wide arrange of disciplines. Thus, work in … Read More
Condensed phase dynamics - ranging from phonons to electronic excitations - are crucial to understanding the function of advanced materials from a wide arrange of disciplines. Thus, work in condensed phase spectroscopy is often highly-interdisciplinary, with applications ranging from pharmaceutical stability to self-healing crystals, from charge carrier dynamics in semiconductors to flexible porous frameworks. This interdisciplinary nature sets up the symposium for a diverse set of speakers that can highlight how these dynamics affect multiple cross-cutting applications. Because spectroscopy is often utilized at all levels of education, it is expected that this session will draw speakers and attendees from a diverse audience, including undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, academics, and industrial scientists. Overall, the goal of this symposium will be to highlight cutting-edge applications of condensed phase spectroscopy, and the inherent diversity of common techniques across disciplines.
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Cheminformatics and Computational Chemistry in Drug DiscoveryThis symposium will focus on recent advances in cheminformatics and computational methods in drug discovery, from small molecule screening to lead optimization. The Northeastern Region is ho… Read More
This symposium will focus on recent advances in cheminformatics and computational methods in drug discovery, from small molecule screening to lead optimization. The Northeastern Region is home to a large number of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and many start-ups that utilize the latest in drug discovery technology. The universities in the region also perform ground-breaking research in computational drug discovery, so this symposium will provide a valuable opportunity for researchers to share best practices and new ideas and developments in the field. The target audience for this symposium will include computational chemists, cheminformaticians, medicinal chemists, and chemical biologists. An important theme will focus on training the next generation of chemists in data analysis tools and methods, and speakers will be encouraged to comment on how students in their research groups learn data science, and how mid-career chemists add to their data science skills. Invited speakers will include senior leaders in the pharma industry, academic professors, and students in academic labs, and industrial computational and cheminformatic scientists.
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Advancing Quantum Chemistry Through Quantum InformationQuantum information science is transforming the way researchers analyze, interrogate, and design quantum systems ranging from molecules to materials. Quantum information is informing the way… Read More
Quantum information science is transforming the way researchers analyze, interrogate, and design quantum systems ranging from molecules to materials. Quantum information is informing the way we design next-generation quantum computers that have the potential to markedly enhance our ability to predict and understand chemical reactions, inspiring new ways to develop higher-resolution spectroscopy techniques and quantum sensors, and revealing new approaches for synthesizing and understanding the bonding within molecules. While the field of quantum information has a long history, as underscored by the previous developments and the growing number of funding opportunities in this area, we are now at the critical turning point at which quantum information is able to practically advance quantum chemistry in transformative ways. This symposium therefore aims to bring a broad spectrum of researchers, including organic, inorganic, physical, and theoretical chemists, as well as scientists from academia, the government, and industry, together to showcase the important role that quantum information is beginning to play in chemistry and discuss future opportunities yet to be realized at the interface of quantum chemistry and quantum information. One key, largely unanswered question this symposium will address is how molecules can play a role in the storage, processing, and sensing of quantum information, which will inform many future technologies.
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General Oral: Computational and Physical ChemistryGeneral call for oral presentations in the area of computational and physical chemistry. |
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Future Smart Materials Systems (FSMS) 1: Advanced Polymer and Nanomaterials: Structural Precision and Stimuli-Responsiveness"Future Smart Materials Systems" is an interdisciplinary forum. The primary objective of this symposium is to get expertise from various areas together for the discussion about perspectives … Read More
"Future Smart Materials Systems" is an interdisciplinary forum. The primary objective of this symposium is to get expertise from various areas together for the discussion about perspectives of the next-generation smart materials systems. Topics will cover polymers, biomaterials, materials science, advanced imaging techniques, and multiple engineering areas.
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Future Smart Materials Systems (FSMS) 2: Molecular Photoswitches and Super-resolution Fluorescence Microscopy"Future Smart Materials Systems" is an interdisciplinary forum. The primary objective of this symposium is to get expertise from various areas together for the discussion about perspectives … Read More
"Future Smart Materials Systems" is an interdisciplinary forum. The primary objective of this symposium is to get expertise from various areas together for the discussion about perspectives of the next-generation smart materials systems. Topics will cover polymers, biomaterials, materials science, advanced imaging techniques, and multiple engineering areas.
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Future Smart Materials Systems (FSMS) 3: Ultrasonic and Mechanoresponsive Materials and Applications"Future Smart Materials Systems" is an interdisciplinary forum. The primary objective of this symposium is to get expertise from various areas together for the discussion about perspectives … Read More
"Future Smart Materials Systems" is an interdisciplinary forum. The primary objective of this symposium is to get expertise from various areas together for the discussion about perspectives of the next-generation smart materials systems. Topics will cover polymers, biomaterials, materials science, advanced imaging techniques, and multiple engineering areas.
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Future Smart Materials Systems (FSMS) 4: Smart Manufacturing Techniques: 4D Printing and Shape-Memory Materials"Future Smart Materials Systems" is an interdisciplinary forum. The primary objective of this symposium is to get expertise from various areas together for the discussion about perspectives … Read More
"Future Smart Materials Systems" is an interdisciplinary forum. The primary objective of this symposium is to get expertise from various areas together for the discussion about perspectives of the next-generation smart materials systems. Topics will cover polymers, biomaterials, materials science, advanced imaging techniques, and multiple engineering areas.
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Engineered Living MaterialsThis symposium aims to bring together scientists and engineers who use living microbes to power materials. Topics that span fundamental chemistry, synthetic biology, biomaterials, or bioengi… Read More
This symposium aims to bring together scientists and engineers who use living microbes to power materials. Topics that span fundamental chemistry, synthetic biology, biomaterials, or bioengineering will be considered as it relates to the field of Living Materials.
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Polymeric Materials for a More Sustainable FutureExtractive linear economy is unsustainable and needs a fundamental change, to this end, transitioning to a circular economy will guarantee a positive future for the upcoming generations. Pol… Read More
Extractive linear economy is unsustainable and needs a fundamental change, to this end, transitioning to a circular economy will guarantee a positive future for the upcoming generations. Polymeric materials being ubiquitous in our current society also require manufacturing and disposal adjustments to accomplish circularity. This symposium showcases efforts in different areas of polymer sustainability, for instance use of bio renewable resources, green synthesis, degradation strategies, recycling/upcycling, among others.
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General Oral: Polymers and MaterialsGeneral call for oral presentations in the area of polymers and materials. |
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Innovations at the Intersection of Chemistry and SustainabilitySustainability has changed from being a topic of the future to being an urgent topic for the present. Chemistry has an important role to play in our journey to become more sustainable and pr… Read More
Sustainability has changed from being a topic of the future to being an urgent topic for the present. Chemistry has an important role to play in our journey to become more sustainable and protect the environment for our future generations. Both industrial and academic research are crucial to achieve this goal. In this session we will highlight the work being done at the intersection of chemistry and sustainability. This symposium welcomes innovations from all areas of chemistry that will have a positive impact on our environment. The positive impact on the environment can include (but not limited to) chemical innovations to reduce pollutants, carbon capture, reduction of waste, reduction of energy consumption in an industrial chemical process, innovative recyclable packaging, circular economy, innovative chemical processes for recycle & reuse, use of alternative safer chemicals & solvents, new materials that are more environmentally-friendly, innovations that help humans survive in areas with high pollution prone to negatively affect health, use of renewable energy and so on.
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High Pressure Chemistry: A New Frontier in Materials SynthesisHigh-pressure science has traditionally found its home within the fields of mineral physics and condensed matter physics, and as a result the community usually meets under the umbrella of na… Read More
High-pressure science has traditionally found its home within the fields of mineral physics and condensed matter physics, and as a result the community usually meets under the umbrella of national geology (AGU) and physics (APS) meetings. However, in recent years high pressure has become a rapidly growing sub-discipline within the field of chemistry, where it is finding extraordinary utility in the chemical synthesis of exotic new materials with unprecedented properties. This symposium aims to bring together a core group of leading scientists at the forefront of high-pressure materials synthesis as a way to showcase the field to the broader chemistry community and thereby recruit both early-career and established chemists to become involved.
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Shifting the Paradigm of Chemistry Education to Improve DEI and BelongingThe pandemic has significantly altered how we engage each other as a society. Remote gatherings have become a permanent part of our lives. The growing reliance on technology has had a signif… Read More
The pandemic has significantly altered how we engage each other as a society. Remote gatherings have become a permanent part of our lives. The growing reliance on technology has had a significant impact on chemistry education. As such, chemistry is at a crossroads. We must reimagine how we educate if we hope to increase participation by the younger generation, specifically students with minoritized and intersectional identities. Chemists have long been reluctant to incorporate social issues in their curriculum and mentoring conversations. We deem the field to be one that is deeply technical and objective, leaving no room for integrating cultural and social issues. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to decouple the broader context from student learning. Our students come into our classrooms confronting these profound social challenges on top of long-standing negative stereotypes of minoritized people that are oftentimes unaddressed or reinforced in our classrooms. This symposium will have chemists share: 1. how they excite and mentor Gen-Z students; 2. new approaches to chemistry education (social media, etc); 3. guides to breaking down the social and cultural hurdles students from Historically Excluded Groups face in order to foster a sense of belonging.
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BRIC: Building a Cohesive CommunityIn 2004, Bill Armstrong (BC) organized the first Boston Regional Inorganic Colloquium in an effort to connect inorganic chemists, to promote community and collaborative efforts. Over the pas… Read More
In 2004, Bill Armstrong (BC) organized the first Boston Regional Inorganic Colloquium in an effort to connect inorganic chemists, to promote community and collaborative efforts. Over the past 18 years, three meetings have been held each year. In celebration of 18 successful years, the symposium will combine recent inorganic research with a reflection on the impact of BRIC on the community.
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Local Section Outreach: From Swimsuits to CongressThe critical work of science outreach and advocacy is being done in many and diverse ways by the local sections. Creative ideas worth sharing make the hard work of outreach fun and rewarding… Read More
The critical work of science outreach and advocacy is being done in many and diverse ways by the local sections. Creative ideas worth sharing make the hard work of outreach fun and rewarding for our scientific community as we gain new skills and make new connections. This symposium will highlight the work being done in this area.
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The Legacy of Henry Hill: Where Professionalism, History, and Service MeetHenry Hill was a monumental figure for the chemistry enterprise who embodied the values of service and professionalism throughout his lifetime. A long-time resident of the greater Boston-are… Read More
Henry Hill was a monumental figure for the chemistry enterprise who embodied the values of service and professionalism throughout his lifetime. A long-time resident of the greater Boston-area, Dr. Hill was an active member of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society (NESACS) while also holding leadership positions at the National ACS level to include being chairman of the Professional Relations Committee and as a Member of the Board of Directors. In 1977, Henry Hill was elected President of the ACS marking him the first African American ever to hold this position. His foundational work on professionalism led to the ACS Professional Employment Guidelines that defines acceptable behavior for employers in their relationship with chemists and chemical engineers. Both NESACS and the ACS Division of Professional Relations have established awards honoring the legacy of Dr. Hill. This symposium will feature invited speakers that have received either the NESACS or PROF awards to speak on the evolution of professionalism and service to the chemistry community.
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Early Career ShowcaseThe symposium is celebrating the research of early-career chemists. A large number of NERM attendees are students, post-docs, and early-career chemists. There is a strong interest in younger… Read More
The symposium is celebrating the research of early-career chemists. A large number of NERM attendees are students, post-docs, and early-career chemists. There is a strong interest in younger chemist communities to see what their peers are working on. Also, this symposium also provides students with opportunities to network with their peers and to learn from each other.
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Advancing Inclusive Communities Through CollaborationThe National Organization for the professional advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) Collaborative is an ecosystem composed of various institution types (research-in… Read More
The National Organization for the professional advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) Collaborative is an ecosystem composed of various institution types (research-intensive, predominantly undergraduate institutions, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities) that is organized to focus on systematizing change and developing pathways that lead to equity in STEM. These multi-institutional partnerships are micro-networks composed of students and faculty sharing best practices and lessons learned for supporting the matriculation of people of color in STEM. The micro-networks collectively work to reinforce the representation of diverse role models and student groups to encourage students to pursue academic advancement and careers in STEM. The NOBCChE Collaborative believes this multi-institution approach can create an inclusive support system by incorporating best practices and cross-institutional activities through the network to cultivate students' sense of belonging and community development. Collaborative Charter 2 comprises eight institutions, including both HBCUs and PWIs, three in the Boston area, and all in the eastern US. The Collaborative Charter 2 is excited to expand current programming and develop additional programs that will advance the representation of people of color in academia. This session will feature programs at charter institutions that build on cross-department and cross-institutional collaborations to offer programming that supports students and faculty at all career levels throughout academia.
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Communicating Science like a ProTop science-communicators reflect on the communication skills that chemists and other scientists should have learned in school. Catch up on what you’ve missed with this crash course from som… Read More
Top science-communicators reflect on the communication skills that chemists and other scientists should have learned in school. Catch up on what you’ve missed with this crash course from some of the best in the business.
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Demystifying Entrepreneurship in STEMThe Northeast has a critical concentration of startup companies and industry that began as an idea, sometimes as a Ph.D. project. We are looking to leverage the entrepreneurial experience of… Read More
The Northeast has a critical concentration of startup companies and industry that began as an idea, sometimes as a Ph.D. project. We are looking to leverage the entrepreneurial experience of those who have launched companies to demystify the process and to develop connections within this group of people, and with those who are wondering where to start. This session will be of broad general interest and will include companies that are working in different areas of chemistry. This symposium will feature a mix of seasoned professionals and those who are early on in their endeavour.
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Intellectual Property Strategies for Tech CompaniesThis symposium is related to the ACS Technical Division, Chemistry and the Law. Patent protection for innovative products or processes, which excludes others from making and selling the same… Read More
This symposium is related to the ACS Technical Division, Chemistry and the Law. Patent protection for innovative products or processes, which excludes others from making and selling the same products or using the same processes, can be critical to the profitability of tech companies. This symposium is especially directed to entrepreneurs, start ups, technology transfer offices of universities, and established tech companies, small and large. As Boston is a hub for the biotech industry, interest in this symposium is expected, especially from entrepreneurs, start ups, technology transfer offices, and companies, large and small. Patent law topics expected to be of general interest to these people will be covered, such as patents as investment protection and value creation, strategies for achieving these goals, importance to the pharmaceutical industry of extending the life of a patent, what is patentable in the first place, and case studies of patent wars. Included in the symposium will be an open-ended panel discussion, in which the speakers will take questions.
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Boston and Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry: From Saul Hertz to PET: The Saul Hertz Memorial SymposiumThe “Saul Hertz and the Medical Uses of Radioiodine A National Historic Chemical Landmark"” dedication, reception, and symposium were originally planned for NERM2021 but could not be carried… Read More
The “Saul Hertz and the Medical Uses of Radioiodine A National Historic Chemical Landmark"” dedication, reception, and symposium were originally planned for NERM2021 but could not be carried out as planned due to COVID restrictions and postponement of NERM in Boston. The NHCL was dedicated in a very small ceremony on October 8, 2021 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. This symposium will serve to rededicate the NHCL, and celebrate with a bigger reception and accompanying symposium in honor of Dr. Hertz' seminal discovery. The symposium will explore the evolution of nuclear chemistry in medicine, from Dr. Hertz' use of I-128 for treatment of thyroid cancer, to cutting edge developments in theranostic and precision medicine.
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General Papers: OralGeneral call for oral presentations in any area of chemistry. |
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Posters: Organic ChemistryGeneral call for posters presentations in the area of organic chemistry |
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Posters: Medicinal ChemistryGeneral call for posters presentations in the area of medicinal chemistry |
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Posters: Biochemistry and Chemical BiologyGeneral call for posters presentations in the area of biochemistry and chemical biology. |
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Posters: Environmental and Green ChemistryGeneral call for posters presentations in the area of environmental and green chemistry. |
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Posters: Inorganic ChemistryGeneral call for posters presentations in the area of inorganic chemistry |
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Posters: Analytical ChemistryGeneral call for posters presentations in the area of analytical chemistry |
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Posters: Computational and Physical ChemistryGeneral call for posters presentations in the area of computational and physical chemistry |
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Posters: Polymers and MaterialsGeneral call for posters presentations in the area of polymers and materials. |
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Posters: Chemical EducationGeneral call for posters presentations in the area of chemical education. |
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