Hear 2022 and 2018 Chemistry Nobel Laureates Professors Carolyn R. Bertozzi and Frances H. Arnold discuss their lives, careers, and latest ground-breaking research, alongside six other elite scientists working at the cutting-edge of the interface between chemistry and biology.

The event featured eight outstanding scholars, showcasing the latest groundbreaking and emerging research focused on topics including:

  • Click Chemistry and Bioorthogonal Chemistry
  • Directed Protein Evolution and Synthetic Biology
  • Chemical Glycobiology and Protein Chemistry
  • Molecular Probes and Chemical Genetics

This event took place on February 25, 2023, online and onsite at Peking University, China.

Keynote Speakers
Prof. Carolyn R. Bertozzi
Prof. Carolyn R. Bertozzi
Stanford University

Bioorthogonal Chemistry: From Basic Science to Clinical Translation
Prof. Frances H. Arnold
Prof. Frances H. Arnold
California Institute of Technology

Innovation by Evolution: New Chemistry with Enzymes

Invited Speakers
Professor Yingjin Yuan
Prof. Yingjin Yuan
Tianjin University
Professor Xing Chen
Prof. Xing Chen
Peking University
Professor Junying Yuan
Prof. Junying Yuan
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS
Professor Lei Lui
Prof. Lei Liu
Tsinghua University
Professor Dan Yang
Prof. Dan Yang
Westlake University
Professor Benjamin G. Davies
Prof. Benjamin G. Davis
University of Oxford

Agenda (All times listed in Beijing time)

  • Prof. Xing Chen (Peking University) and Dr. Sarah Tegan (ACS Publications) - Opening Remarks
  • Prof. Carolyn Bertozzi - Bioorthogonal Chemistry: From Basic Science to Clinical Translation
  • Prof. Frances H. Arnold - Innovation by Evolution: New Chemistry with Enzymes
  • Prof. Yingjin Yuan - Synthetic Yeast and its Applications
  • Prof. Xing Chen - Deciphering the Brain Glycocode
  • Prof. Junying Yuan - Discovery of RIPK1 kinase and necroptosis by chemical biology
  • Prof. Lei Liu - Bottom-up synthetic biology through de novo chemical protein synthesis
  • Dr. Amy Lam (ACS Publications) - Closing remarks

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