Speakers

CHEM R&D 2025Speakers-Noteworthy Presenters

Dr. Daniel Blair

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, TN, USA

Daniel Blair

Title: Making molecules and finding functions

Dr. Celedonio M. Alvarez

Universidad de Valladolid, Spain

Celedonio M. Alvarez

Title: Supramolecular Interactions of Non-Planar Polyaromatic Compounds with fullerenes

Dr. Mario Waser

Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

Mario Waser

Title: Chiral Lewis Base Organocatalysis

Dr. Johannes Reynisson

Keele University, UK

Johannes Reynisson

Title: Defining Known Drug Space using DFT. One-electron oxidation and reduction

Dr. Samer Gnaim

Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Samer Gnaim

Title: Reactive boron species: Formation and reactivity in synthesis

Dr. Martin Nielsen

Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

Martin Nielsen

Title: TBA

Dr. Fedor Miloserdov

Wageningen University, Netherlands

Fedor Miloserdov

Title: TBA

Dr. Aitor Maestro

University of Graz, Austria

Aitor Maestro

Title: TBA

Dr. Jingjing Sun

University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA

Jingjing Sun

Title: Nucleoside analogs conjugated prodrug polymers as nanotherapeutic

Dr. Kirill Monakhov

Leibniz Institute for Surface Modification (IOM), Germany

Kirill Monakhov

Title: Polyoxometalates – Molecular Brains for Future Electronics

Dr. Maksim Oseka

Tallinn University of Technology
Estonia

Maksim Oseka

Title: TBA

Dr. Webster L. Santos

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA

Webster L. Santos

Title: Drugging Sphingosine-1-phosphate Transporters: Development and Mechanism of Action

Dr. Dorian Didier

Technical University of Darmstadt
Germany

Dorian Didier

Title: TBA

Dr. Werner R. Thiel

RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany

Werner R. Thiel

Title: Janus-type Materials as Heterogeneous Catalysts

Dr. Aiichiro Nagaki

Hokkaido University, Japan

Aiichiro Nagaki

Title: Flash Synthetic Chemistry Guided by Flow Microreactor Research

Dr. Doreen Mollenhauer

Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germany

Doreen Mollenhauer

Title: TBA

Dr. John Torkelson

Northwestern University, USA

John Torkelson

Title: Sustainable, recyclable, non-isocyanate polythiourethane covalent adaptable networks from biowaste: Performance, extrudability, refoamability, and circularity


Dr. Sandrine Gerber

EPFL, Switzerland

Sandrine Gerber

Title: Multifunctional Harmonic Nanoparticles for Theranostic Applications


Dr. Magnus Johansson

BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Sweden

Dr. Magnus Johansson

Title: TBA


Dr. Gregori Ujaque

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain

Dr. Gregori Ujaque

Title: Exploring the Binding and Reactivity on Metal Organic Cages


Dr. Amy Stevens

University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Dr. Amy Stevens

Title: Controlling Excimers in Pyrenes


Dr. Anna Vanluchene

Ghent University, Belgium

Dr. Anna Vanluchene

Title: Electrochemical Trifluoromethylation of Enamides in a Microflow Cell


Dr. Philipp Uhl

Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Germany

Philipp Uhl

Title: ROVANCE – Resistance Overcoming Antibiotics New Chemical Entities: A Platform Technology to Overcome Bacterial Resistance


Dr. Milan Vrabel

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB), Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic

Dr. Milan Vrabel

Title: Bioorthogonal Reactions of Triazinium Salts


Dr. Giuliano Cesar Clososki

University of Sao Paulo - USP, Brazil

Dr. Giuliano Cesar Clososki

Title: Navigating the chemical space around bioactive scaffolds with selective synthetic tools


Dr. Jack Geremia

Matterworks AI, USA

Dr. Jack Geremia

Title: The future of machine learning for interpreting unstructured LC-MS data for molecular omics


Dr. Vassiliev Valery P

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

Dr. Vassiliev Valery P

Title: Optimizing the heat capacities of sphalerite and wurtzite phases as single systems


Dr. Masahiro Miura

Osaka University, Japan

Dr. Masahiro Miura

Title: Catalytic Synthesis of Polycyclic Heteroaromatics through C-H Bond Activation


Dr. Carita Kvarnstrom

University of Turku, Finland

Dr. Carita Kvarnstrom

Title: Bio-Based Reduced Graphene Oxide in Electrocatalyst Materials


Dr. Gaurav Sharma

Eigen Sciences LLC, USA

Dr. Gaurav Sharma

Title: Computational Simulation of First-in-Class Aptamer Mediated Tau Protein Inhibition in Alzheimer’s Disease


Dr. Venkata S. R. Jampani

Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Dr. Venkata S. R. Jampani

Title: Water-Based Growth of Superglue Polymer Films


Dr. Daniela A. Wilson

Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands

Dr. Daniela A. Wilson

Title: TBA


Dr. Massimiliano Curcio

University of Bologna, Italy

Dr. Massimiliano Curcio

Title: TBA


Dr. Debasish Haldar

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, India

Dr. Debasish Haldar

Title: Supramolecular gel as platform for complex organic synthesis


Dr. Michael Adams

Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada

Dr. Michael Adams

Title: TBA


Dr. Haritha Mambatta

CRM2, France

Dr. Haritha Mambatta

Title: Unveiling Drug Discovery Insights through Molecular Electrostatic Potential Analysis


CHEM R&D 2025 Poster Presentations

Dr. Veronika Sachtova

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB), Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic

Dr. Veronika Sachtova

Title: New Fluorogenic Triazinium Probes for Bioimaging


Mr. Samantha P. Disanayaka M.

University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Mr. Samantha P. Disanayaka M.,

Title: Understanding the Impact of Five-Membered Ring Substitutions on the Spectroscopic and Photophysical Properties of Azulenes


CHEM R&D 2025Young Researchers Forum

Mr. Hao Xu

University of Toronto, Canada

Mr. Hao Xu

Title: Recyclable Terthiophenes for Synthesizing Precision Conjugated Oligomers


Mr. Omri Shelef

Tel-Aviv University, Israel

Mr. Omri Shelef

Title: Enzymatic Activity Profiling Using an Ultra-Sensitive Array of Chemiluminescent Probes for Bacterial Classification and Characterization