Frank H. Westheimer Prize Lecture

Frank H. Westheimer Prize Lecture Title: Chemical probes of bacterial glycans Abstract: Bacteria rely on their microbial glycans to survive. Moreover, they use this glycan covering to mediate host colonization, pathogenesis, and regulate immune responses...

Title: Synthetic and Chemical Neurobiology BLR is the Michael Hooker Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology, UNC Chapel Hill Medical School. Dr. Roth is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine. From AAAS...

Title: A Radical Solution for C(sp3)–C(sp3) Bond Formation during the Biosynthesis of Macrocyclic Membrane Lipids Archaea synthesize isoprenoid-based ether-linked membrane lipids, which enable them to withstand extreme environmental conditions, such as...

Title: "Signaling through DNA" Jacqueline K. Barton John G. Kirkwood and Arthur A. Noyes Professor, Emerita California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125 My laboratory has focused on understanding electron transfer chemistry through DNA. Double...

Postponed. New date to follow. Professor Jacqueline K. Barton, California Institute of Technology. "DNA Signaling." Frank H. Westheimer Prize Lecture.

Professor Jack Szostak, Harvard Medical School & Harvard University, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology. "The Surprising Chemistry of Nonenzymatic RNA Copying." Frank H. Westheimer Prize Lecture.

Professor Harry Gray, California Institute of Technology. "Living with Oxygen." Westheimer Prize Lecture

Professor Peter Schultz, The Scripps Research Institute. "Playing with the Molecules of Life." Frank H. Westheimer Prize Lecture.

Professor Jennifer Doudna, University of California, Berkeley; HHMI. The CRISPR Revolution: From Programmable DNA Cleavage to Genome Engineering. Frank H. Westheimer Prize Lecture.

Professor Kevan Shokat, University of California, San Francisco. A New Druggable Pocket on X-Ras & An Alternative to ATP for Treating Parkinson's Disease. Frank H. Westheimer Prize Lecture.