Drug Discovery Technology 1999
August 16-19, 1999 · The Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center · Boston, MA
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Keynote Presentations
Leroy Hood, M.D., Ph.D., Gates Professor and Chairman, Department of
Molecular Biotechnology, University of Washington (PLUS PHOTO) Title of Presentation: "Lessons from the Human Genome Project: A Revolution in Biology and Medicine of the 21st Century"
Michael Pavia, Ph.D., Chief Technology Development Officer, Millennium
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (PLUS PHOTO) Title of Presentation: Millennium's
Integrated Technology Platforms for Improving Drug Discovery and
Development"
George Poste, Ph.D., Chief Science and Technology Officer, SmithKline
Beecham Pharmaceuticals (PLUS PHOTO) Title of presentation: "Re-Engineering R&D for the Next Millennium"
Stuart L. Schreiber, Ph.D., Co-Director, Harvard Institute of Chemistry & Cell Biology, Harvard University (PLUS PHOTO) Title of Presentation: "Specificity and Generality in Chemical Genetic Research"
Monday, August 16, 1999
7:30 Morning Pre-Conference Symposium Registration Pre-Conference
Symposia - [optional, choose from list]
8:30-12:00 Toxicity Prediction in Drug Discovery
1:30-5:30 Overcoming Key Bottlenecks in the Drug Discovery Cascade
1:30-5:30 Strategic Alliances and Collaborations in Research
and Pre-Clinical Development
5:30-8:00 Opening Night Networking Reception
Tuesday, August 17, 1999
6:30 Main Conference Registration
8:00-9:30 Keynote Presentations
Stuart L. Schreiber, Ph.D., Harvard University
George Poste, Ph.D., SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
Conference Tracks - [choose a track]
10:15-12:50 Parallel Sessions
Track 1: Target Discovery and Validation through Genomics
Track 2: Miniaturization and Biochip Technologies
12:50-3:00 Poster/Exhibit Viewing and Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
Technology Workshops - [choose one from each group]
3:00-4:00 Molecular Devices
Pangea Systems
PE Biosystems
4:15-5:15 CCS Packard
Ciphergen
Corning
5:15-7:45 Networking Reception
Wednesday, August 18, 1999
8:10-9:35 Keynote Presentations
Leroy Hood, M.D., Ph.D., University of Washington
Michael Pavia, Ph.D., Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
10:20-12:25 Track 1: Chemistries and Synthesis Techniques
Track 2: High-Throughput Screening
12:25-2:25 Poster/Exhibit Viewing and Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
2:25-6:00 Track 1: Protein Technologies AND Lead Discovery and
Optimization
Track 2: Bioinformatics AND Integrating Technologies
6:30 New England Clambake
Thursday, August 19, 1999
8:15-12:00 Drug Discovery Case Histories
12:00 Close of Drug Discovery Technology '99
American Chemical Society Short Courses - [optional]
12:10 Registration for American Chemical Society Short Courses
12:30-6:00 American Chemical Society Short Courses
Organic Chemistry of Drug Design and Drug Action
Drug Discovery Using Molecular Biology Techniques to Find Drug Targets
Synthetic Organic Chemistry: Modern Methods and Strategies
Friday, August 20, 1999
8:00-5:00 American Chemical Society Short Courses Continue
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