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| Speakers and Section Officers at the May 2007 North Jersey Organic Topical Group Symposium From left to right: Dr. Binh Vu, Prof. Victor Snieckus, Prof. Lawrence Williams Prof. Steve Martin, Prof. Chulbom Lee, Dr. Albert DelMonte, Prof. Mo Movassaghi, Dr. Amjad Ali, Dr. Gabor Butora, Dr. Dong Xiao, Prof. Tomas Hudlicky. |
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Les is a member of 5 Divisions, has organized symposia at the National
meeting for 3 of them and served on the Long Range Planning Committee of
the Medicinal Chemistry Division (learn more about the Med. Chem. Division).
Les also served as Co-Chair of the joint LSAC/Divisional Activities
Committee (DAC) sub-committee on Local Section-Division interactions.
Many ACS Divisions participated in MARM 2005 and the North Jersey
Section (and its Topical Groups) organizes many very high quality technical
sessions.
Les is a member of the following Divisions: Organic Chemistry, Medicinal
Chemistry, Chemical Information, Computers in Chemistry and Industrial and
Engineering Chemistry.
Les has organized 9 technical sessions at National ACS Meetings and
chaired the multi-session "Chemistry of Systems Biology" Presidential Theme
for the Boston Meeting (Fall 2007). Learn more about themes and their
organization by the Thematic Programming Committee and Multidisciplinary
Program Planning Group of the Divisional Activities Committee (DAC).
meeting for 3 of them and served on the Long Range Planning Committee of
the Medicinal Chemistry Division (learn more about the Med. Chem. Division).
Les also served as Co-Chair of the joint LSAC/Divisional Activities
Committee (DAC) sub-committee on Local Section-Division interactions.
Many ACS Divisions participated in MARM 2005 and the North Jersey
Section (and its Topical Groups) organizes many very high quality technical
sessions.
Les is a member of the following Divisions: Organic Chemistry, Medicinal
Chemistry, Chemical Information, Computers in Chemistry and Industrial and
Engineering Chemistry.
Les has organized 9 technical sessions at National ACS Meetings and
chaired the multi-session "Chemistry of Systems Biology" Presidential Theme
for the Boston Meeting (Fall 2007). Learn more about themes and their
organization by the Thematic Programming Committee and Multidisciplinary
Program Planning Group of the Divisional Activities Committee (DAC).
| At the Baekeland Award Symposium honoring Chad Mirkin |
| Les with Mehdi Nafissi (Co-founder of "Bench"), the Section Chair (Anita Brandolini) and the speakers at the first Bench to Pilot Plant (1997) |
Les has been very involved in many of the North Jersey Section's events,
Award programs and minisymposia. Some of the most important of these
include The Baekeland Award, where Les has served on the award jury and
on the organizing committee, and several meetings organized with the
Organic Topical Group such as the "Bench To Pilot Plant" series.
Award programs and minisymposia. Some of the most important of these
include The Baekeland Award, where Les has served on the award jury and
on the organizing committee, and several meetings organized with the
Organic Topical Group such as the "Bench To Pilot Plant" series.
Les has also contributed to activities in the Northeastern Section (in and
around Boston) and was one of the founders and Co-chair of the
ACS/RSC/IUPAC Advances in Chemical Sciences Symposium.
around Boston) and was one of the founders and Co-chair of the
ACS/RSC/IUPAC Advances in Chemical Sciences Symposium.
| Les bringing greetings from the Royal Society of Chemistry at the first ACS/RSC/IUPAC Advances in Chemical Sciences Symposium. |
| The Organizing Committee and Speakers for the 2009 ACS/RSC/IUPAC Advances in Chemical Sciences Symposium Back row (L to R): Mukund Chorghade, Jenny Li, Scott Cowen, Raj Rajur, John McKew, Gurmit Grewal, Les McQuire, Michael Barbachyn. Front row (L to R): Ralph Scannell, Kristin Rosner, Melanie Sanford, Scott Snyder, Alison Frontier, Gabriel Martinez-Botella. Chris Straub, Andreas Goutopoulos and Michael Pollastri had to leave before the photo was taken |
| Les was honored to Chair the 2008 Medicinal Chemistry Gordon Research Conference |
| Les served in the Chair succession for the Gordon Research Conference on Medicinal Chemistry between 2006-2008. The Gordon Research Conferences provide an international forum for the presentation and discussion of frontier research in the biological, chemical, and physical sciences, and their related technologies. The Medicinal Chemistry GRC is the most prestigious meeting in the fireld. |
| Key to the success of many of the RSC US events is the social component but the meetings all have a technical talk. At the Spring 2009 meeting at the British Embassy in Washington D.C. Dr. Bob Peoples of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute gave an excellent talk on "Green Solutions". |
Les also organized a symposium at the Inflammation Research Association's International
meeting (the symposium was on Kinases).
Les has also played various roles within Novartis's Award and Seminar programs. He also
works to enhance Novartis's interactions with Universities and students.
meeting (the symposium was on Kinases).
Les has also played various roles within Novartis's Award and Seminar programs. He also
works to enhance Novartis's interactions with Universities and students.