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March 2018 Vol. XCVI, No.7
Monthly MeetingAt the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. MFA staffto speak on the science of art conservation
A Chain Reaction for PeaceBy Zafra Lerman and Ben Margolin
Photos from the JanuaryMeetingBy Morton Z. Hoffman
A Report on the 2017NESACS ProcessChemistry Symposium
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Over 200 people from over 50 differentcompanies and academic institutionsconvened for a day of top-notch scienceat the annual NESACS Process Chem-istry Symposium, held at Merck Re-search Labs in Boston, MA on October12, 2017.
The symposium showcased 8 speak-ers who represented academic institu-tions from across the United States andbiotech and pharmaceutical companiesfrom the local scientific community:Stephen Buchwald, MIT; Timothy Cur-ran, Vertex; Jamie McCabe Dunn,Merck; Steven Mennen, Amgen; SarahReisman, California Institute of Technol-ogy; Richmond Sarpong, University ofCalifornia, Berkeley; Corinna Schindler,University of Michigan; and Jim Yang,Biogen.
The program featured real-life ex-amples of process chemistry problem-solving from speakers from industry ontopics including process development ofa bicyclic b-amino acid synthon, phos-
phoramidate prodrugs, a high complex-ity BACE inhibitor, and phosphoroth-ioate oligonucleotides; and invigoratinglectures by academic speakers on cut-ting-edge organic synthesis methodolo-gies such as carbonyl-olefin metathesisand asymmetric hydrofunctionalization,as well as strategies for the synthesis of
complex polycyclic alkaloid naturalproducts. A new feature of the NESACSProcess Chemistry Symposium in 2017was the presentation of posters by se-lected students from local academic in-stitutions.
In addition to delivering a powerfulscientific program, the day-long sympo-sium fostered many opportunities for at-tendees to interact with each other andfor the representatives from symposiumsponsor companies to connect with po-tential clients over breakfast, lunch andcoffee breaks, as well as at a lively net-working reception at the close of the day.
The 2017 NESACS Process Chem-istry Symposium was made possiblethanks to gracious financial supportfrom Amgen Inc., Biogen, Merck, No-vartis, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, JohnsonMatthey, SK Life Science, MettlerToledo, Laviana, PCI Synthesis, J-StarResearch, Inc., Navin Fluorine, StremChemicals, Inc., Flamma, and Cambrex.
The 2017 NESACS Process Sym-posium Committee included KatherineLee, Pfizer; Matthew Maddess, Merck;Steven Mennen, Amgen; Erin O’Brien,Biogen; Scott Plummer, Novartis; andStefanie Roeper, Vertex. The committeewould like to thank Merck for hostingthe symposium, and dedicated individ-uals including Anna Singer, Jim Piper,Ashis Saha, and Ken Drew from NE-
Chemistry Is Showcased at the 2017NESACS Process Chemistry Symposium By Katherine Lee, Matthew Maddess, Steven Mennen, Erin O’Brien, Scott Plummer, and Stefanie Roeper
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Timothy Curran (Vertex) Jim Yang (Biogen) All photos by Katherine Lee
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Contents2017 NESACS Process Chemistry Symposium________________2By Katherine Lee, Matthew Maddess, Steven Mennen, Erin O’Brien,Scott Plummer, and Stefanie Roper
A Chain Reaction for Peace_______________________________4A guest editorial reprinted from Chemical and Engineering NewsBy Zafra Lerman and Ben Margolin
Monthly Meeting _______________________________________5At the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, March 29, 2018MFA staff to speak on the science of art conservation.
2018 Esselen Award to Jennifer A. Doudna __________________5
Photos from the January Meeting__________________________6By Morton Z. Hoffman
Announcements ______________________________________8,9Call for applications: The Norris-Richards Undergraduate Summer ResearchScholarships, Presidential Track Symposium at the New Orleans ACS Meetingon Science Cafes and Engaging the Public, Stem Journey V
Business Directory ____________________________________11
Calendar ____________________________________________12
Cover: From left to right: Erin O’Brien (Biogen), Katherine Lee (Pfizer), JamieMcCabe Dunn (Merck), Stefanie Roeper (Vertex), Scott Plummer (Novartis),Steven Mennen (Amgen), Matt Maddess (Merck); Stephen Buchwald (MIT), Richmond Sarpong (UC Berkeley), Sarah Reisman (California Institute of Tech-nology), Corinna Schindler (University of Michigan). Not pictured: Timothy Cur-ran (Vertex) and Jim Yang (Biogen). Photo courtesy of Matt Maddess.
Editorial Deadlines: May 2018 Issue: March 22, 2018 Summer-September Issue: July 22, 2018
Given the tumultuous political situationin the Middle East, it is important - per-haps now more than ever - to foster newgrassroots collaborations in the region.Imagine a room with Israeli, Palestinian,and Syrian scientists collaborating onregional issues while also buildingfriendships. For many, this seems im-possible. At the Malta Conferences, thisis the norm.
The eighth Malta Conference(Malta VIII) was held Dec. 10-15, 2017,in Malta. Malta VIII had workshops thatfocused on chemical, biological, and nu-clear security; air and water quality; sus-tainability of energy and materials re-sources; medicinal chemistry, organicand biochemistry, biophysics and bio -technology; science and technology ed-ucation at all levels; and entrepreneur-ship and innovation.
A total of 26 oral and 39 poster pre-sentations were given in the workshopsessions by participants from the MiddleEast and Morocco. During the workshopon entrepreneurship and innovation,participants dove in and envisionedcompanies that would require cross-bor-der collaboration. For example, Israeliand Gazan participants developed theconcept of a start-up company, EveryDrop Counts, for the conservation ofwater resources.
Every two years since 2003, top sci-entists from throughout the Middle Easthave come together to tackle regional is-sues despite the hostility among theirgovernments. At the Malta Conferences,the goal is to create a critical mass of sci-entists to start a chain reaction for peace,to stop demonizing the unknown other,and to resolve regional problems. Morethan 600 Middle East scientists and 15Nobel laureates are now in the network.
Politicians see national boundaries;the environment does not. Many aquifersin the Middle East are shared, and pol-lution knows only one sky. Therefore,no matter how polarized politics can get,
there are many environmental issuesthat one nation alone cannot solve - onlyregional collaboration can truly have animpact.
So at this year’s conference, a reso-lution concerning water quality in Gazawas drafted and approved overwhelm-ingly by the participants from the Mid-dle East. This resolution, coauthored byscientists from Israel and Gaza, ad-dressed the most critical aspects of thehumanitarian water crisis in Gaza whilecalling on “the international communityto establish a task force that will be ableto overcome the political difficulties andwill enable professional treatment of thewater and environment.”
As a result of the relationships de-veloped at the conference, Israelis,Palestinians, Jordanians, and Syrianswere able to work together toward acommon goal. An Israeli participantsaid, “Do you know what it means forus to spend five days talking to scientistsfrom countries that otherwise we wouldnever have a chance to meet? We de-
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NESACS Sponsors 2017Platinum $5000+Boston Foundation Esselen AwardSK Life ScienceAmgen, IncJohnson MattheyVertex PharmaceuticalsDavos PharmaBiogenPCI SynthesisNavin Fluorine International Ltd
Gold $3000 up to $5000Merck Research CorpSignal PharmaceuticalsJ-Star ResearchIPG Women ChemistsAbbvie
Silver $1500 up to $3000Mettler ToledoSanofi US ServicesWarp Drive BioPfizerLAVIANAStrem Chemicals
Bronze $500 up to $1500Chemical Computing GroupXtuit PharmaceuticalsCydan Development IncAchillion PharmaceuticalsAlkermesFLAMMASafety Partners IncPiramal Pharma Solutions’Selvita, Inc.OrganixCreaGen Life ScienceEntasis TherapeuticsMorphic TherapeuticInterchim, IncXtal BiostructuresQuartet MedicineAnton Parr USABiotageBioduroNovalix PharmaThermo FisherCresset GroupCustom NMR Services
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A Chain Reaction forPeaceThis is a guest editorial by Zafra Lerman, president of the MaltaConferences Foundation, and Ben Margolin, a volunteer writer forthe Malta Conferences Foundation.
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This graduate level course concentrates on the fundamentals that are useful in drug discovery spanning initial target assay evaluation through clinical development. Case histories of recent successful drug development programs will also be presented. The five-day program covers:
Principles of Med Chem DMPK Cheminformatics Toxicophores
Lead ID & Optimization GPCRs Epigenetics Kinase Inhibitors Fragment-based Drug Design Ion Channels Structure-based Drug Design Enzyme Inhibitors Drug-like Properties Bioisosteres Protein-Protein Interactions Preclinical Toxicology
Molecular Modeling Clinical Development Antibody-Drug Conjugates
Bill Greenlee, Vince Gullo & Ron Doll – Co-organizers
ResMed: Residential School on Medicinal Chemistry and Biology in Drug Discovery
June 10-15, 2018Drew University, Madison, NJ
Attendees will be staying at the Madison Hotel
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Monthly MeetingThe 977th Meeting of the Northeastern Section of the AmericanChemical SocietyThursday, March 29, 2018Boston Museum of Fine ArtsAvenue of the Arts 465 Huntington Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Please join us for a special monthly meeting at the Museum of Fine Arts! Registerearly to guarantee your spot! Your registration fee will include a special presen-tation by MFA staff on the Science and Chemistry of Art at the MFA. Entrance tothe Museum ($25 value) will be included in your registration with a special re-ception before the event. Please note only light snacks/appetizers will be served.Restaurants will be open in the MFA if you are looking for something more sub-stantial.
4:30 pm NESACS Board Meeting
6:30 pm Social Hour/Reception
7:30 pm Andrew Scholte., NESACS Chair-Elect, Presiding
Speakers:Richard Newman, Head of Scientific Research: Introduction/overview ofchemical analysis at the museum
Michele Derrick, Schorr Family Associate Research Scientist: Dye analysis and identification of dyes used in 19th century Japanesewoodblock prints
Abigail Hykin, Objects Conservator: Treatment of the “Guanyin”, a Chi-nese polychrome sculpture from the 12th century(http://www.mfa.org/collections/conservation/feature_guanyin ,) in-cluding radiocarbon dating and wood identification, along with ongo-ing study of two other figures, “Guanyin’s companions” acquired bythe MFA at the same time as the Guanyin and said to be from the sametemple.
YOU MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE TO ATTEND THE MEETING: THE PUBLIC IS INVITED
• For those who would like to join us for this meeting, register by noon, Thurs-day, March 22, 2018 at the NESACS Eventbrite page: https://chemistry-of-art-at-mfa.eventbrite.com Cost: Members, $30; Non-members, $35; Retirees,$20; Students, $10.
If you have any questions or require additional information, contact theAdministrative Coordinator, Anna Singer, via email at [email protected]. u
Jennifer A.Doudna toReceive2018EsselenAwardJennifer A. Doudna, Ph.D., HowardHughes Medical Institute Investigator,Li Ka Shing Chancellor’s Chair in Bio-medical and Health Sciences, Professor,Departments of Molecular & Cell Biol-ogy and Chemistry at the University ofCalifornia - Berkeley; Executive Direc-tor, Innovative Genomics Institute isbeing presented with the Gustavus JohnEsselen Award for Chemistry in thePublic Interest for her work on the struc-tural and mechanistic analysis of theCRISPR system.
Dr. Doudna’s work on the groundbreaking Crispr process utilizes the Cas9enzyme to splice DNA with pinpoint re-liability, allowing precise editing of thegenome. This has been recognized uni-versally as a watershed moment in sci-ence. Scientists around the world areusing the process to explore applicationssuch as crop management, control of insect-borne diseases, cancer treatment,and alleviation of human genetic anom-alies.
While these applications are still indevelopment, Dr. Doudna is raising hervoice in support of international discus-sions that recognize the potential forboth advancement and abuse of thistechnology, and the need to develop aconsensus on the direction we want toproceed as a society.
The Gustavus John Esselen Awardfor Chemistry in the Public Interest hon-ors outstanding scientific achievementin scientific and technical work whichcontributes to the public well-being andhas, thereby, communicated the positivevalues of the chemical profession.
The award is presented annually bycontinued on page 10
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Mindy Levine (NESACS Chair) presiding overthe evening's program.
Jack Driscoll (PID Analyzers) introducing thedistinguished speaker.
(l-r) Lee Johnson (NESACS Immediate Past-Chair), Jack Driscoll (Chair, NESACS Public RelationsCommittee), Peter Dorhout (ACS President), Mindy Levine (NESACS Chair).
Peter Dorhout (ACS President) speaking on"Challenges With and For Chemistry - BeingPrepared.”
Lee Johnson (NESACS Immediate Past-Chair)presenting the revisions to the NESACS bylaws.
JanuaryMeetingNew Bylaws PassedUnanimouslyThe January Meeting was held at NovaBiochem in Waltham. Nova is one ofseveral companies that have hosted mul-tiple NESACS section meetings in thelast five years. This is a very valuablecontribution by local companies and isgreatly appreciated.
The January Meeting is special be-cause the Annual Meeting precedes theregular monthly meeting of the NE-SACS Board. At the end of the AnnualMeeting the Chair for the preceding yearpasses leadership to the incoming chair.Lee Johnson completed his year as chairand Mindy Levine replaced Lee asChair and hosted the remainder of themeeting.
The speaker at the January Meetingis often the incoming President of theAmerican Chemical Society. The 2017ACS President, Alison Campbell, wasguest speaker at the January 2017 Meet-ing. The 2018 ACS President, PeterDorhout, was our guest speaker for thismeeting. He gave an interesting talkabout his passion for leadership and hispathway to ACS President.
At each table at the meeting was acopy of the old Constitution and Bylawsand a copy of the newly proposed By-laws for the Section. Lee Johnson ex-plained the reasons for the changes andthe team who had worked on the newbylaws. He then conducted a vote of theNESACS members in attendance andthe new bylaws were passed unani-mously. These new bylaws were mainlyenacted to allow electronic balloting infuture NESACS elections. The newstreamlined and updated bylaws are alsomore in line with current ACS practicesthan the historic “Constitution” and itsbylaws. u
Photos from the January2018 MeetingBy Morton Z. Hoffman
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Photos from the January 2018 MeetingContinued from page 6
(l-r) Jens Breffke (Boston Electronics), Peter Dorhout (ACS President),Matthias Eberstadt (Takeda Pharmaceuticals), Hicham Fenniri (North-eastern University.
Peter Dorhout (at left) and Tom Gilbert. (l-r) Brian D'Amico (NESACS Membership Chair), Mindy Levine (NE-SACS Chair), Peter Dorhout (ACS President).
(l-r) Jackie O'Neil (Alkermes, Inc.), Wayne Jones (University of NewHampshire), Bob Lichter (Merrimack Consultants).
ACS Directors-at-Large: Dorothy Phillips (Waters Corporation - retired),Wayne Jones (University of New Hampshire).
Dinner in the Nova Biochem Cafeteria
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AnnouncementThe Norris-RichardsUndergraduate SummerResearch ScholarshipsMarch 29, 2018 DeadlineThe Northeastern Section of the Ameri-can Chemical Society established theJames Flack Norris and TheodoreWilliam Richards Undergraduate Sum-mer Scholarships to honor the memoriesof Professors Norris and Richards bypromoting research interactions betweenundergraduate students and faculty.
Research awards of $3500 will be given for the summer of 2018. The stu-dent stipend is $3000 for a minimumcommitment of ten weeks of full-timeresearch work. The remaining $500 ofthe award can be spent on supplies,travel, and other items relevant to thestudent project.
Institutions whose student/facultyteam receives a Norris/Richards Under-graduate Summer Research Scholarship
are expected to contribute toward thesupport of the faculty members and towaive any student fees for summer re-search. Academic credit may be grantedto the students at the discretion of the in-stitutions.
Award winners are required to sub-mit a report (~5-7 double-spaced pagesincluding figures, tables, and bibliogra-phy) of their summer projects to the Edi-tor of The Nucleus by November 1, 2018for publication in The Nucleus. They arealso required to participate in the North-east Student Chemistry Research Con-ference (NSCRC) in April 2019. Eligibility:Applications will be accepted from stu-dent/faculty teams at colleges and uni-versities within the Northeastern Section.The undergraduate student must be achemistry, biochemistry, chemical engi-neering, or molecular biology major ingood standing, and have completed atleast two full years of college-levelchemistry by Summer, 2018.
Criteria for Selection:• scientific merit - important factors in-clude the originality of the project, thedepth of the investigation, the signifi-cance of the scientific questions youpose, and the methods you propose touse.• feasibility - evidence must be providedto demonstrate that the project can becompleted by you in the time availableand with the facilities at your disposal.• preparation - your academic record,your ability to handle the project, andthe background study you have madeon your research problem will be takeninto consideration.• commitment - the depth of your com-mitment, and that of your department,faculty, and institution to independentresearch as a vital component of sci-ence education will be assessed. Application for 2018: • Announcement Letter • Instructions • Student Application Form
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• Faculty Information FormApplication available at http://www.nesacs.org/awards_norris-richards.htmlCompleted applications are to be re-ceived by the Chair of the SelectionCommittee no later than March 29,2018. Please note that applications viaemail (PDF format) are strongly pre-ferred. Applicants will be notified of theresults by email by April 13, 2018, withwritten confirmation to follow. Selection Committee Chair:Email:[email protected] Jonathan RochfordDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Massachusetts Boston100 Morrissey BoulevardBoston, MA 02125-3393 u
Richards ScholarshipContinued from page 8
Q. Exactly, how many awards andscholarships does NESACS sponsor?
A) One b) Two c) Many
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velop friendships and collaborations.Where else can we do it?”
The Malta Conferences continue toface a number of logistical challenges.One of the toughest is finding a hostcountry that will issue a visa to all par-ticipants. There are scientists comingfrom Iraq, Syria, Iran, Egypt, Bahrain,Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey,United Arab Emirates, the PalestinianAuthority, and Morocco. For MaltaVIII, I [Lerman] was up at 3 a.m. beforethe conference began to ensure that Iran-ian and Syrian scientists would be ableto attend.
At the end, all invited participantsreceived a visa. Other obstacles includesecuring all the funding needed for eachconference and dealing with the lack ofmoney to employ paid staff. All thefundraising and the organizing of theconference is done by volunteers whoserve on the Malta Conferences Foun-dation Board of Directors.
Despite all obstacles and against allodds, the Malta Conferences continue toplay a crucial role for science diplomacyin the Middle East.This article was reprinted with permis-sion from C&EN; it originally appearedin the January 22, 2018, issue, p. 2. BenMargolin graduated from Brandeis Uni-versity in 2017. u
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SACS; Luigi Anzalone, Angie Angeles,and Suzie Opalka; and Johnny Bennet,LC Campeau, Tom Lyons, Aaron Sather,and Jeanne Callinan from Merck forhelping to make the symposium a suc-cess. u
Process ChemistrySymposiumContinued from page 2
Poster presenter Reem Telmesa (Boston Univer-sity)
Poster presenter Adam Szymaniak (Boston Col-lege)
Professor Sarah Reisman (California Institute ofTechnology) with poster presenter Xiaowei Wu(Boston University)
Poster presenter Fanny Frausto (Tufts Univer-sity)
Poster presenter Dina Lloyd (Tufts University)
the Northeastern Section of the Ameri-can Chemical Society and has honoredsuch publicly renowned chemists as F.Sherwood Rowland and Mario J.Molina (effect of chlorofluorocarbonson the ozone layer), Carl Djerassi (birth-control drugs), and Kary Mullis (poly-merase chain reaction).
The Esselen Award is given tohonor the memory of G. J. Esselen, pastchair of the Northeastern Section andfounder of Esselen Research Corpora-tion.
In recognition of her contributions,Dr. Doudna will receive the GustavusJohn Esselen Award for Chemistry inthe Public Interest on Friday, April 27,2018, in a ceremony at Harvard Univer-sity’s Mallinckrodt Chemistry Labora-tories at 8 p.m.
Free and open to the public, Dr.Doudna’s award lecture, to follow thepresentation, is entitled “Re-writing theCode of Life: The Impacts and Ethics ofGenome Editing.”
Further information concerning theaward can be found at the NortheasternSection’s website, www.nesacs.org. u
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