Co-Chair:
Matthew D. Hall, NCI

Natcher Conference Center - Balcony D

Chemistry is grist for the mill of life. It underpins our understanding of biology, and is essential to the development of therapeutic agents to remedy disease and improve our quality of life. This session, ‘Chemistry from the Beaker to the Bedside’ will feature presentations by investigators who use their chemical insight to design, synthesize and discover small molecule solutions for current health challenges. That the investigators are from four different institutes within the National Institutes of Health is testament to the primacy of chemistry in biomedical research.

Program:

NCGC Chemistry and Small Molecules: From Interesting Leads to Cellular Probes
Craig J. Thomas, NIH Chemical Genomics Center

Dopamine D3 Receptor Antagonists as Potential Therapeutic Agents for Addiction
Amy Hauck Newman, NIDA

Synthetic Molecules that Control Binding to Nucleic Acids
Daniel H. Appella, NIDDK

Designing Therapeutics for Neurodegenerative Disorders, with an Emphasis on Alzheimer’s Disease
Nigel H. Greig, NIA