The Wistar Institute and University of the Sciences are showcasing collaborative work on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, from 2-6 p.m. The event at Wistar's Grossman Auditorium is free and open to the public. Call 215-898-3944 for more information. Reception and poster session to follow.
Program:
2:00-2:15 Introductory Comments:
Paul Lieberman, Ph.D., McNeil Professor and Director of the CCBTM, The Wistar Institute
Voki Pophristic, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Interim Chair of Chemistry, Co-Director of the CCBTM, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
2:15-2:30 David Schultz, Ph.D., The Wistar Institute
Title: Developing an Academic Pipeline by Translating Basic Biology
2:30-2:45 Preston Moore, Ph.D., USciences, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Title: Computational Chemistry and Drug Design at USciences
2:45-3:00 Ronen Marmorstein, Ph.D., The Wistar Institute
Title: Development of Small Molecule Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Inhibitors
3:00-3:15 Adeboye Adejare, Ph.D., USciences, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Title: Discovery of Novel, Potent, and Selective Sigma2 Ligands
3:15-3:30 Randy Zahaur, Ph.D., USciences, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Title: Molecular Modeling in Small Molecule Discovery
3:30-3:45 Coffee Break
3:45-4:00 Meenhard Herlyn, D.V.M, D.Sc., The Wistar Institute
Title: Complex Biological Cancer Models for Screening Studies
4:00-4:15 Bin Chen, Ph.D., USciences, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Title: Light-based Tumor Targeting and Imaging
4:15-4:30 Emmanuel Skordalakes, Ph.D., The Wistar Institute
Title: Telomerase Structure and Chemical Inhibition
4:30-4:45 Tilman Baumstark, Ph.D., USciences, Dept. of Biological Sciences
Title: Subviral Replicons in Yeast: RNA Structure and Interactions with the Host Cell as Targets
4:45-5:00 Closing Comments
5:00-6:00 Reception and Poster Session