2018 Biomedical Sciences Symposium


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Symposium Information

The 2018 symposium was held Friday, April 12, 2018 from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Keynote Speakers

Dr. M. Paola Castaldi, Head of Chemical Biology, Astra Zeneca
Presentation title: "Chemical Biology Strategies Applied to Drug Discovery"

Dr. Rao V. Mantri , Executive Director, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Presentation title: "Delivery and Development of High Concentration Protein Therapeutics"

Poster Award Winners

Sayantani Basu (in the laboratory of Arghya Paul, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering)
Wade Henke (in the laboratory of James Blakemore, Chemistry)
Jeff McFarlane (in the laboratory of Audrey Lamb, Molecular Biosciences)
Jimmy Song (in the laboratory of Cory Berkland, Pharmaceutical Chemistry)


This symposium is possible through support from the Higuchi Biosciences Center and from two National Institute of General Medical Sciences Predoctoral Training Programs, the Dynamic Aspects of Chemical Biology Training Program (T32-GM08545) and the Biotechnology Training Program (T32-GM008359).