Special Program

Invited lectures

Lei Liu
Tsinghua University
Tentative Title: Studies on the chemical synthesis of relatively large proteins
Paramjit Arora
New York University
Tentative Title:
Michael D. Burkart
University of California, San Diego
Tentative Title: Chemical biology of carrier protein-dependent metabolism
Chen Gong
Nankai University
New methods for chemical synthesis of peptide macrocycles

Invited Lectures in Exchange Program with Korean Peptide Protein Society

Seokhee Kim
Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University
Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide
Jung-Min Kee
Department of Chemistry, UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
Histidine/arginine modification in peptides and proteins

Award Lectures

“Akabori Memorial Award” Lecture

Philip E. Dawson
The Scripps Research Institute
Chemoselectivity in Protein Synthesis

“Japanese Peptide Society Award” Lecture

Hisakazu Mihara
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Construction of functional peptides based on de novo design approaches

“Award for Young Investigator” Lecture

Jumpei Morimoto
The University of Tokyo
Conformational studies of alanyl-backbone peptoids and application to biomolecular recognition
Takashi Misawa
National Institute of Health Sciences
Fundamental studies on the development of next-generation medium-sized peptide drugs