We are pleased to welcome Prof. Kevan Shokat (UCSF), CNRS Chemistry 2024 Ambassador, on the occasion of his visit to France. This visit is an opportunity to organize a mini-symposium on chemobiology which will take place at the headquarters of Université Paris Cité, 12 rue de l'école de Médecine, in Paris, on November 12, 2024.

9h-9h10                Presentation of the CNRS "Ambassadors" Program

Dr. S. Sagan, CNRS Chimie, Deputy Director

9h10-9h45            Chemogenetics for illuminating cell function

Prof. A. Gautier (Sorbonne Université)

9h50-10h25          Harnessing Nucleoside and Nucleotide Chemistry to Explore RNA Modifications

Prof. M. Etheve Quelquejeu (Université Paris Cité)

10h25-10h45       Coffee Break

10h45h-11h20      Interfacing Chemistry and Biology to tackle Epigenetics in human diseases

Dr. P. Arimondo (CNRS, Institut Pasteur)

11h25-12h            Chemical Control of Cell Identity

Dr. R. Rodriguez (CNRS, Institut Curie)

12h05-12h50       Overcoming the Undruggable Nature of the Most Common Oncogene K-Ras

Prof. K. Shokat (UC San Francisco)