A group of researchers from Merck will be visiting campus to engage with student and faculty on May 6-7 in the Merck/UW Spring Symposium. Events will include a poster session on Tuesday afternoon and continue with a full day of events on Wednesday. An overview of the schedule is provided below, with more details to follow soon. Registration is needed for poster presenters and participants in the Wed morning career panel and Brainstorming Lunch & Discussions session. The last of these will be a unique activity designed to promote open discussion among academic and industrial researchers
Tuesday, May 6
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Poster session, North Tower Atrium
Wednesday, May 7
8:30 am – 10:30 am Merck Career Panel and social engagement with Merck researchers
10:30 am – 12:00 pm UW student flash talks (selected from faculty nominations)
12:15 pm – 3:30 pm Merck/UW brainstorming lunch/presentations/discussion
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Seminars by Mycah Uehling (Merck) and Shannon Stahl (UW)
Please RSVP by April 25 (some events require sign-up)
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Mycah Uehling, Associate Principal Scientist/Merck
Title: Chemistry Innovation to Accelerate Drug Discovery at Merck
Abstract: Merck has invested in capabilities aimed at accelerating discovery chemistry, some of which are targeted towards the goal of not being limited by synthesis. We strive to make what we design, not design what we can make. This seminar will focus on advancement of synthetic methods applicable in discovery chemistry that facilitate this acceleration. Key topics will include the diversification of pharmaceuticals through palladium oxidative addition complexes and Cu-oxamate-promoted cross-coupling of α-branched amines, along with other stories intertwined. We will also share examples of internal project impacts resulting from the implementation of these methods.
Prof. Shannon Stahl, Steenbock Professor of Chemical Sciences
Title: C(sp3)−H Functionalization and Cross-Coupling