“Drug Discovery: From Bench to Market”
On Saturday, November 12, 2016,
the UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
presented the 2016 Glenn T. Seaborg Medal to
Professor Michael E. Jung
UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Catherine F. Clarke, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Welcoming Remarks
John C. Martin, Ph.D.
Executive Chairman, Gilead Sciences, Inc.
“Medicinal Chemistry with Nucleotide Antivirals: From Research to Expanding Access”
Paul A. Wender, Ph.D.
Bergstrom Professor of Chemistry, Stanford University
“Therapeutic Function through Synthesis-Informed Design: First-in-Class Approaches to HIV/AIDS Eradication, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Drug Delivery”
Peter B. Dervan, Ph.D.
Bren Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology
“Molecular Recognition of DNA. From Discovery to Applications”
Michael E. Jung, Ph.D.
Professor, UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
“Drug Discovery in Academia: Successful Case Studies”
Catherine F. Clarke, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Closing Remarks
2016 Seaborg Symposium
2016 Seaborg Medal Award Dinner
The Seaborg Symposium and Medal Award Dinner events are made possible by the continued support of our generous donors. Thank you!
Sponsorship for this year’s events was provided by the following corporations and individuals:
Dr. Sep Sershar
UCLA Chemistry ’89
Prof. Judith Smith
Ronald (’59) and Jeryl Abelmann
Kathy R. Bailey
Catherine and Steven Clarke
Cathy & Randy Fuhrman (’75)
William and Nina Gelbart
David Ho (’07)
Charles and Carolyn Knobler
Craig and Jennifer Merlic
Khanhlinh T. Nguyen
William W. Price, II
Emil and Hanna Reisler
Arlene (’68,’84) and Christopher Russell Jeff Schwartzmann (’74,’78)
Congratulations to the 2016 Seaborg Symposium Poster Session Winners!
On Saturday, November 12, 2016, a poster session was held as part of the 2016 Seaborg Symposium. This year six winners were chosen, two undergrads and four graduate students. They all won the same monetary award. The winners were announced at the evening banquet and awards ceremony by the poster session judges, assistant professors Hosea Nelson, Ellen Sletten and Alex Spokoyny.
