2022 Saint Louis Section ACS Award Symposium
Honoring
James K. Bashkin
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Nucleic Acid Function, Probes, and Therapeutics
Friday, Oct 14, 2022
Benton Hall 102*
University of Missouri-St. Louis
| 1:00 | Dr. Tabbetha Bohac – Chair Elect of the St. Louis Section, American Chemical Society |
| Welcome and General Introduction | |
| 1:05 | Dr. George Gokel – Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Symposium Chair |
| Introduction and Salute to Dr. Bashkin | |
| 1:10 | Dr. James K. Bashkin – Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Awardee |
| Pyrrole-Imidazole Polyamides as Drug Candidates- Revising the Canon | |
| 2:00 | Dr. Gregory M. K. Poon – Professor of Chemistry, Georgia State University |
| Understanding and Harnessing Transcription Factors in Health and Disease | |
| 2:50 | Coffee Break |
| 3:05 | Dr. Jennifer Heemstra – Charles Allen Thomas Professor and Chair of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis |
| A Chemical Biology Toolbox for Probing A-to-I RNA Editing | |
| 3:55 | Dr. Tomasz Heyduk – Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, St. Louis University School of Medicine |
| Nucleic Acids: Templates for Transcription and Building Blocks for Biosensors | |
| 4:45 | Reception – immediately following in the Science Learning Building |
| 6:00 | St. Louis Award Banquet – Glen Echo Country Club, 3401 Lucas and Hunt Rd, Normandy, MO. Reservations required (See link for more information) |
The 2022 Saint Louis Award Symposium is sponsored by the St. Louis Section of the American Chemical Society and hosted by the University of Missouri – St. Louis.
*See link to map for location and parking.
If you wish to attend the symposium virtually, please use the following Zoom link.
“Computers and the physics of complex biological systems”
