Groundbreaking
research into the development of new medicines from the earth's natural
resources will be the focus of a symposium in March, hosted by the University
of Aberdeen.
"The
role of natural products and synthetic biology in drug discovery" symposium will bring
together academics and industry representatives from across the UK, working in
biomedicine and biotechnology.
Registration
is now being invited for the event which is hosted by the University's Marine
Biodiscovery Centre and will take place on March 21, 2012.
The
symposium aims to highlight the ways in which industry and scientists can work
together to fully harness the potential of nature's tools to treat diseases
including cancer, bacterial infections and parasitic and inflammatory diseases.
Guy Carter,
Consultant with Carter-Bernan Consulting and former Assistant Vice President
with responsibility for the Natural Product Division at Wyeth/Pfizer will speak
at the symposium, providing an insight into the relationship between industry
and scientists working at the cutting edge of natural products-based drug
discovery and development.
Whilst Dr
Bradley Moore from the UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and
Pharmaceutical Sciences will discuss the re-engineering of Nature's toolkit for
making new chemical structures which can be used as novel pharmaceuticals.
The
University of Aberdeen Marine Biodiscovery Centre launched in 2010, focusing on
research into the development of new medicines from unique marine organisms.
It is one of
only three in Europe dedicated to the exploration of the natural resources from
our seas, and one of very few in the world to bring together chemists and
biologists to work together on the development of new pharmaceuticals.
Professor
Marcel Jaspars, Director of the Marine Biodiscovery Centre said: "We are
delighted to host this symposium which provides a unique opportunity for those
working in the field of biomedicine and biotechnology to discuss latest
developments in this cutting-edge field of science.
"The event
will highlight how important it is for industry and academia to work together,
so that we can fully harness the potential of using nature's tools to
development potentially groundbreaking new medicines.
"We hope the
symposium will provide a key opportunity to network and forge future
collaborations."
The role
of natural products and synthetic biology in drug discovery symposium takes place
on Tuesday March 21, 2012 at the University of Aberdeen's Polwarth Auditorium.
Those
wishing to register for the symposium should email
m.jaspars@abdn.ac.uk.
For more
information on the University of Aberdeen Marine Biodiscovery Centre visit
www.abdn.ac.uk/ncs/chemistry/research/mbc/
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