Sanofi-Aventis
Visions in Chemistry Symposium, 2008
Historical Perspective
Initiated in 1993 by the R&D Process and Medicinal Chemistry departments from Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, this day long symposium focused on organic chemistry. The event typically drew over 200 local attendees to the Collegeville, PA campus, of which ~75% consisted of individuals from surrounding pharmaceutical companies and academic institutes.
Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals (formerly Hoechst Marion Roussel & RPR) kept the tradition and spirit of the Visions Symposium alive in Bridgewater, NJ, and the Symposium continues under the auspices of sanofi-aventis. The organizing committee at sanofi-aventis invites all interested scientists in the
tri-state area to consider this unique chance to interact with others in your field.
The Symposium provides an opportunity for participants to meet and share research interests for a day through stimulating presentations and gathering times with respect to the current status and future prospects of chemistry. The speakers are selected as recognized pioneers in their respective areas of chemical expertise and whose work most exemplify visionary in chemistry. A list of previous years' speakers at the Visions Symposium follows below.
In
2008, the Symposium will take place on Thursday, May 15th at
the Raritan Valley Community College (details)
First
Annual Visions in Chemistry Symposium
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SPEAKER
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PRESENTATION
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Herbert C. Brown
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Practical General Asymmetric
Syntheses Based on Organoborane Chemistry
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Mark Midland
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Use of Boron Reagents in
the Construction of Steroid Side Chains
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George Kabalka
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The Search for New Medical Imaging Agents and the Development of New
Synthetic Methodologies
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John Soderquist
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New Applications of 9-BBN
to Organic Synthesis
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Clint Lane
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Boranes: From Bench to Bulk
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Gary Molander
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Group 3 Organometallic Catalysts
in Selective Organic Syntheses
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Ei-ichi Negishi
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Carbometallation. A Synthetic
Tool Beyond Hydrometallation
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Second
Annual Visions in Chemistry Symposium
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SPEAKER
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PRESENTATION
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Eric Jacobsen
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Selective Catalytic Oxidations of Simple Alkenes
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Andreas Hafner
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Stereoselective Transformations Mediated by Chiral Monocyclopenta-dienyl-titanium,
Zirconium and Hafnium Complexes
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Alexander Klibanov
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Control of Enzyme Selectivity by the Solvent
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Sam Danishevsky
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Applications of Glycals in Organic Synthesis
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K. Barry Sharpless
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Osmium Catalyzed Asymmetric Dihydroxylation
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1995
Visions in Chemistry Symposium
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SPEAKER
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PRESENTATION
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Andrew Myers
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A Convergent Synthetic Route to the Dynemicins
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Jean Normant
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Monometallic and Bimetallic Substrates for Cyclizations
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William Nugent
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Early Transition Metal Catalysts: Underutilized Tools for Organic Synthesis
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Philip Kocienski
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Synthetic Applications of 1,2-metallate Rearrangements
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Jonathan Ellman
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Simultaneous Synthesis and Screening of Organic Compound Libraries
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1996
Visions in Chemistry Symposium
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SPEAKER
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PRESENTATION
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Paul Knochel
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Organozinc Compounds as Versatile Intermediates in Organic Synthesis
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Robert Holton
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Stereoselective Michael Additions. Application to the Total Synthesis
of Lonomycin A
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Robert Armstrong
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Combinatorial Synthesis in Drug Development
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Henri Kagan
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Asymmetric Sulfoxidation: From Stoichiometric to Catalytic
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Chi-Huey Wong
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Inhibition of Carbohydrate-Mediated Cell Adhesion
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1997
Visions in Chemistry Symposium
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SPEAKER
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PRESENTATION
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Peter Wipf
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Synthesis and Conformational Analysis of Peptide Mimetics with (E)-Alkene
Amide Bond Replacements
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David Collum
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Lithium Amide Structure-Reactivity
Relationships: Lessons Learned from Kinetics (with no math!)
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Stephen Buchwald
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The Development of Catalytic Processes for the Formation of Aromatic
Carbon-Heteroatom Bonds
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Michael Pirrung
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Organic Synthesis and Combinatorial Methods
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Paul Wender
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The Chemistry-Medicine Continuum: Synthetic , Computer, and Biological
Studies on New Chemotherapeutic Leads
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1998
Visions in Chemistry Symposium
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SPEAKER
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PRESENTATION
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Mark A. Gallop
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New Approaches for the Generation of Primary Screening Libraries
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Daniel Kahn
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Studies On Cell Adhesion Using Carbohydrate Ligands
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Laura L. Kiessling
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Exploring Saccharide Recognition with Synthetic Ligands
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K. Peter C. Vollhardt
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On Route to Novel Allotropes of Carbon: From Polyalkenes to Phenylenes
to Buckymaterials
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James A. Wells
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Pleitropic Binding at Hormone-Receptor Interfaces
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1999
Visions in Chemistry Symposium
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SPEAKER
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PRESENTATION
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Steven M. Weinreb
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An Enantioselective Approach to Total Synthesis of the Securigina
Alkaloids
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Barbara Imperiali
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Peptide Platforms for Metal Cation Sensing
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Gregory C. Fu
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Asymmetric Catalysis with "Planar-Chiral" Heterocycles
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Dennis P. Curran
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Fluorous Methods for Synthesis and Separations
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Kim D. Janda
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A Subtle Blending of Chemistry and Biology
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2001
Visions in Chemistry Symposium
SPEAKER
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PRESENTATION
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M.
Lautens
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Metal
Catalyzed C-C and C-X Bond Formation. New Methodology
and Applications.
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L.
Ghosez
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Silicon:
A Friendly and Useful Element for the Organic Chemist
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Dr.
J. Hawkins
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Laboratory
Automation for Process R&D
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J.
Kelly
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Understanding
and Developing Therapeutic Strategies for Human Amyloid
Diseases
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C.
Bertozzi
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Chemistry
and Biology at the Surfaces of Cells
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2002
Visions in Chemistry Symposium
SPEAKER
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PRESENTATION
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Dr.
Pat N. Confalone
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Recent
Advances in the Process Chemistry of Novel AIDS Therapeutics |
James L. Leighton
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Strained
Silacycles and Tandem Reactions in Organic Synthesis |
Albert
I. Meyers
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Asymmetric
Reactions Using Chiral Oxazolines |
Daniel H. Rich
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Design
of Enzyme Inhibitors: What Challenges Remain? |
Mukund Sibi
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Radical
Strategies Towards the Synthesis of Natural Products |
2003 Visions in Chemistry Symposium
SPEAKER
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PRESENTATION |
Sir Jack Baldwin
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Recent advances in knowledge on the Biosynthesis of beta-lactam antibiotics and a theory for the evolution of the pathway
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Amir Hoveyda |
New Catalytic Asymmetric C-C Bond Forming Reactions for Selective and
Practical Organic & Combinatorial Synthesis
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| Alan Kozikowski |
Chemistry and Biology of Natural Product Derived Molecules Targeting the
Brain
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| Iwao Ojima |
Chemistry and Chemical Biology of
New Generation Taxane Anticancer Agents
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| Raymond Stevens |
High Throughput Technologies in Structural Biology and
Applications Towards Genomes, Pathways, and Drug Design
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2004 Visions in Chemistry Symposium
SPEAKER
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PRESENTATION |
Peter Lansbury
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Progress towards novel therapeutics for Parkinson's disease |
| Barry Trost |
A Mechanistic Enigma but a Synthetic Bonanza in Hydrosilylation
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Paul Reider
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Chemistry, Selectivity & The Biological Interface |
Alanna Schepartz
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Design and Discovery of Ligands for Diverse Protein Surfaces |
Erik Sorensen
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Harnessing the reactivity of activated polyenes in complex chemical synthesis |
2005 Visions in Chemistry Symposium
SPEAKER
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PRESENTATION |
Scott Denmark
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Lewis Base Activation of Lewis Acids: New Concepts and Applications |
| Shana Kelley |
Peptidoconjugates as Cellular and Molecular Probes of DNA Damage
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Steven Ley
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Development of New Tools and Methods for Organic Synthesis |
Victor Snieckus
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Carbanion-mediated Strategies for Synthetic Aromatic Chemistry |
David Triggle
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Calcium Channels as Drug Targets: Why Some Are and Some Are Not |
2006 Visions in Chemistry Symposium
SPEAKER
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PRESENTATION |
| Phil Baran |
The Catalytic Cycle of Discovery in Total Synthesis
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| Christopher A. Lipinski |
Drug-like or Tool-like compounds: Why does it matter in biological screening?
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| Viresh Rawal |
Asymmetric Catalysis of Chemical Reactions Promoted by Hydrogen Bond Activation
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| Amos B Smith III |
Evolution of the Petasis-Ferrier Union/Rearrangement Tactic In Total Synthesis
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| Tony Zhang |
The Integration of Business and Sciences for Pharmaceutical Chemistry: Logic and Logistic
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