Dialogues on Discovery: Chemical Biology Symposium

Hosted by Peking University & Scripps Research | La Jolla, California

This Symposium will feature talks by faculty from Peking University and Scripps Research across a range of topics in Chemical Biology. Please join us for an engaging day. After the talks, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are invited to meet with the Peking University faculty to discuss research and career opportunities.

Date:
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Faculty Host:
Pete Schultz, PhD

Michael Bollong, PhD
Scripps Research

Phil Dawson, PhD
Scripps Research

Michael Erb, PhD
Scripps Research

Yiqin Gao, PhD
Peking University

Reza Ghadiri, PhD
Scripps Research

Jeff Kelly, PhD
Scripps Research

Xiaoguang Lei, PhD
Peking University

Hua Lu, PhD
Peking University

Weijun Shen, PhD
Calibr

Chu Wang, PhD
Peking University

Peng Wu, PhD
Scripps Research

Meiping Zhao, PhD
Peking University

Peng Zou, PhD
Peking University

W.M. Keck Foundation Amphitheater, Beckman Center for Chemical Sciences
10650 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037

8:30 a.m.	Welcome Remarks Pete Schultz, PhD, President and CEO, Scripps Research
8:40 a.m.	“Pharmacologic Adaptation of Protein Homeostasis for Ameliorating Neurodegenerative Diseases” Jeff Kelly, PhD Professor, Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research
9:00 a.m.	"Mining Metalloproteome by Chemical and Computational Proteomics" Chu Wang, PhD Professor, Peking University
9:20 a.m.	“Recyclable Biomimetic Polymers for Sustainability and Protein Therapeutics” Hua Lu, PhD Assistant Professor, Peking University
9:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Break
10:00 a.m.	“Discovery of Novel Enzymes in Plant Natural Product Biosynthesis” Xiaoguang Lei, PhD Professor, Peking University
10:20 a.m.	“Toward Therapeutics via Directed Remodeling of the Gut Microbiome” Reza Ghadiri, PhD Professor, Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, Scripps Research
10:40 a.m.	"DEL Out of Water – Increasing the Molecular Diversity of Encoded Small Molecule Libraries" Phil Dawson, PhD Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Professor, Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research
11:00 a.m.	“Phosphorothioated DNA-Guided Deoxyribonuclease I for Ultra-Sensitive Detection of Genetic Alterations” Meiping Zhao, PhD Professor, Peking University
11:20 a.m.	“The Sequence Dependence in Chromatin Phase Separation” Yiqin Gao, PhD Professor, Peking University
11:40 a.m.	“A Cross-Pacific Partnership for Fundamental and Translational Research” Weijun Shen, PhD Director, Metabolic Disease, Calibr
12:00 - 12:45 p.m.	Break
12:45 p.m.	"A Chemical Genetics-Based Approach to Regenerative Repair" Michael Bollong, PhD Scripps Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research
1:05 p.m.	“Profiling Subcellular Transcriptome with Proximity-Dependent RNA Labeling” Peng Zou, PhD Assistant Professor, Peking University
1:25 p.m.	"Pharmacological Modulation of Chromatin-Dependent Transcriptional Signaling" Michael Erb, PhD Scripps Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research
1:45 p.m.	“Boosting Cell-Based Cancer Immunotherapy via a Chemoenzymatic Approach” Peng Wu, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research
2:05 p.m.	Closing Remarks Peng Chen, PhD Peking University
2:15 p.m.	Break
2:30 p.m.	Discussion with Students and Postdocs

Hanne Stansbury, Administrative Manager
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Beckman Center for Chemical Sciences

W.M. Keck Foundation Ampitheater
1st Floor
10650 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037