The chemistry of natural products

NERM June 2 - 5, 2010 POTSDAM
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This session will present a series of lectures on the organic chemistry of natural products. The topics will include chemical ecology, medicinal natural products, phytochemistry, and natural products biosynthesis.

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Professor José L. Giner, SUNY-ESF. Dr. Giner works at the interface of organic chemistry and biology, studying in particular natural insecticides from euphorbias and petunias, and antiviral sterols from marine sponges.

Session sponsors

• Bedoukian Research is a leading supplier of natural products, such as perfumery chemicals and pheremones.
• Bristol Myers Squibb is a major pharmaceutical company based in New York State, well known for products such as Plavix^TM.

Confirmed speakers

Dr. Eloy Rodriquez

• Professor William H. Gerwick, UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Scripps Institute of Oceanography.
• Professor Eloy Rodriquez, Cornell University.
• Prof, Coran Watanabe (Texas A&M University)
• Peter Buist (Carleton University)
• Chris Boddy (University of Ottawa)