24 June 2021
National undergraduate industrial placement showcase 2021
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Online Poster Session and Webinar - 14.00 - 15.45 BST
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Synopsis
This event is aimed at undergraduate students currently undertaking industrial research placements. Those working in organic, biological, supramolecular, physical organic or medicinal chemistry and related fields are encouraged to apply.The event presents an excellent opportunity for chemistry industrial placement students to present their work to an international audience, and to learn about what their peers in other companies are working on.
This year’s event will be in the form of an online poster session and webinar. A selection of submissions will be invited to give a 10-minute presentation of their work at the symposium. Prizes will be awarded for the best posters and talks. An established industry chemist will also give a talk on their career path following their industrial placement year.
Attendees
This event is aimed at undergraduate chemistry students, either currently undertaking a placement or planning to in the future. It will also be of interest to industrial chemists.Speakers
James Douglas
Team manager, AstraZeneca
James obtained a MChem degree from the University of York in 2008, which included a one-year placement at GlaxoSmithKline in Stevenage. In 2012, he completed his Ph.D. under the supervision of Professor Andrew Smith at the University of St Andrews and was jointly funded by AstraZeneca and the EPSRC. Following his Ph.D he spent 3 years in the USA (Boston, Michigan, and Indianapolis) as an Eli Lilly postdoctoral scientist working in collaboration with the group of Prof Stephenson on visible light photocatalysis. He joined AstraZeneca process chemistry in Macclesfield in late 2015 and is currently leading the Catalysis, High-Throughput & Synthesis team.
Programme
Thursday 24 June
- 14.00
- Welcome and Introduction
- 14.05
- Computational Techniques for Drug Discovery
Daniella Hares, AstraZeneca/University of Southampton - 14.20
- Optimising the Synthesis of Cyclic Amine Linkers for use in Novel PROTACs
Ffion Platt, GSK - 14.35
- The physicochemical characterisation of druggable molecules beyond the rule of five
Grace Langham, UCB - 14.50
- Process design towards AZD5991, an Acute Myeloid Leukaemia therapeutic
Harriet McNicholl, AstraZeneca/University of Liverpool - 15.05
- Selective Synthesis of E and Z Fluoroalkenoates
Max Barnett, GSK/University of Exeter - 15.20
- Keynote speaker:
James Douglas, AstraZeneca - 15.40
- Prize-giving and Close
Posters will be displayed on an online platform from 14th-24th June 2021.
The webinar on 24th June will feature talks from 5 selected students.
Student Speakers
- Daniella Hares, AstraZeneca
- Ffion Platt, GSK
- Grace Langham, UCB
- Harriet McNicholl, AstraZeneca
- Max Barnett, GSK
Booking Process/Deadlines
Call for posters and criteria
Any student currently on placement in the UK, or those on placement abroad who attend a UK university are invited to submit a poster. The poster should be portrait orientation and supplied in pdf format. Industrial supervisors should submit the application of behalf of their student.Posters must be received by Friday 4 June.
Submissions for talks are now closed.
Please submit applications via: this link
Sponsors
Organising Committee
- Alistair Boyer, SCI/ University of Glasgow
- Rosemary Croft, SCI/ Syngenta
- Kirsten Hogg, SCI/ Vernalis
- Oliver Ring, SCI/ AstraZeneca
Sponsorship
For further information and prices please email conferences@soci.org
Contact
Conference Team
Tel: +44 (0)20 7598 1561
Email: conferences@soci.org
