August 25, 2020
9:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. edt | |
Meet C&EN’s Talented 12 Class of 2020 | |
C&EN’s Talented 12 program celebrates young chemists working in academia, industry, and government who are just beginning to put their innovative and transformative ideas into practice. Harvard’s Stuart Schreiber will kick things off with advice for the Talented 12 and others starting their careers. Stick around for TED-style talks by the rising stars in our 2020 class in which they lay out their vision for the future of their fields. | |
KeynoteSpeaker:
Stuart Schreiber
Harvard University
Speakers:
Josep Cornella
Max Planck Institute for Kohlenforschung
Osvaldo Gutierrez
University of Maryland
Robert J. Gilliard, jr.
University of Virginia
Wendy Lee Queen
EPFL
Jessica Ray
University of Washington
Kevin Barnett
Pyran
Lingyin Li
Stanford University
Mireille Kamariza
Harvard University
Lynn McGregor
Novartis
Laura-Isobel McCall
University of Oklahoma
Brett McGuire
MIT
Rudy Wojtecki
IBM
Moderators:
Bibiana Campos Seijo
C&EN
Bethany Halford
C&EN
Lisa Jarvis
C&EN
Hrissi Samartzidou
Thermo Fisher Scientific Agenda
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2:00–3:00 p.m. edt | Meet the CAS Future Leaders |
The CAS Future Leaders program provides PhD students and postdocs with the leadership skills they need to shape the future of our science. Join us to hear select CAS Future Leaders tell inspiring first-person-fueled stories about their vision for the future of science. | |
Speakers:
Nicola Bell
University of Glasgow
Marc Reid
University of Bristol
Craig Stephens
CAS
César A. Urbina-Blanco
Ghent University
Paulette Vincent-Ruz
University of Michigan
Moderator:
Peter Carlton
CAS |
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3:00–4:30 p.m. edt | |
Looking Ahead: Disruptors & Innovators | |
Carolyn Bertozzi introduces the ACS Central Science Disruptors & Innovators Prize, which recognizes exceptional innovations that advance and highlight chemistry as the central science. Stay to hear this year’s winner, Zhenan Bao, reflect on the future of polymers and medical devices. Bao, E.W. Bert Meijer, Monica Olvera de la Cruz, and Richmond Sarpong will then engage in a lively Q&A about the scientific discoveries that will shape our future. | |
Speakers:
Zhenan Bao
Stanford University
Carolyn Bertozzi
Stanford University
Michael Feder
AAAS
E.W. “Bert” Meijer
University of Technology
Monica Olvera de la Cruz
Northwestern University
Richmond Sarpong
University of California, Berkeley
Moderator:
Sofia Garakyaraghi
ACS Publications |
August 26, 2020
10:00–11:30 a.m. edt | |
Power Hour: A Diverse, Inclusive Chemistry Community | |
Join C&EN and Gordon Research Conferences for their second annual joint Power Hour to discuss how to ensure that the chemical sciences capture the next generation of science talent. We’ll start with a fireside chat between Charlotte Allerton, Pfizer’s head of R&D; Renã Robinson, NOBCChE’s president-elect; and C&EN editor in chief Bibiana Campos Seijo about how we can ensure we nurture and maintain a diverse pipeline of future scientists and scientific leaders. Small-group discussion and networking will follow. Space is limited for this session. | |
Speakers:
Charlotte Allerton
Pfizer
Renã Robinson
Vanderbilt University
Moderators:
Bibiana Campos Seijo
C&EN
Nancy Ryan Gray
GRC |
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11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. edt | Sponsored Session—Lab of the Future: Building a Smarter Lab |
Modern digital technology can improve the productivity of scientists, compliance with regulations, and adherence to safety guidelines. In this sponsored session, presented by MilliporeSigma, Haydn Boehm of MilliporeSigma and Alessandra Pepe of MilliporeSigma’s Global Healthcare Operations will explore the new opportunities in managing a laboratory through digitalization. | |
Speakers:
Haydn Boehm
MilliporeSigma
Alessandra Pepe
MilliporeSigma
Moderator:
Raj Mukhopadhyay
C&EN BrandLab |
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12:30–1:00 p.m. edt | |
BREAK | |
1:00–3:30 p.m. edt | |
Meet C&EN’s Trailblazers | |
C&EN’s Trailblazers program celebrates the diversity that drives chemistry forward. Our 2020 guest editor, Jennifer Doudna, of UC Berkeley, who will kick off this session, chose to focus C&EN’s 2020 Trailblazers issue on some of the many women entrepreneurs charting a course to solving the world’s biggest challenges with chemistry. Stick around as the Trailblazers on Doudna’s list describe the future of CRISPR for diagnosing emerging diseases (Mammoth Bioscience’s Janice Chen), wastewater surveillance for pandemic surveillance (Biobot Analytics’ Mariana Matus), taming wild microbes for industrial use (Microbyre’s Sarah Richardson), and neurodegenerative disease treatment (Lucy Therapeutics’ Amy Ripka). | |
Speakers:
Janice Chen
Mammoth Biosciences
Jennifer Doudna
University of California, Berkeley
Mariana Matus
Biobot Analytics
Sarah Richardson
MicroByre
Amy Ripka
Lucy Therapeutics
Moderators:
Lisa Jarvis
C&EN
Amanda Yarnell
C&EN |
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3:30–4:30 p.m. edt | |
The Future of Science | |
Whether the breakneck pace of research, the unusual partnerships, or the virtually real-time sharing of data, the global pandemic has dramatically changed science. How will this shape science in the coming years? Stanford’s Carolyn Bertozzi, former Gates Foundation CEO Susan Desmond-Hellmann, and Moderna’s Tal Zaks weigh in during this conversation, hosted by C&EN deputy executive editor Lisa Jarvis. | |
Speakers:
Carolyn Bertozzi
Stanford University
Susan Desmond-Hellmann
Gates Foundation
Tal Zaks
Moderna
Moderator:
Lisa Jarvis
C&EN |
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4:30–4:45 p.m. edt | |
CONCLUSION |