Division representative:
John Sorensen, University of Manitoba
Symposia and organizers:
Bioactive compounds in grains and oilseeds
Organizer:
Nancy Ames, University of Manitoba & Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Bioelectrochemical sensing- joint with AN
Organizer:
Sabine Kuss, University of Manitoba
Invited speaker:
Zhifeng Ding, Western University
Biomolecular dynamics: experimental and computational advances - joint with PTC
Organizers:
Styliani Consta, Western University
Stacey Wetmore, University of Lethbridge
Anthony Mittermaier, McGill University
Mazdak Khajehpour, University of Manitoba
Invited speakers:
Kevin Gardner, City University New York
John Dutcher, University of Guelph
Joerg Gsponer, University of British Columbia
Liz Meiering, University of Waterloo
Anna Panchenko, Queen's University
Chris Thibodeaux, McGill University
Natalie Goto, University of Ottawa
Early career investigator symposium - joint with IN/OR
Organizer:
Christopher Thibodeaux, Mcgill University
Invited speakers:
Zac Hudson, University of British Columbia
Avena Ross, Queen's University
Ryan Hili, York University
Saurabh Chitnas, Dalhousie University
Jeff Chan, University of Illinois, USA
Wei-Chen Chang, North Carolina State University, USA
Metals in biology, from small molecule therapeutics to big molecule reaction centers - joint with IN
Organizer:
Deborah Zamble, University of Toronto
Invited speakers:
David Barondeau, Texas A&M University, USA
Annie Castonguay, INRS-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie
Ann English, Concordia University
Jurgen Gailer, University of Calgary
John Honek, University of Waterloo
Tim Storr, Simon Fraser University
Charles Walsby, Simon Fraser University
Jeff Warren, Simon Fraser University
Limei Zhang, University of Nebraska, USA
Natural products biosynthesis
Organizers:
David Zechel, Queen's University
Chris Boddy, University of Ottawa
Clarissa Sit, Saint Mary's University
Invited speakers:
John Vederas, University of Alberta
Alessandra Eustaquio, University of Illinois at Chicago
Geoff Horsman, Wilfrid Laurier University
Tony Ruzzini, University of Saskatchewan
Katherine Ryan, The University of British Columbia
Sheryl Tsai, University of California, Irvine, USA
Eric Schmidt, University of Utah,USA
Satish Nair, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Katherine Duncan, University of Strathclyde, Scotland
Nucleic acid chemistry and biology
Organizers:
Ryan Hili, York University
Maureen McKeague, McGill University
Invited speakers:
Grace Chen, Yale University, USA
Natalia Tretyakova, University of Minnesota, USA
Stacey Wetmore, University of Lethbridge
Symposium Sponsor:
Fisher Scientific
Glen Research LLC
Radiochemistry
Organizer:
Chris Phenix, University of Saskatchewan
Eric Price, University of Saskatchewan
Synthetic Tool Development and Mechanistic Chemical Biology - joint with OR
Organizer:
Anthony Rullo, McMaster University
Invited speakers:
Andrew Bennet, Simon Frasier University
Xin Zhang, Penn State University
Ratmir Derda, University of Alberta
Andrei Yudin, University of Toronto
Dale Boger, The Scripps Research Institute, USA
Ryan Hili, York University
Jianmin Gao, Boston College, USA
Therapeutic interventions to combat bacterial resistance - joint with OR
Organizers:
Frank Schweizer, University of Manitoba
Marya Ahmed, University of Prince Edward Island
Invited speakers:
Jürgen Bulitta, University of Florida, USA
Tom Chang, Utah State University , USA
David Jakeman, Dalhousie University
Nathan Magarvey, McMaster University
Yoav Finer, University of Toronto
Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu, University of British Columbia
Vincent Rotello, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Xenobiology/alternative nucleic acids
Organizer:
Ned Budisa, University of Manitoba