Thursday 1 February 2018 5:30pm
About
Date: 01 February 2018
Time: 17:30 - 20:00
Venue: Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, CB2 1EW
Hosted by the Department of Chemistry, this meeting will highlight a range of perspectives and contributions to the development of new therapeutics.
Cambridge New Therapeutics Forum events are open to all scientists researching new therapeutics in Cambridge and the local area.
Programme
17:30 – Arrival, Registration, Tea & Coffee
18:00 – Welcome
18:10 – Prof Melinda J. Duer, Professor of Biological & Biomedical Chemistry
A Chemistry Perspective on Vascular Calcification
18:25 – Dr Robert J. Phipps, Royal Society University Research Fellow
Harnessing Non-Covalent Interactions for Control of Selectivity in Catalysis
18:40 –Prof Chris M. Dobson, FMedSci, FRS, the John Humphrey Plummer Professor of Chemical and Structural Biology, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, & Master of St John's College, Cambridge
Alzheimer’s Disease: Addressing a Twenty-First Century Plague
19:10 – Networking and Refreshments
20:00 – Meeting close
Meeting attendance is free but all attendees must register in advance. Spaces are limited, so early registration is encouraged to avoid disappointment.