EAST: MAY 1, 2025 @ 100 Forge Road Watertown, MA

• Neuro-Epitranscriptomics: Measuring RNA Modifications in the Brain and Single Neurons
  Kevin Clark, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Tufts University

• Macrocyclic DELs and Their Utility in Discovery of Mcl-1Inhibitors
  Matt Clark, CSO, X-Chem

EAST: APRIL 18, 2024 @ Entrada Therapeutics, Boston MA

• Molecular Design and Repair of Peptide Therapeutics
  Krishna Kumar, Tufts University

• Targeting Protein Misfolding Using Semisynthesis of a Molecular Chaperone
  Aaron Petty (Oleta Johnson Lab), MIT

• Chemically Expanded Yeast Display: Covalent Antibodies and More
  James A. Van Deventer, Tufts University

• Harnessing the Power of the Epigenome
  Amanda Green, Omega Therapeutics

• Bachem’s Perspective: Scale-up Manufacturing of TIDES
  Keith Porter, Bachem

• Development and Optimization of the Endosomal Escape Vehicle (EEV™) Platform to Enhance the Intracellular Delivery of Oligonucleotides
  Mah Kheirabadi, Entrada Therapeutics

MIDWEST: November 15, 2023 @ University Research Park (URP MGE Innovation Center)

• Divergent Trafficking of Parathyroid Hormone Receptor Type 1 by α/β-Peptide Agonist
  Tae Wook Kim. Gellman Lab, University of Wisconsin

• Mixed-Mode Reverse-Phase Chromatography: Theory and Application To Peptides and Oligonucleotides
  Timothy O’Mara, Itochu

• Engineering Peptides at the Speed of Light: High-throughput Discovery and Parallel Optimization of Peptide Therapeutics
  Geoff Eddinger, Nimble Therapeutics

• Biocatalysis Beyond Tryptophan
  Wendy Hartsock, Aralez Bio

• Peptide–Oligonucleotide Conjugate Synthetic Strategies
  Andy Yan, CPC

WEST COAST: October 17, 2023 @ Farmer & The Seahorse

• Dillon Flood & Kyle Knouse, Elsie Biotechnologies

• Katarzyna “Kasha” Slowinska, CSU, Long Beach

• John Phipps, CPC Scientific

• Devin Swanson, Janssen

• Corwin Nycholat, Sussex Research

EAST COAST: October 12, 2023 @ UCB Pharma, Cambridge MA

• Discovery of Zilucoplan: A Potent Macrocyclic Peptide Complement Component 5, C5, Inhibitor in Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody-positive Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
  Ping Ye, UCB

• Multiscale Simulations of Biomolecular Condensates with ML Force Fields
  Bin Zhang, MIT

MIDWEST: April 26, 2023 @ Indiana Bioscience Research Institute

• A Half Century Journey Through Academics, Pharma, and Biotech in Pursuit of Miraculous Molecules
  Richard DiMarchi, Indiana Univeristy

• Measuring the Synthetic Peptide Waste-Line
  Michael Kopach, Eli Lilly

• Engineering Enzymes for Green Manufacturing of Noncanonical Amino Acids
  Tina Boville, Aralez Bio

• Peptide Production Re-invented: Harnessing AI-based robotics for industry changing, fully automated peptide production
  Dale Thomas, Mytide

EAST COAST: April 5, 2023 @ CIC Cambridge, MA

• Multiplexing platforms for the discovery of Helicon peptide therapeutics
  John McGee, FogPharma

• An Overview of DNA-encoded Libraries: Our Perspective
  Paige Dickson, X-Chem

• Computational prediction of cyclic peptide structural ensembles and application to the design of Nrf2–Keap1 inhibitors
  Francini Fonseca, Krizer Lab - Lin Lab, Tufts University

• Targeting cardiovascular disease with anti-microRNA peptide nucleic acid conjugates
  Sarah Antilla, Pentelute Lab, MIT

• Generation of Proteins with Free N-Terminal Cysteine by Aminopeptidases
  Jordan Hempfling, Mariana Oncology

WEST COAST: November 17, 2022 @ Genentech, South San Francisco, CA

• Christina Schroeder, Genentech

• Dinah Misner, Aligos Therapeutics

• Dale Thomas, Mytide Therapeutics

EAST COAST: October 13, 2022 @ Merck Exploratory Science Center, Cambridge, MA

• Kaustav Biswas, Director, Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc

• Alex Callahan, MIT

MIDWEST: October 5, 2023 @ Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis, IN

• Stalking Elusive Pathogenic Bacteria: How to Dive into Cells to Treat Infections
  Jean Chmielewski, Purdue University

• New Developments in Solid Phase Peptide Chemistry Facilitate the Study of Protein Prenylation
  Taysir Bader, University of Minnesota

EAST COAST: May 25, 2022 @ MassBio, Cambridge, MA

• Neoantigens: what are they and why are they so important for next-generation cancer immuno-therapy?
  Daniel DeOliveira, Life Sciences Project Mgmt

• Endosomal Escape Vehicle (EEVTM) Platform for Enhanced Functional Delivery of Oligonucleotides
  Leo (Ziqing) Qian, Entrada Therapeutics

WEST COAST: April 21, 2022 @ Ballast Point, San Diego CA

• Laura Kiesling, MIT

• DNA-encoded libraries of synthetic peptides for ligand optimization and activity-based probes
  Casey Krusemark, Purdue University

• Quantification of Diastereomer Impurities in Teduglutide API
  John Phipps, CPC