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#2 Natural Products Conference
Interface of Science and Technology as Applied to Natural Product Research
04 Dec - 07 Dec 2015
Budapest, Hungary
Early Bird - Expired • Talk Submission - Expired • Poster Submission - Expired • Registration & Payment Deadline - Expired
Synopsis
Working with a natural product compound has always been a challenge. From extraction, purification, isolation, structure characterization and chemical synthesis, natural product research has faced many pitfalls and hurdles that can be overcome by an intelligent use of analytical technology. This conference will focus on key areas of natural product research.
Key Sessions
- Synthesis of complex natural products
- Biosynthetic pathways
- Contribution of women scientists’ in natural product research
- Natural product consortiums
- Marine natural products
- Technology
Learning Objectives
Target Audience
Confirmed Speakers
Prof. Dale Boger (The Scripps Research Inst. Calif)
REDESIGN OF VANCOMYCIN FOR RESISTANT BACTERIA
Dr. Guy Carter (Biosortia, Inc)
MICRO-ALGAL BIOPROSPECTING: DIVING DEEP INTO THE META-METABOLOME
Dr. Gabriela Cimpan (ACD Labs)
INFORMATICS INNOVATIONS FOR NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH
Prof. Phil Crews (UC Santa Cruz)
INSPIRATIONAL BIOMOLECULES FROM OCEANIA – EFFECTIVE PARADIGMS, SIGNIFICANT OUTCOMES, & FUTURE PROSPECTS
Dr. Rina Dukor (BioTools, Inc)
DETERMINATION OF ABSOLUTE CONFIGURATION IN NATURAL PRODUCT MOLECULES IN SOLUTION BY VIBRATIONAL CIRCULAR DICHROISM SPECTROSCOPY
Prof. Bill Fenical (Scripps Inst. of Oceanography)
MARINE MICROORGANISMS PROVIDE ACCESS TO NEW TARGETS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER
Dr. Maria Halabalaki (University of Innsbruck)
INTEGRATED METABOLOMIC APPROACHES IN NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY
Prof. Elke Heiss (University of Vienna)
POLYPHARMACOLOGY OF NATURAL PRODUCTS - FRIEND OR FOE?
Prof. Marcel Jaspars (University of Aberdeen)
PHARMASEA: INCREASING VALUE AND FLOW IN THE MARINE BIODISCOVERY PIPELINE
Dr. Clifford Kapono (UC San Diego)
MOLECULES, MICROBES, AND MAPPING
Dr. Tony Keller (Bruker Biospin)
NMR: THE PHYSICAL EXPERIMENT TURNS INTO AN ANALYTICAL TOOL
Dr. Till Kuehn (Bruker Biospin)
NMR STRUCTURE ELUCIDATION BY NMR – IT’S EASIER THAN YOU THOUGHT
Dr. Toni Kutchan (Danforth Plant Science Center)
GENOMIC APPROACH TO PATHWAYS TO PLANT MEDICINES
Dr. Lena Le Roy (University of Bern)
IS THE WATER ON EARTH FROM COMETS? MEASURING D/H RATIO ON COMET 67P/CHURYUMOV-GERASIMENKO
Prof. Marija Lesjak (University of Novi Sad)
QUERCETIN - A POWERFUL IRON INTAKE INHIBITOR
Prof. Brad Moore (Scripps Inst. of Oceanography)
PRECISION BIOSYNTHESIS OF NATURAL PRODUCT DRUG LEADS
Prof. Dr. Jörn Piel (ETH)
HYPERMODIFYING NATURAL PRODUCT ENZYMES FROM MICROBIAL DARK MATTER
Prof. Pascal Richomme (University of Angers)
(MA)LDI-MS ANALYSIS OF SMALL MOLECULES: FROM DEVELOPMENT TO APPLICATIONS
Prof. William Roush (The Scripps Research Inst. Florida)
RECENT STUDIES ON THE TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS
Prof. David Sherman (University of Michigan)
NOVEL CONNECTIONS AND DISCONNECTIONS IN NATURAL PRODUCT ASSEMBLY
Prof. Hermann Stuppner (University of Innsbruck)
DRUGS FROM NATURE TARGETING INFLAMMATION
Ms. Melissa Wilcox (Grace Davison Discovery Sciences)
IMPROVING QUALITY CONTROL METHODS FOR CANNABIS-INFUSED PRODUCTS USING AUTOMATED FLASH CHROMATOGRAPHY
Confirmed Speakers
Invited Speakers
William Roush
Professor of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute
Marija Lesjak
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad; Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection
Elke Heiss
University Assistant, University of Vienna
Toni Kutchan
Vice President for Research, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Marcel Jaspars
Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Aberdeen
Bradley Moore
Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
William Fenical
Distinguished Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceangraphy
Pascal Richomme
Professor, University of Angers
Guy Carter
Chief Scientific Officer, Biosortia Pharmaceuticals
Joern Piel
Professor, ETH Zurich
Gabriela Cimpan
Director of Global Strategy, Advanced Chemistry Development UK Ltd
David H. Sherman
Professor , University of Michigan
Hermann Stuppner
University Professor, Institute of Pharmacy/Pharmacognosy
Phillip Crews
Distinguished Research Professor, University of California Santa Cruz
Rina Dukor
President, BioTools, Inc.
Dale Boger
Professor and Chairman, The Scripps Research Institute
Clifford Kapono
Graduate Student, University of California San Diego
Melissa Wilcox
Marketing Manager, Grace Discovery Sciences
Till Kuehn
Head of Applications Development, Bruker BioSpin AG
Tony Keller
Adviser, Bruker Biospin AG
Programme
Friday 4th December 2015 |
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14:00 – 14:45 |
Registration & Refreshments |
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14:00 – 14:45 |
Group Welcome Lunch |
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SYNTHESIS OF COMPLEX NATURAL PRODUCTS |
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14:45 – 15:00 |
Opening Comments |
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15:00 – 15:30 |
Mark O'Neil-Johnson |
WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? |
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15:30 – 16:15 |
Dale Boger |
REDESIGN OF VANCOMYCIN FOR RESISTANT BACTERIA |
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16:15 – 17:00 |
William Roush |
RECENT STUDIES ON THE TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS |
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17:00 – 17:30 |
Refreshments |
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BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS |
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17:30 – 18:15 |
David Sherman |
NOVEL CONNECTIONS AND DISCONNECTIONS IN NATURAL PRODUCT ASSEMBLY |
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18:15 – 19:00 |
Toni Kutchan |
GENOMIC APPROACH TO PATHWAYS TO PLANT MEDICINES |
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19:00 – 19:45 |
Joern Piel |
HYPERMODIFYING NATURAL PRODUCT ENZYMES FROM MICROBIAL DARK MATTER |
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19:45 – 20:15 |
Panel Discussion, “Beyond Academics, the Future of Natural Products” |
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20:15 |
Group Dinner |
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Saturday 5th December 2015 |
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07:00 – 08:30 |
Group Breakfast |
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CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN SCIENTISTS’ IN NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH |
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08:30 – 09:00 |
Maria Halabalaki |
INTEGRATED METABOLOMIC APPROACHES IN NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY |
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09:00 – 09:30 |
Elke Heiss |
POLYPHARMACOLOGY OF NATURAL PRODUCTS - FRIEND OR FOE? |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Marija Lesjak |
QUERCETIN - A POWERFUL IRON INTAKE INHIBITOR |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Luciana Gonzaga de Oliveira |
MINING ENZYMES AND METABOLITES IN BRAZILIAN STREPTOMYCES |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Refreshments |
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NATURAL PRODUCT CONSORTIUMS |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Hermann Stuppner |
DRUGS FROM NATURE TARGETING INFLAMMATION |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
Marcel Jaspars |
PHARMASEA: INCREASING VALUE AND FLOW IN THE MARINE BIODISCOVERY PIPELINE |
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12:00 – 12:30 |
Jessika Samuels |
SABINA: BUILDING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS IN NATURAL PRODUCTS |
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12:30 – 16:00 |
Group Lunch & Free Time |
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13:30 – 15:30 |
Budapest Danube Boat Tour |
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MARINE NATURAL PRODUCTS |
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16:00 – 16:45 |
William Fenical Scripps Inst. of Oceanography |
MARINE MICROORGANISMS PROVIDE ACCESS TO NEW TARGETS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER |
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16:45 – 17:30 |
Phil Crews |
INSPIRATIONAL BIOMOLECULES FROM OCEANIA – EFFECTIVE PARADIGMS, SIGNIFICANT OUTCOMES, & FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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17:30 – 18:00 |
Lamiaa Shaala King Abdulaziz University |
BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM SELECTED RED SEA MARINE INVERTEBRATES |
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18:00 – 18:30 |
Refreshments |
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18:30 – 19:15 |
Brad Moore |
PRECISION BIOSYNTHESIS OF NATURAL PRODUCT DRUG LEADS |
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19:15 – 20:00 |
Léna Le Roy |
IS THE WATER ON EARTH FROM COMETS? MEASURING D/H RATIO ON COMET 67P/CHURYUMOV-GERASIMENKO |
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20:00 |
Group Dinner |
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Sunday 6th December 2015 |
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07:00 – 08:30 |
Group Breakfast |
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TECHNOLOGY |
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08:30 – 09:15 |
Tony Keller |
NMR: THE PHYSICAL EXPERIMENT TURNS INTO AN ANALYTICAL TOOL |
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09:15 – 10:00 |
Guy Carter |
MICRO-ALGAL BIOPROSPECTING: DIVING DEEP INTO THE META-METABOLOME |
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10:00 – 10:45 |
Pascal Richomme |
(MA)LDI-MS ANALYSIS OF SMALL MOLECULES: FROM DEVELOPMENT TO APPLICATIONS |
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10:45 – 11:15 |
Refreshments |
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11:15 – 11:45 |
Melissa Wilcox |
IMPROVING QUALITY CONTROL METHODS FOR CANNABIS-INFUSED PRODUCTS USING AUTOMATED FLASH CHROMATOGRAPHY |
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11:45 – 12:15 |
Gabriela Cimpan |
INFORMATICS INNOVATIONS FOR NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH |
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12:15 – 16:45 |
Group Lunch & Free Time |
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13:30 – 16:15 |
Budapest Christmas Market |
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TECHNOLOGY |
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16:45 – 17:15 |
Till Kuehn |
NMR STRUCTURE ELUCIDATION BY NMR – IT’S EASIER THAN YOU THOUGHT |
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17:15 – 18:00 |
Clifford Kapono |
MOLECULES, MICROBES, AND MAPPING |
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18:00 – 18:45 |
Rina Dukor |
DETERMINATION OF ABSOLUTE CONFIGURATION IN NATURAL PRODUCT MOLECULES IN SOLUTION BY VIBRATIONAL CIRCULAR DICHROISM SPECTROSCOPY |
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POSTER HIGHLIGHTS |
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18:45 – 19:00 |
Sona Franova |
PLANT POLYPHENOLS IN THE SETTING OF EXPERIMENTALLY INDUCED ALLERGIC ASTHMA |
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19:00 – 19:15 |
Diaa Youssef |
BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM MARINE-DERIVED MICROBES |
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19:15 – 19:30 |
Michael Brilhante |
BACILLUS SAFENSIS PRODUCING BIOSURFACTANT WITH REMARKABLY ANTIBIOFILM ACTIVITY AGAINST STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS PATHOGENS |
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20:00 – 23:00 |
*Gala Dinner & Group Photo* |
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Monday 7th December 2015 |
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Departure |
Supported by
Venue & Location
Hilton Budapest
The uniquely designed Hilton Budapest hotel is situated in a 13th Century Dominican Church with the Baroque façade of a 16th century Jesuit College. Set in the heart of the Royal Castle District- a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this Budapest hotel rests on the Buda side of the city, just steps from Matthias Church and Fisherman’s Bastion. The hotel combines world-class facilities and services with spectacular panoramic views towards the River Danube, the Hungarian Parliament and Margaret Island.
Throughout the conference period you will enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner. During each meal delegates are entitled to a choice of hot beverages, soft drinks plus one glass of house wine or beer during dinner. The themed Gala Night takes place on the third evening of the conference with a mouth-watering feast exclusively designed by the head chef and a live band. Complimentary drink tickets will be handed out upon arrival. We welcome all delegates and their accompanying persons to the Gala Night – a truly fun filled night not to be missed!
Hotel Facilities:
- 24-hour fitness center with jogging track, sauna, and masseuse
- Complimentary WiFi access in public areas
- Fantastic views over the River Danube and parliament
- Foreign Currency Exchange
- Barber Shop
- Beauty Salon
- Car Rental Desk
- Laundry/Valet Service
- Local Area Transportation
- Lobby Café and Bar
- ATM Machine
- Gift Shop
- Business Center
General Information
Venue Rating
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Address
Hess A. Ter 1-3, Budapest, H-1014, Hungary
Nearest Airport
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
Location
Budapest is cited as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. Budapest's extensive World Heritage Site includes the banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter, Andrássy Avenue, Heroes' Square and the Millennium Underground Railway, the second-oldest metro line in the world. It has around 80 geothermal springs, the world's largest thermal water cave system, second largest synagogue, and third largest Parliament building. The city attracts about 4.3 million tourists a year, the 25th most popular city in the world, and the 6th in Europe, according to Euromonitor.
The Hotel is set in the heart of the Royal Castle District - a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the hotel rests on the Buda side of the city, just steps from Matthias Church and Fisherman's Bastion.
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport is 24 km away from the Hilton Budapest and the drive time is approximately 40 minutes.
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