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.
program
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