ACS PUBLICATIONS SYMPOSIUM
Frontiers at the Chemistry and Biology Interface
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PEKING UNIVERSITY
DATE
August 28-29, 2025
TIME
9:00 - 18:00 Bejing Time
TYPE
In-person event
LOCATION
Xiao Lun Auditorium (C 101), College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
Beijing, China
北京大学化学与分子工程学院肖伦报告厅（C区101）
PARTNER
ACS Publications Symposium: Frontiers at the Chemistry and Biology Interface at Peking University
ACS Publications, in partnership with Peking University, is excited to announce their upcoming in-person symposium on Frontiers at the Chemistry and Biology Interface from August 28-29, 2025. The two-day event will be free to attend, and participants will have the opportunity to hear keynote lectures from world-renowned scientists working on chemical biology, synthetic biology, bioconjugate chemistry, biocatalysis, biomaterials and more!
Join us this summer in Beijing, China for two days of innovative, scientific exchange with leading experts and have the chance to present your own research through our poster sessions. Applicants who submit their abstracts will also have a chance to be chosen for Lightning Talks during the symposium programming.
- Call for Abstracts opens March 15, 2025
- Call for Abstracts closes June 5, 2025
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