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Recently on January 22, 2019, theSupreme Court affirmed the FederalCircuit’s judgment in Helsinn Health-care S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USAInc. The case centered around the “onsale” bar of the Leahy-Smith AmericaInvents Act (AIA), effective as of March16th, 2013. Under the AIA, 35 U.S.C.�102(a)(1) bars an inventor from a re-ceiving a patent on an invention that was“in public use, on sale, or otherwiseavailable to the public before the effec-tive filing date of the claimed inven-tion.” The case posed the question ofwhether an inventor’s sale of an inven-tion to a third party that is obligated tokeep the invention confidential qualifiesas prior art for the purpose of determin-ing patentability?

The case first developed whenHelsinn Healthcare S.A. (Helsinn)started making a treatment for chemo -therapy induced nausea and vomitingusing the chemical palonosetron.Palonosetron is a 5-HT3 antagonist,given either orally or intravenously priorto chemotherapy to prevent delayednausea and vomiting. Palonosetron is afavorable product due to its long half-life (between 40-50 hours), enablinglong periods of time between subse-quent doses. While developing thisproduct, in 2001, Helsinn entered into anagreement with another company grant-ing that company the right to distribute,promote, market, and sell palonosetronin the 0.25mg dosage form. The agree-ment specified that the company wouldkeep proprietary information secret.

Two years later in 2003, Helsinnfiled a provisional patent application forthe 0.25mg dosage form. Over the nextten years, Helsinn continued to filepatent applications, including one filedin 2013, after enactment of the AIA. In2011, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc(Teva) sought approval to market a ge-netic 0.25mg palonosetron product. Atthis point, Helsinn sued Teva for patentinfringement of its patents covering

palonosetron. Teva then countered thatHelsinn’s patent filed in 2013 was in-valid under the “on sale” provision ofthe AIA. Teva claimed that the 0.25mgdose was on sale more than one year be-fore Helsinn filed its original provisionalpatent application in 2003.

The District Court held that theAIA’s on sale bar did not apply becausethe agreement between Helsinn and theother company, even if considered apublic disclosure, did not disclose the0.25mg dose. The Federal Circuit re-versed, holding that the sale was pub-licly disclosed, regardless of whether thedetails of the invention were publiclydisclosed in the terms of the sale agree-ments. The Supreme Court then heardthe case, and in a 9-0 ruling, affirmedthe decision of the Federal Court. TheSupreme Court ruled that a commercialsale to a third party who is required tokeep the invention confidential mayplace the invention “on sale” under�102(a). The Supreme Court reasonedthat a sale or offer of sale need not makean invention available to the public toconstitute invalidating prior art. TheSupreme Court further reasoned that“secret sales” could indeed invalidate apatent.

This case is monumental, in thateven though it did not eliminate secretprior art, it provides clarity as to thescope of the “on sale” bar, and allowsinventors and lawyers alike to createcustom patent strategies based on this

new information. Going forward, thiscase offers several key takeaways. First,this decision will be particularly impact-ful on small companies looking to part-ner with larger corporations to bringtheir novelty to market. This is espe-cially true of biotech and pharma start-ups, that often collaborate with biggercorporations to offset costs needed fordrug discovery and research and devel-opment. Secondly, inventions must nowbe evaluated early on to determinewhether they should maintain a trade se-cret or be protected via patents. Further,inventions deemed patentable should beconsidered for early provisional patentapplications filings before any antici-pated disclosures or offers for sale.Lastly, confidentiality agreements suchas non-disclosure agreements (NDA)should not be relied upon to prevent lossof patent rights based on offers for saleof the invention. u

Buyer Beware: Secret Sales May Resultin Subsequent Patent InvalidityBy Katherine Ann Rubino, NESACS Board of Publications, Patent Attorney, Caldwell Intellectual Property Law

Boston College Chemistry Department is soliciting resumes for temporary part-time positions teaching in-troductory chemistry lectureand lab courses for aca-demic year 2019-20. Ph.D. in chemistry or re-lated discipline is required.Applicants must submit acover letter and CV in theform of a PDF file to: [email protected]. Boston College is an equalopportunity employer andsupports affirmative action.

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ContentsBuyer Beware: Secret Sales May Result in Patent Invalidity _____2By Katherine Ann Rubino

NESACS and 2019 ACS National Awards ____________________4Monthly Meeting _______________________________________5Education Night Meeting in Waltham at Nova Biochemical. Dr. JensBreffke to Speak.

Report of the 2019 NESACS-GDCh Student Exchange Program __6By Tom Gilbert

The R&D Tax Credit Catalyzing Innovation in the Chemicals Indus-try __________________________________________________8Changes in the Nucleus__________________________________9Printed and mailed hardcopy goes away.

A Cartoon by Sidney Harris _______________________________92019 NESACS Election _________________________________10Candidate Statements

Pint of Science Flyer___________________________________22Seminar Calendar _____________________________________24Cover: Pictured is the award winning National Chemistry Week IllustratedPoem (Grades 6-8) by Ashmita Prajapati. (Reprinted with permission).

Editorial Deadlines: Summer September 2019 Issue: July 22, 2019 October Issue: August 22, 2019





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presented at the Arthur C. Cope AnnualSymposium in conjunction with the258th National Meeting in San Diego,CA, in August 2019.ACS Award in Poly-mer Chemistry, spon-sored by theExxonMobil ChemicalCompany, to TimothyM. Swager, M.I.T.:“For the design, syn-thesis, and study ofpolymers with innovative molecular de-signs to create materials with superiorsensory, electronic, optoelectronic, andmechanical properties.” Jay Dias,ExxonMobil Chemical Company, as-sisted in presenting the award.Roger Adams Awardin Organic Chem-istry, sponsored by Or-ganic Reactions, Inc.and Organic Syntheses,Inc., to Stephen L.Buchwald, M.I.T.:“For breakthroughs incatalysis and ligand design that havehad a profound impact on the synthesisof medicines, novel materials, agricul-tural agents, and natural products.”Rick Danheiser, M.I.T., assisted in pre-senting the award.The winner of thePriestley Medal, spon-sored by the ACS, wasK. Barry Sharpless,The Scripps ResearchInstitute, who was amember of the facultyat M.I.T. in 1970-77and 1980-90: “For inventing catalytic,asymmetric oxidation methods and clickchemistry; for recognizing ligand accel-

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NESACS and the 2019ACS National AwardsMembers of NESACS and former recipients of NESACS awards were recognizedas recipients of national awards at the General Meeting of the ACS on Tuesday,April 2, 2019, during the 257th National Meeting in Orlando, Florida. Bonnie A.Charpentier, ACS President, and Luis A. Echegoyen, President-Elect, presentedthe awards with the assistance of other distinguished ACS leaders. Dorothy J.Phillips, Chair, ACS Board Committee on Professional and Member Relations, pre-sented welcoming remarks.


AbstractAbout IYPT 2019: The Periodic Tableof Chemical Elements is one of the mostsignificant achievements in science,capturing the essence not only of chem-istry, but also of physics and biology. Itis a unique tool, enabling scientist topredict the appearance and properties ofmatter on the Earth and in the rest of theUniverse. 2019 is the 150th anniversarysince Dmitry Mendeleev discovered thePeriodic System and has been pro-claimed the “International Year of thePeriodic Table of Chemical Elements”(IYPT2019).The initiative for IYPT2019 is sup-ported by IUPAC in partnership with theInternational Union of Pure and AppliedPhysics (IUPAP), European ChemicalSociety (EuChemS), the International

Biography

Dr. Jens Breffke serves as the chair ofthe ACS International Activities Com-mittee since 2018. Prior this role heserved for many years on the nationalYounger Chemists Committee, workingas the work group leader for Interna-tional Presence. During that time he wasinvolved in the development of the ideaand lead to the foundation of the Inter-national Younger Chemists Network(IYCN) and the establishment of the on-going exchange program YoungerChemists Crossing Borders (YCCB).Dr. Breffke got the vision for this ex-change program from NESACS’s Ger-man Exchange (GEX) program since hewas a participant himself at the 2007ACS National Meeting & Exposition inBoston. u

Monthly MeetingThe 988th Meeting of the Northeastern Section of theAmerican Chemical Society-Education NightThursday – May 9, 2019Nova Biomedical200 Prospect Street, Waltham, MA 024544:00 pm NESACS Board Meeting5:00 pm Social Hour6:00 pm Dinner7:00pm Evening program: Andrew Scholte, NESACS Chair, Presiding

Presentation of the Education Night Awards (Cafeteria)Speaker: Dr. Jens Breffke, Chair, International Activities Com-mittee, American Chemical Society; Application Specialist, BostonElectronics Corporation.Title: Scientists worldwide celebrating the International Year of the Periodic Table 2019 (IYPT).

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In the 19th year of the German Exchange program, twelvechemistry students from nine colleges and universities withinNESACS, accompanied by three members of the NESACSGerman Exchange Committee, traveled to Bremen, Germany,on March 16- 24, 2019. The journey to Bremen began withan overnight flight to Munich, connecting with a flight toHamburg. The group’s bonding process, which had begunwith a self-introduction and orientation session two weeks ear-lier, was in full swing by the time the first of many group pho-tos was taken at Munich airport (Figure 1).

The group was met at Hamburg Airport by Elisabeth Ka-patsina, Education Department Manager of the GermanChemical Society (GDCh), who was to be our guide, adviser,and close companion for the week. A charter bus brought thegroup to its hotel in downtown Bremen. After a rapid check-in, the group was off on a walking tour of the old city. One ofthe first sights (Figure 2) reminded us that Bremen is not farfrom Holland.

The walking tour of Bremen provided views of many his-toric sites including St. Peter’s Cathedral, the 600-year-oldtown hall, the famous statue of the Bremen Town Musicians(Figure 3) and the many shops and restaurants between ourhotel and the Weser Riverfront. That evening the delegateswere welcomed by their JungChemikerForum (JCF) hosts ata dinner featuring classic German food and beer.

On Monday we traveled to the North Sea port city ofHamburg where we toured the new Elbphilharmonie concerthall (Figure 4). A tour of the harbor followed, which includedviews of Hamburg’s massive container port. Our last stop inHamburg was Miniatur Wunderland, an amazing collectionof animated cityscapes and natural vistas from around theworld – all reproduced with dramatic lighting and remarkabledetail in miniature. The exhibits also included some otherworldly features, such as the take-off and landing of a minia-ture Millennium Falcon.

Tuesday began with our first visit to Bremen University.What appeared to be a rocket ship from a distance proved tobe the 146-meter drop tower of the Center of Applied SpaceTechnology and Microgravity, aka, ZARM (Figure 5); one ofthree microgravity drop towers in the world. ZARM scientistsstudy the effects of microgravity on chemical and biologicalsystems. That afternoon, the group visited the Airbus facilitynear Bremen Airport where the wings for all the Airbus com-mercial jets are built. As one of our delegates noted, “Fromnow on, I won’t look at a plane without thinking of its endlessnumber of flaps”.

On Wednesday, the group returned to Bremen Universityfor a tour of the chemistry department and graduate laborato-ries. We also learned about the German education system andnew approaches to preparing public school chemistry teachers

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Figure 1. The NESACS delegation at Munich airport

Figure 2. Bremen’s downtown windmill

Figure 3. Delegatesvisit the sculpture of the “BremenTown Musicians.”It’s good luck to rubthe donkey’s nose.


with the goal of their better preparing their own students forhigher education and professional careers in science.

In the afternoon, we traveled to one of several BASFplants in Nienburg, Germany (Figure 6). There, we observedhow they make catalytic converters for diesel engines: aprocess involving submerging porous ceramic cylinders insuspensions of ruthenium, palladium and platinum com-pounds followed by heating the cylinders to bond the metalsto the ceramic substrate. That evening we returned to Bremenfor the opening reception of the JCF spring symposium, orFrühjahrssymposium, where students from around the worldintroduced themselves to each other and discussed chemistrywhile sampling local food and beer.

The symposium took place over three days and featuredplenary lectures from well-known chemists from across Eu-rope and oral and poster presentations from most of the 300young chemists attending the conference. Two of our dele-

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Figure 4. Delegateson a dock near theHamburg Elbphil-harmonie concerthall

Figure 6. Relaxing with our guides after tours of the BASF plant in Nienburg: (from left-to-right, standing): our two guides, Paula Ortet,Laura Cramer, Jingjia Chen, Maurice Windley, Anne Kokel, Tom Gilbert,Meredith Pomfret, Elisabeth Kapatsina (GDCh), Mariam Ismail, NicholasBlelloch, Edwin Alfonzo, and Andrew Scholte; (seated: Yonghwa Kwon,Melanie Walther (JCF, Bremen), Kathleen Sicinski, Nicole Berry, andBrady Greene.


Figure 5. Two views of ZARM"(a) We are joined by our ZARMtour guide, Julia Tielke (seated firston the left). (b) The microgravity drop tower

Figure 7. NESACS delegates and their JCFhosts at the BremenRatskeller for theirfarewell dinner


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erated catalysis and chemistry ‘onwater’; for discovering the CuAAC andSuFEx click reactions.” Prof. Sharplessreceived the Theodore William RichardsMedal from NESACS in 1998 and theNobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001.In addition, the JamesFlack Norris Award inPhysical OrganicChemistry, sponsoredby the ACS Northeast-ern Section, was pre-sented to Eric V.Anslyn, University ofTexas at Austin: “For pioneering appli-cations of physical organic chemistry tothe development of new chemical sen-sors.”Andrew Scholte, NESACS Chair,assisted in presenting the award.

The winner of the 2007James Flack NorrisAward for OutstandingAchievement in theTeaching of Chemistryfrom NESACS, DianeM. Bunce, TheCatholic University ofAmerica, received the ACS Award forAchievement in Research for theTeaching and Learning of Chemistry,sponsored by the ACS Exams Institute:“For her work to understand how stu-dents acquire and retain chemicalknowledge, as well as her efforts to im-prove chemical education research.”Other NESACS members who assistedwith the award presentations wereKatherine Lee, ACS Board of Direc-tors; Wayne Jones, ACS Board of Di-rectors; Ephraim Honig, StremChemicals. u

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A Cartoon by Sidney Harris

Drilling muds are viscous fluids of chemical mixtures used in geotechnical drilling to flushboreholes, carry debris to the surface, lubricate drills and related functions — the humoris that this sounds pretty much like a process, on a very different scale, that cosmeticsusers would like to achieve with pores in their skin! It is funny in part because of the ab-surdity of using an engineering-scale chemical mixture as a personal care product. Butperhaps the real joke is that skin care products, like many products people use every day,are all mixtures of chemicals, and the perception of their safety or toxicity may have moreto do with how they are marketed than their actual chemical composition.

- Shana Sturla, ETH Zürich [Sturla is Editor-in-Chief of the ACS journal Chemical Research in Toxicology]

Changes inthe NucleusNo printed or mailed copiesBy Michael P. Filosa, Nucleus Editor2005-PresentIn 2015 the future of the Nucleus wasassessed. At the time it was decided togo green (and save money) by onlymailing hardcopy to those who specifi-cally asked for it by a set date. The re-mainder of our membership would onlyreceive a link to a downloadable pdf. Atthat time 115 members asked to con-tinue receiving a printed copy. We thenproceeded for the last four years to printa limited number and send extras tolocal chemistry clubs in order to main-tain our third class mailing permit whichrequired us to mail 300 copies.

Printing and mailing 300 copiescost us about $600 per month or $2 percopy. Over the last year the Board ofPublications has discussed this issue anddecided this did not make sense and thatwe should discontinue the printing andmailing so that we could save that $6000per year and devote it to other needswithin NESACS. Furthermore, althoughwe have not opted for a format such asMIT’s Chemformation newsletter thereis a strong desire to move towards thattype of newsletter sometime in the fu-ture.

Our plan starting with the Summer-September Issue is to no longer printand mail the Nucleus. Furthermore, theformat of the pdf is likely to change. Wewill still endeavor to format the Nucleusso that it can be printed and archived.However, we will no longer have to fitcontent into a set number of pages withthe further restriction that it be in multi-ples of 4 pages to allow web printingand assembly. This should lead to addi-tional savings in formatting and layout.Conversion from color to gray scale willalso no longer be necessary.

I will remain editor and Art RelatedTechnology (Harvey Steiner) will con-tinue to assemble and produce the Nu-cleus for the foreseeable future. u

Chair-ElectRaj (SB) Rajur

Education: Ph.D. in Organic/Medic-inal Chemistry, Karnataka University,Dharwad, India Postdoctoral Fellow,University of Texas Southwestern Med-ical Center, Dallas and Boston College,Chestnut Hill, MA Professional Experience: Instructor,

Massachusetts General Hospital, Har-vard Medical School, and ShrinersBurns Institute (Boston, MA). Adjunctassistant professor, Northeastern Uni-versity (Boston), Group leader MilliporeCorporation (Bedford, MA), Projectleader, ArQule, Inc. (Woburn, MA).Founding member and co-chair of Mas-sachusetts Biotechnology Council CROCMO forum. Presently, Founder, Chair-man and CEO CreaGen, Inc, (Woburn,MA), (Founded 2002) and C2I Acceler-ator (Founded 2013)ACS/NESACS Service: Program

Chair, Medicinal Chemistry Division,NESACS (2003-present); AlternateCouncilor, NESACS (2005-present);NESACS Nominating Committee(2008); NESACS election committee(2014), member of Organizing Commit-tee, NESACS, IUPAC and RSC-US-Sponsored Advances in ChemicalSciences Symposium Series (2007-pre-sent). ACS Carrier consultant (2013-present) Membership/Honors: Recipient of

Henry Hill Award 2018. Member ofACS Organic Chemistry Division, ACSMedicinal Chemistry Division, AAAS,and Indian Chemical Society. Reviewer,Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Journalof pharmaceutical sciences (ACS jour-nal), Reviewer, BU ignition award, In-

vited speaker at several internationalconferences. Serving on advisory boardof many Indian cultural and communityorganizations. Position Statement: It would be an

honor to serve as the chair to our localsection. As an entrepreneur, scientist,educator and active collaborator I wouldbring an impressive amount of expertiseand leadership to our section. Scientific impact: I have been serv-

ing as the program chair for the medici-nal chemistry section of NESACS since2001. In my tenure as program chair, mymission has been to bring quality drugdiscovery science to our May, Septem-ber and December annual symposia.The purpose of bringing good pharma-ceutical science to our very active localsection audiences is multifaceted. Ourterritory now houses the biotech hub ofthe world and has become a locationwhere every multinational pharmaceu-tical company wants to partner, head-quarter or establish a Center ofExcellence. We, as a section, need to beexposed to a cross section of the sciencethat is ongoing in the industry. Ourmeetings are venues for the exchange ofideas between industrial and academicparticipants. And, most importantly, ourmeetings are places where students fromour many prestigious colleges and uni-versities can network with professionalsand learn from the symposia topics thatfeature cutting edge science.

Since 2001 I have been serving as anAlternate Councilor for our section. Ihave regularly attended the NESACSmonthly meetings and contributed sev-eral new ideas and inputs to these meet-ings. I have also regularly representedNESACS at national ACS meetings andparticipated in governance meetings.

Moving forward, as Chair-Elect, Iwill continue to support and encourageNESACS meetings that bring top notchscience to our audiences of academicand industrial professionals and stu-dents. I also plan on initiating the estab-lishment of the Medicinal ChemistryPrize and also an exchange programwith Indian universities similar to theGerman Exchange program.

Leadership and collaborations:Having worked in the biotech industryfor the last 20 years in various leader-ship positions and having establishedmy own company CreaGen Biosciencesin 2001, I recognize the value of net-working and collaboration. In 2010 Ihelped the Massachusetts Biotechnol-ogy Council establish a CRO/CMOForum that represents all the ContractResearch Organizations in Massachu-setts. As the founding member and co-chair of this division, I have workedwith committee members, volunteersand industry leaders to raise funds andorganize annual CRO/CMO symposia.These symposia bring more than 500companies and leaders under one roof toexchange ideas, establish dialogue andaddress the needs of the pharmaceuticaland biotechnology industries.

2019 NESACS Election



In the interest of providing maximuminformation and expression of opinionby the candidates for election in 2019,the Nominating Committee has pre-pared this section of the NUCLEUS tohelp broadly disseminate the informa-tion about each candidate. The includedstatements will also be available for re-view with the electronic ballot. All can-didates were asked to submit biograph-ical material and, with the exception ofcommittee member nominees, positionstatements. To attain uniformity of for-mat, the biographical data have been re-arranged, and, where the text exceededthe allotted space, abbreviated. The2019 election will be conducted elec-tronically in conformance with 2019Bylaws of the Northeastern Section. Theorder of candidates for each office in theelection will be determined by lot. Com-ments regarding the election may be ad-dressed to the Nominating CommitteeChair, Mindy Levine (address on p.3).The deadline for the election will beMay 31, 2019. u

NESACSElectionElection of Candidates

If elected, I will bring the same enthu-siasm, spirit, top quality programs andcollaborative efforts to our locale sec-tion. Such programs can help our mem-bers participate actively in our monthlymeetings and also network with speak-ers, attendees and decision makers. Iwould also establish collaborations be-tween Massachusetts BiotechnologyCouncil, Massachusetts Life ScienceCenter and other local life science or-ganizations to expand the collaborationsand visibility of NESACS.

Finally, the history of our section isimmense and impressive. I hope to addto this legacy if elected. Thank you foryour consideration and support.

SecretaryMichael SingerEducation: B.S., State University of

New York at Stony Brook (1986), M.S.,Brandeis University (1988), Ph.D.,Brandeis University (1993)Professional Experience: Post-Doc-

toral Research Associate, Organix Inc.1991-1994; Senior Scientist, ArQuleInc. 1994-1996; Group Leader, Auto-mated Combinatorial Synthesis, ArQuleInc. 1996-2001; Group Leader, DrugDiscovery Research and Development,Sigma-Aldrich, Natick, MA 2001-2007;R&D Manager, MilliporeSigma, MA2008-present.NESACS Service: Councilor-NE-

SACS 1996-2001, 2005-present; Alter-nate Councilor – NESACS 2002-2004;Board of Directors NESACS 1993-pre-sent; Secretary-NESACS 1998-present;Medicinal Chemistry Group (MCG)1991-2001; MCG Treasurer (1992-1993), Program Chair (1994) Chair(1995-1996).ACS Service: ACS Joint Board-

Council Committee on Chemical Ab-stracts Service, Associate member 2004,Member 2005-2007; Local Section Ac-tivities Committee, Associate Member2007, Member 2008 – 2013; Meetingsand Expositions Committee, AssociateMember 2014, Member 2015-present.Professional Recognition: ACS Fel-

low – 2015; Henry Hill Award – 2008Statement for Secretary: During my

tenure as Secretary for the NESACS, I

have worked consistently to increase thequality of communication within thesection. Current Board related activityis being managed via electronic commu-nications. This has allowed for more de-tailed record keeping of activities withinNESACS. Meeting minutes, announce-ments and activities are now promptlyposted on our section website (www.ne-sacs.org) enabling our NESACS mem-bers to be up to date on all sectionactivity. These next few years will seean increase in electronic communicationwithin NESACS. I continue to workclosely with the NESACS Administra-tive Coordinator to ensure communica-tion within the section using theConstant Contact platform.

These past seven years, I have beenactively working with the NESACSArchivist on developing a long termplan for the storage and indexing of thesection archives. The archives are nowsuccessfully housed at Salem State Uni-versity. Complete digitalization of theArchives is the current focus of the proj-ect.

As with any volunteer organization,the organization is only as strong as themembership and those volunteer mem-bers that actively participate in the plan-ning and execution of the variousevents. The strength of the NESACSlies in its membership. For the member-ship to be strong, communication is crit-ical. With your support for another termas Secretary for the NESACS I willstrive to increase the flow of communi-cation between all facets of our sectionmembership.

TrusteeDorothy PhillipsAcademic Record: Vanderbilt Uni-

versity, B.A., 1967; University ofCincinnati, Ph.D., 1974.Honors:American Chemical Society

Fellow, Class of 2010; Shirley B.Radding Award, ACS Santa Clara Val-ley Section, 2008; ACS NortheasternSection Henry A. Hill Award, 2006;ACS Nashville Section, Salute to Excel-lence Award, 2004; Vanderbilt Univer-sity Dr. Dorothy J. Wingfield PhillipsEndowed Chair and Chancellor’s Fac-

ulty Fellows, 2015; DistinguishedChemist Award, The New England In-stitute of Chemists, 2011; Waters Lead-ership Award for OutstandingContributions to Waters and Waters’Community, 2008; Vanderbilt Univer-sity, Dr. Dorothy Wingfield PhillipsAward for Leadership, 2007; Distin-guished Alumni, University of Cincin-nati, McMickens College of Arts andSciences, 1994 and Center for WomenStudies, 1993.Professional Positions (for past 10

years): Retired, Waters Corporation,1984-13; Director, Strategic Marketing,2006-13; Director, Clinical Marketing,2004-06.Service in ACS National Offices:

Board of Directors, Director-at-Large,2014-19, Councilor, ex officio, 2014-19;Executive Committee, 2016-19, BoardCommittee on Public Affairs & PublicRelations, 2015; Board Committee onProfessional & Member Relations,2014-19, chair 2018, 2019; Board Liai-son for ACS Science & Human RightsInitiatives, 2014-19; Board StandingCommittee on Strategic Planning, 2016-17, Corporation Associate, Liaison,2015-16, Consultant, 2017; Develop-ment Advisory Board, 2017-19; CouncilPolicy Committee, 2008-13; Committeeon Committees, 2001-06; Committee onDivisional Activities, 2007-08; Commit-tee on International Activities, Commit-tee Associate, 1998; Committee onMembership Affairs, 1997-2000, Com-mittee Associate, 1996; UndergraduatePrograms Advisory Board, 2013; Presi-dential Task Force, “Vision 2025: Help-ing ACS Members Thrive in the GlobalChemistry Enterprise”, 2012.Service in ACS Offices: Northeast-

ern Section: Councilor, 1995-13; Chair,1993; Chair-Elect and Program Chair,1992; Project SEED, Committee Chair,1994-95; Nominating Committee,Chair, 1994; Centennial Celebration,Co-Chair, 1998; Awards Committee,Chair, 2009-19; Trustee 2014-19, Chair,2016. Analytical Chemistry Division:Chair, 2009-10; Program Chair, 2008-09, Chair-Elect, 2007-08, ImmediatePast-Chair, 2008-09, Fundraising Com-mittee Chair, 2012-13.Member (current): Member ACS

since 1973. National Organization for





the Professional Advancement of BlackChemists and Chemical Engineers;Sigma Xi; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,Inc. ACS Divisions: Agrochemicals;American Association of ChemistryTeachers; Analytical Chemistry; Biolog-ical Chemistry; and Business Develop-ment and Management. Related Activities: African-Ameri-

can Women Chemists in the ModernEra, J.E. Brown, Chapter 2.1 pp 5-23;2018 Spearheaded Waters sponsorshipof the Frank H. Field and Joe L.Franklin Award for OutstandingAchievements in Mass Spectrometryand the ACS Award in Separation Sci-ence and Technology; Keynote or in-vited speaker at the 15th InternationalConference of the Indian Society ofChemists & Biologists, Rajkot, India,2011; The International Conference onChemistry for Mankind, InnovativeIdeas in Life Sciences, Nagpur, India,2011; Third Annual PepCon Confer-ence, Beijing, China, 2010; Co-editorand chapter co-author in ACS Sympo-sium Series 1288. Responsible Conductin Chemistry Research and Practice:Global Perspective, 2019.Statement: I am a candidate for a

third term on the ACS Northeastern Sec-tion Board of Trustees; I would appreci-ate your vote. During my first term in2016 I served as chair of the Trustees.While serving on this board I acquiredknowledge about NESACS’ investmentportfolio and its management. My ex-pertise also increased due to the fiduci-ary responsibility of the ACS Board ofDirectors; I am in my sixth years as aDirector-at-Large on the ACS Board.During my 38-year industrial career Iacquired skills and expertise in financialmanagement as a director at Waters Cor-poration. Combining the expertisegained in industry and in ACS I amqualified to be re-elected for a third termas a Trustee. If re-elected, I promise tocontinue to work actively with the otherTrustees, the Treasurer and our Finan-cial Advisor to manage NESACS fundsto address budget and new programs re-quests. Thank you for your vote.

Councilor/Alternate Coun-cilorLisa A. MarcaurelleEducation: B.A. Chemistry 1997,

College of the Holy Cross; Ph.D. Chem-istry 2001, University of California,Berkeley; Postdoctoral Fellow, Massa-chusetts Institute of Technology 2001-2002Professional Career: Director,

Chemistry, GlaxoSmithKline 2018-pre-sent; Senior Director, Chemistry, WarpDrive Bio 2016-2018; Vice President,Discovery Chemistry, H3 Biomedicine2011-2016; Director, Chemistry, BroadInstitute 2007-2011; Lead Senior Scien-tist/Senior Scientist/Scientist, InfinityPharmaceuticals 2002-2007ACS Service: 2019 Chair-Elect, Di-

vision of Organic Chemistry (DOC),National Organic Symposium ExecutiveOfficer, DOC 2017-2019; Member-At-Large, DOC 2015-2017; DOC Commu-nications Committee, Chair, 2015-2017;DOC SURF Committee, Member 2015-present; DOC Awards Committee,Member 2015; Councilor, NortheasternSection of the ACS (NESACS) 2017-present; NESACS Medicinal ChemistrySymposium Planning Committee, 2015-2016, 2019; Board Member of ACSCommittee on the Petroleum ResearchFund 2015-present; ACS Central Sci-ence, Editorial Advisory Board Mem-ber, 2015-present; Member of ACS1996-present (ORGN and MEDI Divi-sions); Other Professional Service:Gordon Research Conference on High-Throughput Chemistry & Chemical Bi-ology, Chair 2013, Vice Chair 2011Honors and Awards: ACS Women

Chemists Committee Rising Star Award2013; DOC Young Investigator Sympo-sium 2011; ACS DOC Graduate Fellow-ship 2000; Roche Bioscience GraduateResearch Fellowship 1999; AmericanInstitute of Chemists Foundation Award1997; Phi Beta Kappa 1996; ResearchInterests: Drug discovery, chemicaltechnologies, chemical biology, high-throughput screening, medicinal chem-istry, natural products. Position statement: I am honored to

be considered for re-election as a Coun-cilor for NESACS this year. My passion

for connecting chemists is what contin-ues to inspire me to participate in ACSgovernance at both a local and nationallevel. I volunteer for the ACS as I amcommitted to ensuring we continue toprovide chemists with ample opportuni-ties to come together to share scienceand network. In the Boston area we arefortunate to have a vibrant scientificcommunity which facilitates quality sci-entific programming. While our eventsattract many local chemists, I believethere is an opportunity for even broaderengagement, including attracting newvolunteers, especially as new companiescontinue to move to the area. It is atthese NESACS-sponsored events thatwe learn what is important to our col-leagues to ensure the opinions of ourlocal section are well-represented at anational level. As a Councilor I wouldcontinue to raise awareness of thesevaluable events to further connect thecommunity to ACS and recruit new vol-unteers.

Mary Jane ShultzEducation: B.S. (Honors) 1970, U.

Wis.; Ph.D., 1975, MIT.Positions: Visiting Professor, Chi-

nese Academy of Sciences, 2013-todate; Chair, Department of Chemistry,Tufts University, 2000-2006; Professor(Assistant, Associate, Full), Tufts Uni-versity, 1979-to date; Visiting Professor,M.I.T., 1985-87; Assistant Professor,University of Massachusetts, Boston,1978-79; Research Associate/Lecturer,Boston College, 1977-78; Research Fel-low, Harvard University, 1976-77; Rad-cliffe Fellow, 1976-77; PostdoctoralAssociate, U. Calif., Berkeley, 1975-76.ACS Service: Women’s Chemists

Committee, 2012-to date; AlternateCouncilor, Physical Chemistry Division,2010-2013; Executive Committee,Physical Chemistry Division, 2010-2013; Multidisciplinary Program Plan-ning Committee (211-212).NESACS Service: Richards Award

Committee, 2015-2019; CouncilorNortheastern Section, 2011-2019; Chair,Norris Award Committee, 2011-2014,1988-1991, Board of Directors, 2009-todate.Memberships: American Chemical

Society, Division memberships: Physi-cal Chemistry, Colloid and Surface,Chemical Education, EnvironmentalChemistry; American Association forthe Advancement of Science; AmericanPhysical Society; Sigma Xi, Iota SigmaPi (ISP).Honors:AAAS Fellow; ACS Fellow,

Radcliffe FellowPosition statement: It seems that di-

versity and inclusion are in the newsdaily. Many studies show that corporateprofits increase, workplaces are morefulfilling, and students thrive when morevoices are included. It is my firm beliefthat all voices are needed if the World isto meet the chemical challenges thatface it; ranging from human health toglobal warming. At the local level, Ihave actively campaigned for inclusionwhile chairing (three times) the JamesFlack Norris Award for OutstandingAchievement in the Teaching of Chem-istry, promoting gender, racial and na-tional diversity among the winners.

At the national level, I am a memberof the Women Chemists Committee(WCC). As a member of WCC, I helpedlaunch the Rising Star Award for midca-reer women and am now managing theawards, recognition, and retention Proj-ect Group. Our goal is to showcase thesuccess of women in the chemical enter-prise. One of our recent projects wascatalyzing an issue of the Journal ofPhysical Chemistry recognizing the150th birthday of Marie Currie withcontributions from 66 female editorsand officers of the physical division,symbolizing the 66 years of Marie Cur-rie’s life. Another project is the Mom theChemistry Professor book filled withstories of the varied paths of womenProfessors.

As a councilor, I am also a memberof the NESACS board. Our section isone of the largest in the society havingan active and accomplished member-ship. I am honored to be selected to runfor councilor; if elected I will continueto represent our interests at both thelocal and National level.

As a chemist, I am intensely inter-ested in interactions at soft and nanopar-ticle interfaces; interactions that shapeour bodies, our environment, and indeedthe Universe. I have invented instru-

ments and techniques in pursuit of gen-erating a molecular-level picture ofthese interfaces. “Seeing” at the molec-ular level enables manipulation at themacroscopic level to solve challengesstill facing the world.

Jens BreffkeEducation:Diplom, Physical Chem-

istry, Humboldt-University of Berlin(2008); Visiting Research Scholar, Uni-versidad de Santiago de Compostela(2006-2007); Ph.D., Physical Chem-istry, The Pennsylvania State University(2014); Postdoctoral Fellow, NationalInstitute of Standards and Technology(2014-2017)Professional Experience: Applica-

tion Specialist, Boston Electronics Cor-poration (2017 – present)Awards: IUPAC Young Observer,

National Academy of Sciences (2017);Global Innovation Award, ACS Officeof International Activities (2012 &2015); Innovative Project Grant, ACSLocal Section Activities Committee(2011 & 2015); Seed Grant, ACS Cor-poration Associates (2011 & 2015);ACS Leadership Development Award(2013); Harry and Catherine DalalianTravel Fellowship (2009 & 2011);Evonik Industries Thesis ResearchScholarship (2008); Leonardo da VinciII Scholarship, German Academic Ex-change Service (DAAD) (2007)Society Service: Chair, ACS Interna-

tional Activities Committee (IAC) (2018– present); Associate, ACS IAC (2016);ACS Younger Chemists Committee(YCC) International Presence WorkingGroup Leader (2013–2015); President,PA Centre County Homebrew Club(2012–2014); Member, ACS YCC(2010–2015); Board Member, EuropeanYoung Chemists Network (EYCN);Chair, JungChemikerForum (JCF), Ger-man Chemical Society (GDCh) (2006–2007)Personal Statement: I moved to the

Boston area in 2017 but have been ac-quainted with NESACS for muchlonger. As chair of the German Jung-ChemikerForum (JCF) I came in 2007as part of the German Exchange (GEX)program and I have been an advocate ofthis program ever since. During my term

serving the national Younger ChemistsCommittee (YCC) I founded a nation-wide equivalent program YoungerChemists Crossing Borders (YCCB)program which is ongoing till this day,with credit always given to NESACS.As chair of the ACS International Activ-ities Committee (IAC) and together withthe national YCC we’re advocating forthe establishment of this exchange pro-gram as an ACS Award and funded bythe Society, continuing the vision ofmany NESACS members. I assisted andsupported NESACS activities through-out my national committee appoint-ments and hope you will give me theopportunity to represent this great localsection also at ACS Council as a NE-SACS Councilor. Thank you for yourvote!

Kap-Sun YeungEducation: B.Sc. (1st Class Honors),

The Chinese University of Hong Kong,1990; Ph.D. University of Cambridge,UK, 1994; Postdoctoral Fellow, ScrippsResearch Institute, La Jolla, CA, 1995-1996.Professional Experience: Discovery

Chemistry, Bristol-Myers Squibb(joined BMS, Wallingford, CT in 1996;relocated to BMS, Cambridge, MA inNovember, 2019), current position: Sen-ior Principal Scientist.ACS Service: Committee on Interna-

tional Activities (Member 2019-2021;Associate Member 2016-2018), Thefirst Asia Pacific International ChaptersConference, Scientific Program Com-mittee (Member 2016-2017); ACSNortheast Regional Meeting (NERM2013), New Haven, CT (Program Co-Chair, Organizing Committee 2011-2013); New Haven Local Section,Councilor, Board Member (2016-2018),Alternate Councilor, Board Member(2015), Bylaws Update Chair (2016-2018). Organizer/co-organizer for fif-teen MEDI Division sessions at ACSNational Meetings, including twoMEDI-sponsored sessions at EFMC(Germany) and AFMC (South Korea)symposiums (2009 to present). NESACS Service: Organizing Com-

mittee Chair, NESACS MedicinalChemistry Symposium, February 2019,



at BMS Cambridge, in collaborationwith NESACS Medicinal Chemistrygroup.Statement: As a former councilor

for the New Haven Section, I led the ef-forts that successfully updated the 15-year old Bylaws of the Section. I wasthe program co-chair for the 2013NERM, a meeting that exceeded expec-tation in scientific abstracts and meetingattendees. These are two contributionsto the New Haven Section that I am par-ticularly proud of. I am also pleased thatI was part of an effort in the petition fora Bylaw change to remove certain re-strictions on ACS International Chap-ters, and that was approved in theCouncil meeting in Boston last year.Being a newcomer to the NortheasternSection, I will look for opportunitieswhere I can help the most to promote thegrowth of the Section and to connect themembers to organizations within andoutside of ACS. Through my participa-tion in ACS both at Local and Nationallevels, I believe that in ACS, every opin-ion counts regardless of one’s personaland professional background, and everyvolunteer effort is valued no matter it issmall or big. I always look for diversity,and I encourage you to volunteer in ACSactivities. I would be honored to beyour councilor to represent your voicein ACS.

Sofia SantosEducation: Master’s in Pharmaceu-

tical Sciences, 2011, University of Lis-bon- Faculty of Pharmacy, Lisbon,Portugal; Ph. D. in Pharmaceutical Sci-ences with specialty in MedicinalChemistry, 2016, University of Lisbon-Faculty of Pharmacy, Lisbon, Portugal/Massachusetts General Hospital,Boston- Massachusetts. Professional Experience: Technical

Specialist at the IP Law firm Finnegan,Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & DunnerLLP, Boston 2018. Research Fellow atHarvard Medical School and Massachu-setts General Hospital, Boston, Massa-chusetts. PhD researcher at Center forSystems Biology, 2016, MassachusettsGeneral Hospital, Boston, Massachu-setts. Honors/Professional Activity: Fun-

dação para a Ciência e Tecnologia,Re-search Predoctoral Fellowship, 2012-2016; Merck Women in ChemistrySymposium, Best Poster Award, 2015. ACS Service: 2016-2017 Career

Chair in the local Younger ChemistsCommittee (YCC); 2017-2019 AlternateCouncilor of NESACS; Member of Or-ganic and Medicinal Chemistry Divi-sions of the ACS; 2018-2020 Councilorof NESACS; Active member of the ex-ecutive board in the local YoungerChemists Committee (YCC) since 2015.Active member of the executive boardin the Division of Chemistry and theLaw since 2018. Memberships: American Chemical

Society (ACS), New England Section ofthe American Chemical Society (NE-SACS), Younger Chemists Committee(YCC), Portuguese Chemical Society(SPQ), Massachusetts General HospitalPostdoc Association (MGPA), Associa-tion for Women in Science (AWIS),Massachusetts Chapter of Associationfor Women in Science (MassAWIS),Portuguese Board of Pharmacists. Statement: It would be an honor to

serve as a NESACS Councilor. Ifelected, I would bring my expertise as ascientist and pharmacist to this role andapply my hands-on experiences as aYCC board member to support our localsection. My areas of focus are: 1) to in-crease engagement and participationamong NESACS members, especiallyyounger chemists, in our local commu-nity, through support of diverse scien-tific talks, better communication ofvolunteer opportunities, and specialevents; 2) to provide career-orientedprogramming and networking opportu-nities for the NESACS community; and3) to support novel technical and socialprogramming for NESACS members tooffer alternative ways for traditionalNESACS members to become involved.

Thank you for your support.

Sonja Strah-PleynetEducation: Ph.D. Organic Chemistry

(1996); M.S. Organic Chemistry (1993);B.S. Chemistry (1990), University ofLjubljana, Slovenia; Postdoctoral Fel-low, University of Florida (1997-1998);University of California, San Diego

(1998-1999).Professional Experience: Fish &

Richardson, P.C., Technology Specialist(2018-present); RSM, Teacher (2013-2018); National Science Foundation,Reviewer (2012); Thermedical, Inc.(2012); Arena Pharmaceuticals (1999-2009); Senior Scientist, MedicinalChemistry (2006-2009); Research Sci-entist (1999-2006).ACS Service: Member since 1998;

ACS Divisions: Organic and MedicinalChemistry, Chemistry and the Law;ACS Council (2004-Present); Presiden-tial Task Force “Vision 2025”, Member(2012-2013); ACS National Award Se-lection Committee, Member (2011-2013); Committee on Chemistry andPublic Affairs, Associate (2013), Com-mittee on Economic and ProfessionalAffairs (CEPA), Member (2007-2012),CEPA Liaison to Committee on Minor-ity Affairs (2008-2012); CEPA Liaisonto Committee on International Activities(2011-2012); ACS Legislative ActionNetwork, Member (2006-Present);CEPA Task Force on Globalization(2008-2009); San Diego Section: Exec-utive Board Member (2000-2012),Councilor (2004-2012), Alternate Coun-cilor (2000-2003); Government AffairsCommittee, Chair (2007-2010); WesternRegional Meeting: Invited speaker,Women Chemist Symposium (2006);ACS Host Local Section Volunteer(2007).NESACS Service: Board of Direc-

tors (2013-Present); Chair, NESACSHost Local Section Committee, ACSNational Meeting, Boston, MA (2015);Alternate Councilor (2013-Present),Government Affairs Committee (2010-Present), STEM Outreach, Science Fairs(2011-Present).Awards and Honors: ACS Salutes

to Excellence Recipient, CEPA (2012),ACS ChemLuminary Award - ACSPresident’s Award for Local SectionGovernment Affairs (2010); AmericanChemical Society Certificate ofAchievement, ACS San Diego Section(2008); Outstanding Medicinal Chem-istry Team Award, Arena Pharmaceuti-cals (2007); Postdoctoral Fellowshipfrom Ministry of Science and Technol-ogy, Slovenia (1997); First Prize Winnerat 26th KRKA Pharmaceuticals Research

Awards (1996); Graduate ResearchScholarship of Ministry of Science andTechnology, Slovenia (1991-1996).Statement: I am honored to be nom-

inated to the position of Councilor forthe Northeastern Section. I have overfifteen years of ACS volunteer and lead-ership experience on local and nationallevel, combined with ten years of bio-pharmaceutical industry experience. Ihave been an active NESACS membersince 2010 and had a privilege of serv-ing as an Alternate Councilor and amember of the Board of Directors forthe past seven years. I chaired the NE-SACS Host Local Section Committee,helping to make the 2015 Fall ACS Na-tional Meeting in Boston a huge suc-cess, hosting over 13,000 attendees. Inthis role, I had the opportunity to recruitand engage many NESACS membersfrom academia and industry, several ofthem first time volunteers. As a passion-ate advocate for STEM education andresearch, I have shared my professionalexperience with students, teachers andyounger chemists, through classroomvisits, science fairs or career develop-ment symposia, helping our membersnavigate career changes and explorenew ways to thrive in the global chem-istry enterprise. As a Councilor, I willuse this experience to continue fosteringcommunication and collaboration be-tween ACS members in industry, acade-mia and government; our younger andsenior chemists; our local section andnational ACS, work with NESACSleadership to develop programs that willhelp engage and benefit our diversemembership.

Thank you for your vote!

Tom GilbertAcademic Record: Clarkson Col-

lege of Technology, B.S., 1968; Massa-chusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D.,1971.Honors: ACS Fellow, 2011; Henry

A. Hill Memorial Award, 2010; Out-standing Teacher of First Year StudentsAward, College of Engineering, North-eastern University, 2010, 2013, 2015;Excellence in Teaching Award, North-eastern University, 1999.Professional Positions (for past 10

years): Northeastern University, ActingChair, Department of Chemistry andChemical Biology, 2015−16; AcademicDirector, Professional Science MastersPrograms in Biotechnology, 2009-11. Service in ACS National Offices:

Membership Affairs Committee(MAC), member, 2017 to date; Board ofDirectors, Director, District I, 2013-15;Council Policy Committee, 2007-12,Vice-Chair, 2008-10; Long-Range Plan-ning Subcommittee, Chair, 2008-12;Committee on Nominations and Elec-tions, 2001-06, Vice-Chair, 2004-06;Committee on Meetings and Exposi-tions, 1995-2000, Chair, 2000; TaskForce on Web-Based Resources for Vol-unteers, Chair, 2015-2016; ACS Net-work Task Force, Chair, 2014.Service in ACS Offices: Member

ACS since 1968. Northeastern Section:Councilor, 1990-2012 and 2017 to date;Chair, 1988; Chair-Elect, 1987; NE-SACS-GDCh Student Exchange Pro-gram Co-Chair, 2016 – present;Nominations Committee, 2016 – 2017,Chair, 1989; Long-Range PlanningCommittee Chair, 1989. Northeast Re-gional Meeting: General Chair, 1993.Division of Analytical Chemistry: 46thAnnual Summer Symposium on Analyt-ical Chemistry, Co-Chair OrganizingCommittee, 1993.Member: ACS Divisions:Analytical

Chemistry and Chemical Education.Related Activities: International

Symposia on High Performance Capil-lary Electrophoresis, Vice-Chair Organ-izing Committees, 1993-96, 1998, and1999; Published 45 journal articles andtwo general chemistry textbooks (intheir 5th and 2nd editions), holds threepatents. Statement: If elected to Council I

will focus my energy in two areas: Increase the value of ACS member-

ship I will work with the other mem-bers of MAC and ACS staff to launchdues categories and benefits packagesthat will make ACS membership morevaluable to a broad cross section ofchemistry professionals including stu-dent members, recent graduates just en-tering the workforce, early andmid-career professionals, chemists whohave transitioned into management andadministrative roles, those entrepreneur-

ial chemists launching their own busi-nesses, and members approaching re-tirement. New standing rules adopted byACS Council at the Spring, 2019 na-tional meeting now enables MAC andACS staff to effectively address bothsides of the membership cost–benefitequation.Academic–industrial partnerships

in education ACS is currently exploringways to better align undergraduate andgraduate education in chemistry to thegrowing interdisciplinary nature ofmany of the new jobs in the chemicalsciences. Recent graduates need abroader base of knowledge and skillsand cross-disciplinary experiences ifthey are to find employment in today’schemical enterprise An effective and ef-ficient way to provide this preparationis through partnerships between aca-demic and industrial chemists that in-clude paid industrial internships andcooperative education experiences. Anumber of universities (including mine)offer this blend of academic and experi-ential education and their students andtheir corporate partners have reaped thebenefits. ACS, with its strong industrialbase and ties large corporations andsmall chemistry businesses, is uniquelypositioned to serve as a catalyst inlaunching a national experiential educa-tion program in the chemistry.

Michael SingerEducation: B.S., State University of

New York at Stony Brook (1986), M.S.,Brandeis University (1988), Ph.D.,Brandeis University (1993)Professional Experience: Post-Doc-

toral Research Associate, Organix Inc.1991-1994; Senior Scientist, ArQuleInc. 1994-1996; Group Leader, Auto-mated Combinatorial Synthesis, ArQuleInc. 1996-2001; Group Leader, DrugDiscovery Research and Development,Sigma-Aldrich, Natick, MA 2001-2007;R&D Manager, MilliporeSigma, MA2008-present.NESACS Service: Councilor-NE-

SACS 1996-2001, 2005-present; Alter-nate Councilor – NESACS 2002-2004;Board of Directors NESACS 1993-pre-sent; Secretary-NESACS 1998-present;Medicinal Chemistry Group (MCG)



1991-2001; MCG Treasurer (1992-1993), Program Chair (1994) Chair(1995-1996).ACS Service: ACS Joint Board-

Council Committee on Chemical Ab-stracts Service, Associate member 2004,Member 2005-2007; Local Section Ac-tivities Committee, Associate Member2007, Member 2008 – 2013; Meetingsand Expositions Committee, AssociateMember 2014, Member 2015-present.Professional Recognition: ACS Fel-

low – 2015; Henry Hill Award – 2008Statement: The Northeastern Section

of the American Chemical Society hasover 6400 members. Our collectivevoice needs to be heard. During mytenure as Councilor and Alternate Coun-cilor for the NESACS I have had the op-portunity to bring that voice directly tothe attention of the national officers ofthe American Chemical Society. Main-taining open communication betweenthe local and national officers of theACS is critical to the growth of our pro-fessional organization.

Currently, I am serving on the Meet-ings and Expositions Committee. Thiscommittee is charged with oversight ofthe National and Regional ACS Meet-ings, including the Technical Program,Site Selection, and Exposition. Thiscommittee has exposed me a better un-derstanding of ACS Operations and howbest to integrate NESACS activitieswith the National ACS activities. Forexample, at the August 2015 and 2018ACS meetings in Boston, I was able tohave a link to The Nucleus added to theACS Mobile Application. This saved thesection the cost of printing and circulat-ing over 5,000 copies of the Nucleus atthe National Meeting.

As your local elected representativeto the National ACS Council I wouldhope that you would contact me withany concerns and issues([email protected]) so I may di-rect them to the appropriate offices ofthe ACS. With your support and vote Ipledge to continue to work as a voice forthe local membership

Leland L. Johnson, Jr.Education:Virginia Tech, BS, 1993;

Virginia Commonwealth University,

MS, 2003; Boston University, MA,2008.Professional Experience: Euretos,

Director of Business Development,North America, 2018-present; WuXiAppTec, Key Account Manager, 2017-2018; Conditas Biotechnology Group,Founder, 2010-2018; BetaStem Thera-peutics, VP Development, 2013-2015;CreaGen Biosciences, Business Devel-opment Manager, 2009-2010; Novartis,SA II,2008-2009; Adenosine Therapeu-tics,2002-2003; Insmed, Research Asso-ciate,1999-2002.Honors/Awards: Member, Alpha

Chi Sigma; 1990-present; Chemlumi-nary Award to NSYCC, (2007); Dele-gate, German Exchange, Konstanz(2006); Top Ten Poster, JCF-Frueh-jahrssymposium, Konstanz, Germany(2006). Service in NESACS offices: NE-

SACS Nominations Chair; NESACSChair of (Constitution and) BylawsCommittee 2017-present; Chem BioCommittee Co-Chair, 2017-present;NESACS Chair 2017, NESACS Pro-gram Chair, 2016; Chair, Exchange Pro-gram to Germany, 2015-2017t;Facilitator Kiel (2016) and Jena (2014);Alternate Councilor, 2014-2017, Coun-cilor, 2011-2013, 2018-2019; Fundrais-ing Committee Member, 2013-present;Public Relations Chair, 2009-2011;YCC Chair, 2008-2009; YCC CareerChair, 2007-2008; Organized Novar-tis/NESACS Town Hall Forum, FEB-2010, Organized Schlumberger/NESACS /Henry A. Hill Award Meet-ing, OCT-2011; Black History MonthPanel, Joint Meeting with NOBCChE,FEB-2016; Meeting at Takeda featuringGeorge Whitesides, MAR-2016; Educa-tion Meeting at A123 featuring LukeRoberson (NASA), MAY-2016.Statement: It has been an honor to

volunteer as Councilor from NESACSand for the members of NESACS. TheCouncil functions as a sort of “House ofRepresentatives” for certain issues be-fore the ACS. Traveling to NationalMeetings for Council and for interna-tional scientific exchange as well as net-working continues to be an excellentway to engage chemists from across thenation and around the world. At eachSpring National Meeting, the Council

votes on which nominees for Presidentwill make the ballot. At the past meet-ing, we also voted to revamp and tomake easier changes to the constitution,bylaws, and standing rules. This is adouble-edged sword, and I’d like toknow your thoughts.

If elected as Councilor, I will con-tinue to network with our members atmonthly meetings and many otherevents in order to understand the con-cerns and needs of our colleagues acrossthe many fields of chemistry. I take theresponsibility of representing NESACSand your interests very seriously. Mypath into NESACS came from the Ger-man Exchange Program and one of thegreat former Chairs of NESACS. I en-courage Younger Chemists to be in-volved in NESACS. For me, NESACSservice has helped me through each ofmy career transitions. I am indebted tothe section. As a councilor and alternatecouncilor for the past eight years, I havetaken each opportunity to travel to thenational meetings that I have beengiven. From these council meetings andpresence at National Meetings, I havebeen able to secure numerous speakersfor the benefit of NESACS membersand the greater Boston community. Iwill continue these efforts with yoursupport.

As a councilor, I will accurately rep-resent the interests of NESACS at everynational meeting of the AmericanChemical Society. As a councilor, I willwork with the section to increase partic-ipation in NESACS events, since theseevents can certainly aid the developmentof multiple career types in the chemicalsciences. I will continually strive to pro-mote projects and programs that have abroad and positive impact for our sec-tion and our members. I look forward tospeaking with you at the next monthlymeeting, NESACS event, or other net-working opportunity. Let’s discuss howNESACS and the national ACS mighthelp each of us.

Mary MahaneyEducation: B.A. Emmanuel College

(1971); M.S. Northeastern University(1973); Dr. rer. nat. University of Con-stance, Germany (1977); M.B.A.


Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1966)Professional Experience: Haartz

Corporation (1999 – present); PolaroidCorporation (1982 – 1998); Universityof Zurich, Switzerland (1979 – 1981);University of Constance, Germany(1977 – 1879)NESACS Service: Member since

1977. Continuing Education Commit-tee (1998 – 2008), Richards MedalCommittee (2000 – 2004), Norris AwardCommittee (2014 – 2018), AlternativeCouncilor (2005 – 2007 and 2013 –present), Board of Publications (2004 –present)Statement: I am proud to be a mem-

ber of the American Chemical Societyand am deeply committed to the North-eastern Section. It has been an honor toserve on multiple committees. I am cur-rently an Alternate Councilor and serveof the Board of Publications. I wouldappreciate your vote to serve our sectionas Councilor.

Malika Jeffries-ELMalika Jeffries-EL is an Associate

Professor at Boston University with ap-pointments in Chemistry and MaterialsScience and Engineering. She alsoserves as the director of the graduateprogram in Chemistry.Education: B.A. Chem, Wellesley

College; Ph. D., The George Washing-ton University; Postdoctoral Fellow,Carnegie Mellon University with R.D.McCulloughProfessional Experience: Associate

Professor, Department of Chemistry andDivision of Materials Science and Engi-neering, Boston University, 2016 – pres-ent; Martin Luther King Jr. VisitingProfessor MIT 2015; Associate Profes-sor of Chemistry, Iowa State University,2012 – 2016; Assistant Professor ofChemistry, Iowa State University, 2005– 2012; ACS Service: Associate, Women

Chemistry Committee 2019 – ; Divisionof Organic Chemistry Alternate Coun-cilor 2017 – 2018; Division of OrganicChemistry Member-at-large 2014 –2017; Program Chair, Division of Poly-mer Chemistry 2014 – 2016; Councilor– Ames Local Section 2011 – 2015; Ed-itorial Advisory Board, Macromole-cules, 2012 – 2014; advisory board for

the ACS Women Chemist of Color Ini-tiative 2010 – present; Editorial Advi-sory Board, Chemical and EngineeringNews, 2010 – 2012; ACS Society Com-mittee on Education (SocEd) 2009 –2014; ACS Younger Chemist Commit-tee (YCC) 2002 – 2009. NESACS Services: ACS Fellows

canvassing committee 2019 –Relevant Memberships: Member

Royal Society of Chemistry; AssociateEditor, Journal of Materials ChemistryC, 2013-present.Honors: ACS Fellow, Stanley C. Is-

rael Regional Award for Advancing Di-versity in the Chemical Sciences 2015;Iota Sigma Pi Agnes Fay Morgan Award2014; ACS Women Chemist CommitteeRising Star award 2012; the Lloyd Fer-guson Award from the National Organ-ization of Black Chemist and ChemicalEngineers 2009; NSF CAREER award2009; 3M untenured faculty award2008.Research interests: organic synthe-

sis and organic electronics. Personal statement: Prior to moving

to Boston, I have had a solid trackrecord of service to the ACS at the Na-tional and local level. I believe that myprevious experience has prepared me tobe of service to the Northeastern Sectionin many ways. I am active on theWomen Chemists Committee, andwould like to help develop local activi-ties for the professional development ofour female members. As your councilor,I will work to protect the interest of NE-SACS and also increase the prominenceand visibility of its members. I have pre-viously served on canvassing and selec-tion committees for ACS nationalawards and thus think that I can be help-ful in that regard. I have also been astaunch supporter of diversity and ifelected, I will work hard to encourageparticipation of women and minoritiesin our chapters programs and also de-velop new ones targeting younger mem-bers.

Ashis SahaEducation: M.Sc. Chemistry IIT

Kanpur, India, Ph.D. Chemistry Univ.Michigan, Ann Arbor, Post-doctoral fel-low: University of California, Berkeley

Professional Experience:MedicinalChemist, Co-founder & CSO DoverLifesciences, Boston 2015-to date. VP,Discovery Research TCG Lifesciences,Boston & Kolkata, India 2007- 2015;Executive Director, Predix, Lexington,MA 2005-06; Director, Praecis,Waltham, MA 2004-05; Group Leader,Viropharma, Exton, PA 2001-2004;Principal Scientist, Johnson & Johnson(Janssen), Spring House, PA 1995-2000.Chemistry & NESACS Service:

ACS Member since 1983. POCC(Philadelphia Organic Chemistry Club,Univ of Pennsylvania): Chair Elect &Chair 2000-2002. Seminar CommitteeChair: Janssen. NESACS: Organizingcommittee member, Process Chemistry,2008-10. Treasurer, 2017-to date.Statement: It is an honor to be an ac-

tive member of the Northeastern Sectionof the American Chemical Society. As aNESACS alternate Councilor for lastyear, I had the opportunity to learn thevalue of member service to the Nationalorganization. Serving NESACS asTreasurer for past three years, I focusedmy energy on two areas: 1) efficient on-line tools for streamlined financial/ac-counting practices; and 2) improvingour communication with our members.I worked to establish online bankingpractices for outgoing payments for im-proved efficiency. Our bookkeepingpractices were improved with my iden-tification and hiring of a professionalbookkeeper for everyday needs. I havehelped facilitate fundraising and ex-pense tracking for all of the four majorNESACS chemistry symposia. Workingwith the board and NESACS committeechairs/members I aim to continue deliv-ering practices that are the best in classand serve members in most efficientmanner. With your support, I wouldcontinue my work in NESACS, partic-ularly in the area of finance but also be-yond. At the ACS, I would like to servein the budget and finance committeeamong a few other areas such as com-mittee of professional training. Withyour gracious vote, I hope to serve ascouncilor allowing me to contributewith my experience and time. Thanksyou!



Director-at-LargeMark TebbeEducation: B.S. (Chemistry) Uni-

versity of Notre Dame; Ph.D. (OrganicChemistry) Stanford UniversityProfessional Experience: Eli Lilly

(1994-2010), Head of chemistry, Lilly-Hamburg (2000-2003), Head of Chem-istry, Lilly-Research Triangle Park(2003-2004), Head – Global DiscoveryChemistry Operations (2004-2006), Sr.Research Advisor (2007-2010); FormaTherapeutics (2010-2013), VP Medici-nal and Computational Chemistry;Quartet Medicine (2014-2017), Head ofDrug Discovery; Atlas Venture (2017-present) Entrepreneur-in-residence;Quench Bio (2018-present), Chief Tech-nology OfficerAmerican Chemical Society: Mem-

ber, 1986-presentNESACS: Member, 2010-present;

Fund-raising Committee Chair, 2013-2016; Councilor, 2015-2017; NorrisAward Committee Member 2016-2018;Norris Award Chair 2017 and 2018Statement: I have been involved

with NESACS for many years now andlooking for every increasing roles of re-sponsibility and impact with this organ-ization. I am a very diligent and reliablemember of NESACS. I work hard atany position I am given. I will be espe-cially honored to be elected to this posi-tion and entrusted with serving thelarger community. I feel that the Direc-tor-at-Large position will allow me toinfluence the greater organization andcontinue to serve the chemistry commu-nity, share experiences and learn moreabout the ACS and NESACS in theprocess.

David HarrisEducation: B.S., Chemistry, Boston

College, 1976; Ph.D. Organic Chem-istry, Brandeis University, 1982; Post-doctoral Research Associate,Massachusetts Institute of Technology,(1982-1984).Professional Experience: Principle

Scientist Chemical Process Research(highest position), Schering-PloughCorporation, (1984-1990); GroupLeader (1990-1992), Senior Scientist

(1992-1994), Associate Director Chem-istry (1994-1997), Senior DirectorChemistry (2001-2004), Vice Presidentof Chemical Process Development(2004-2008), Group Vice PresidentPharmaceutical Development Sciences(2008-2011) Genzyme Corporation;Group Vice President and Acting Headof Drug & Biomaterial R&D (2011-2012), Head of Pre-Development Sci-ences LGCR Boston, & Waltham SiteHead (2012 – 2016) Sanofi/Genzyme,Head of Pre-Development Sciences USPharmaceutical Development Platform,& Waltham Site Head (2016 – present)Sanofi.NESACS Service: Director at Large

2011 to present; Member German Ex-change Organizing Committee 2012;Medicinal Chemistry Group affiliation2012 to 2016.Memberships: American Chemical

Society (Organic and Medicinal Chem-istry Divisions), American Associationfor the Advancement of Science, Amer-ican Association of Pharmaceutical Sci-ences.Statement: It is both an honor and a

privilege to be nominated for the posi-tion of Director-at-Large for the North-east Section. My chemistry experiencesare diverse. I have led successful teamsin both discovery and developmentareas. I am a co-inventor in three tech-nologically distinct areas that includeone product now on the market and twocandidates that reached the clinic. Theyare an oral enzyme inhibitor marketedfor Gaucher disease type 1(eliglustat/Cerdelga), a polymeric phos-phate binder for renal disease, and acationic lipid gene transfer agent forcystic fibrosis. My team and I also ledthe development of Cerdelga through tocommercial launch. In my current roleat Sanofi I lead the Synthesis Develop-ment, Early Formulation Development,and Analytical R&D organizations, aswell as lead the Sanofi Waltham Site.Major functions of NESACS includerepresenting the interests of its membersand providing opportunities for mem-bers to interact, network, and dissemi-nate information. Many of the mostimportant advances come at the inter-section of scientific disciplines, through-out my professional career I have

actively promoted strong collaborationsbetween biologists, pharmacists, andchemists of all sub-disciplines. TheACS and NESACS need to continue toevolve and collaborate with those onchemistry’s frontiers for the benefit orour members and society in general.Through the Boston College and Bran-deis University alumni network, I oftenshare my broad experiences in the bio-pharmaceutical industry with young sci-entists as they examine potential careers.I believe my extensive experiences inchemistry, my belief in the power of col-laboration, my interest in assistingyoung chemists, and my leadership po-sition at a major pharmaceutical com-pany will provide me with an excellentbackground to be an effective Director-at-Large. With the help of your vote Iwill strive to promote NESACS visibil-ity and increase industrial participationat NESACS events (for example byhosting events at our Waltham site asdone annually since 2012) and to sup-port the health and growth of NESACS.

Michael P. FilosaEducation: B. Sc., Massachusetts In-

stitute of Technology (1974), Ph.D.,Harvard University, (1980), BabsonSchool of Executive Education (1988).Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi

Lambda Upsilon, Merck Award (1974),Dreyfus Foundation Scholar (1975).NESACS Henry A. Hill Award (2012).Experience: Polaroid Corporation

(1979-2005); Scientist, Group Leader,Senior Manager of Chemistry; ZINKImaging, Inc.; Senior Manager ofChemistry (2005-2013); PerformanceIndicator, LLC. Chemistry Manager(2014-2018); Bambu Vault (2018-Pre-sent).NESACS and ACS Service: ACS

Member since 1976. Alternate Coun-cilor (1997-1999; 2005-2008), Coun-cilor (2009-2019); Director-at-Large(2017-2019); Editor of the Nucleus(2005-present). Board of Publications(2005-Present), Heyn Award Committee(2006-Present). Nominating Committee(2010, 2013, 2016, 2019). Local Organ-izing Committee for the 2007, 2010,2013 Boston ACS National Meetings.Committee on Chemical Abstracts Serv-

ice (CCAS) Associate Member (2010)Full Committee Member (2011-19).Statement: I would be honored to

serve for three more years as Director-at-Large. I have been very involved withNESACS as editor of the Nucleus andas a Councilor since 2009. I will supportthe NESACS Board in its initiatives andcontinue to work for NESACS and theACS at the National level. Thank youfor your votes.

Nominating CommitteeJoshua SacherEducation: Joshua received his Ph.D.

in Chemistry from Penn State Univer-sity in 2012, working under the directionof Steven Weinreb. Prior to that, he re-ceived his B.S in Biochemistry from theUniversity of Delaware, where he per-formed research with Douglass Taber.Professional Experience: Since

2014, Joshua has worked at the BroadInstitute of MIT and Harvard as part ofboth the medicinal chemistry and infor-matics groups. Before joining Broad, heperformed postdoctoral research withPeter Wipf at the University of Pitts-burgh. Outside of chemistry, Joshua hasalso served as a teaching fellow forcomputer science courses at HarvardCollege, Business School, and Exten-sion School since 2018.NESACS Service: Chair, Project

SEED committee (2017-Present); Alter-nate Councilor (2018-Present)Memberships: ACS (MEDI,

COMP); AAAS

Brian D’AmicoEducation: B.S. Chemistry, North-

eastern University (2015)Professional Experience: Senior

Laboratory Technician, Department ofChemistry & Chemical Biology, North-eastern University (2019-Present); Lab-oratory Technician, Department ofChemistry & Chemical Biology, North-eastern University (2014-2019); Chem-istry Supervisor & Teaching Assistant,Department of Chemistry & ChemicalBiology, Northeastern University (2013-2014), CMC Co-op, Idenix Pharmaceu-ticals (2013), Post Selection ChemistryCo-op, GlaxoSmithKline (2012)

Memberships: American ChemicalSociety (2010-Present), Boy Scouts ofAmerica (Youth Member: 1997-2009,Adult Leader 2009-Present)ACS & NESACS Service: Execu-

tive Board Member, Northeastern Sec-tion Younger Chemists Committee(2015-Present); Committee Chair,Northeastern Section MembershipCommittee (2016-Present); Member,Northeastern Section Bylaws Commit-tee (2017-Present), Member, Northeast-ern Section Nominating Committee(2019), Member, Northeastern SectionGovernment Affairs Committee (2016-Present); Northeast Student ChemistryResearch Conference Organizing Com-mittee (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019);Logistics Coordinator, 2021 NortheastRegional Meeting

Elizabeth DraganovaEducation: B.S. Biochemistry, Ken-

nesaw State University, GA (2011);Ph.D. Chemistry, Georgia State Univer-sity, GA (2016); Postdoctoral Scholar,Tufts University, MA (2016-present).ACS Service: ACS Society on

Chemical Education (SOCED) TaskForce (2019 – present); ACS GraduateExecutive Advisory Board (GEAB)Member (2018 – present); ACS AtlantaLocal Section Member (2014 – 2016) –assisted in re-establishing the Women’sChemist Committee (WCC); ACS Bio-logical Chemistry Division Member(2012 – present); ACS Member (2012 –present).NESACS Service: NSYCC Chair

(2018 – present); co-wrote the LocalSection Members Engaging ThroughTechnology (METT) Grant – funded. Relevant Memberships: AAAS,

Protein Society, and AWIS.Honors: F32 National Research

Service Award Postdoctoral Fellowship,NIH, (2017 – present); Training in Ed-ucation and Critical Research Skills(TEACRS) Postdoctoral Affiliate,NIH/NIGMS K12 Award, (2017 – pres-ent); Natalie V. Zucker Research Grant,Tufts University (2017); CollaborativeResearch Travel Grant, Burroughs Well-come Fund, (2017); Graduate TeachingAward, Georgia State University (2016);Younger Chemist Leadership Develop-

ment Award, National YCC, ACS(2016); Poster Award, Molecular Basisof Disease Research Day, Georgia StateUniversity (2015); Student Leader of theYear Award Nominee, Georgia StateUniversity (2015); Graduate TeachingAward, Georgia State University,(2015); Outstanding Professional Serv-ice, Georgia State University (2014);Molecular Basis of Disease Fellowship,Georgia State University (2012 – 2016);Graduate Teaching Award, GeorgiaState University, (2012); NationalChemical Honors Society, KennesawState University, (2010 – 2011); HOPEScholarship, Kennesaw State Univer-sity, (2007 – 2011).

Richards Medal CommitteeMary Jane Shultz

(See background information underCouncilor/Alternate Councilor)Position Statement: I have served as

a member of the Richards Medal AwardCommittee for four years, most recentlyas the Chair. The committee is proud ofthe extremely strong pool of candidatesfor this award and our most recent win-ner: Chad Mirkin. (See the March issueof The Nucleus for information aboutProfessor Mirkin.) Outstanding candi-dates are a fitting tribute to the memoryof Theodore William Richards – the firstAmerican Chemist to win the NobelPrize. I am honored to be asked to standfor re-election to this committee andwill strive to maintain the outstandingquality of the awardees, many of whomhave gone on to win Nobel prizes oftheir own.

Mingdi YanEducation: Ph.D. Organic Chemistry

(1994, University of Oregon); B.S.Polymer Physics (1988, University ofScience and Technology of China)Professional History: Professor of

Chemistry (2011-present, University ofMassachusetts Lowell), Assistant, Asso-ciate, Full Professor of Chemistry (1998-2011, Portland State University), SeniorResearch Scientist (1995-1998, IkonosCorporation), Guest Professor (2006-2007, ETH Zurich; 2011-2015, KTHSweden; 2014, Koch Institute, MIT)



Membership/Honors: Member ofACS, MRS, Society for Biomaterials;Outstanding Researcher Award, Colum-bia-Willamette Chapter of Sigma Xi(2009); Outstanding Overseas ChineseYoung Investigator Award, NationalNatural Science Foundation of China(2007); Outstanding Mentor of2003/2004 Siemens WestinghouseCompetition in Math, Science & Tech-nology WinnersProfessional Services (selected):

Member of UMass Life Sciences TaskForce (2013); permanent and ad-hocmember of several NIH study sectionssince 2009; panel reviewer and site re-viewer for NSF centers and proposals;proposal reviewer for foreign fundingagencies; symposium organizer, chairfor ACS, MRS, IEEE meetings; judgefor Intel science fairs (2003, 2010). Research program: Research in the

Yan lab lies at the interface of OrganicChemistry, Nanomaterials andNanomedicine. Her research programcovers a variety of topics including de-veloping new conjugation reactions,metal catalyst-free click reactions, cova-lent chemistry of pristine graphene, gly-conanomaterials, and developing newstrategies to combat antibiotic resist-ance.

Esselen Award CommitteeKaren Allen

Professor of Chemistry, Professor ofMaterial Science and Engineering, fac-ulty of the Department of Pharmacologyand Experimental Therapeutics, facultyof the Department of Physiology andBiophysics, Boston University. B.S. (Bi-ology) 1984, Tufts University, Ph.D.(Biochemistry) 1989, Brandeis Univer-sity, American Cancer Society Fellow(Biochemistry), 1989-1993 MIT, Bran-deis University. Nominating Commit-tee, ACS, Biological Chemistry Divi-sion (2001), Program Chair, ACSNational Meeting, Biological ChemistryDivision (2006), Advisor, ACS Biolog-ical Chemistry Division, (2016-2018),Associate Editor, BIOCHEMISTRY(2006-2016), Editorial Advisory Board,

Chemistry Reviews (2009-2012), Esse-len Award Committee and Chair, NE-SACS, 2015-present, Co-Chair, GordonResearch Conference, Enzymes, Coen-zymes, and Metabolic Pathways (2002),Chair, 20th Enzyme Mechanisms Con-ference (2009), Secretary, ASBMB(2013-2016), Council, ASBMB (2010-2013), contributor, Faculty of 1000,(2003-present), Mentor, ASBMB GrantWriting & Mentoring workshop (2014-2015), Chair, ASBMB National Meet-ing, Women Scientist Mentoring/Net-working (2013-2018), Associate Editor,Beilstein J. Org. Chem. (2017-present),Editorial Advisory Board, ArchivesBiochem. Biophys. (2018-present), NIH,Review Panel Pathway to Independenceprogram, (2011), Chair, NIH SpecialEmphasis Panel, Macromolecular Dif-fraction Resource (2012). NIH, ReviewPanel High-Throughput-Enabled Struc-tural Biology Research (2012), Molec-ular Structure and Function A StudySection (2016-present), Areas of Re-search: Biochemistry: mechanistic en-zymology, X-ray crystallography, en-zyme evolution.

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gates, Anne Kokel and Maurice Windley gave oral presenta-tions on Friday afternoon; the other 10 students gave posterpresentations on Saturday morning.

Among the more memorable plenary lectures was thefirst one in which David Leigh of the University of Manches-ter described molecular machines using an engaging blend ofchemistry and magic. Other plenary speakers explored greenchemistry themes and how chemistry can be carried out inalignment with the United Nations 17 Sustainable Develop-ment Goals. The social program included a pub crawl onThursday night and a conference party with cocktails, dinnerand dancing on Friday night.

After the conclusion of the symposium at noon on Satur-day, our delegates last excursion took them to the Café HAGcoffee roasting factory, which was the site of the first com-mercially successful production of decaffeinated coffee. Aftera history lesson on the production of decaffeinated (and reg-ular) coffee and drinking samples prepared from beans fromaround the world, our group returned to downtown Bremenfor last-minute gift purchases and a farewell reception at theBremen Ratskeller (Figure 7) during which we exchangedgifts with our German hosts. Early the next morning most ofthe delegation boarded a bus for a return trip to Hamburg andflights through Munich back to Boston.Student reflections on their trip to Bremen:

“My time in Bremen was unequivocally one of the bestweeks of my graduate school experience

“The 2019 German Exchange Program was fantastic, andabsolutely the highlight of my undergraduate studies

“I still vividly remembered the sites we visited in Bremenon the day we arrived

“I was enchanted by Bremen’s culture and history“Bremen is a beautiful city and we took full advantage of

all it had to offer, from a tour of the old city to dinners on aconverted trading ship and in the city wine cellar

“Our German counterparts were wonderful: welcomingus to Bremen and getting us everywhere we needed to be

“Our hosts in Germany and the professors who came withus not only took care of everything for us but also joined usin having fun

“Our excursions to locations such as Airbus and BASF of-fered unique insights into science outside of an academic lab

“It was a great opportunity to learn about chemistry whilepresenting my own research, and networking with scientistsfrom diverse backgrounds

“We had the chance to meet enthusiastic young scientistsfrom all over the world

“Networking during this event gave me new perspectiveson my own work and career plans

“Our group from NESACS quickly bonded over ourshared excitement

“It was amazing how a few days’ experiences could pullour group so close together

“I am certain that I made not only valuable networking

contacts but also lifelong friends.“I have gained a strong sense of confidence in my abilities

as a scientist, as well as the impact that I will be able to makegoing forward in my career

“I would like to thank NESACS, the German ChemicalSociety, our exchange chaperones, and my fellow delegatesfor making this a truly unforgettable experience.”Members of the 2019 NESACS GEX Delegation to Bre-men, GermanyStudents: Edwin Alfonzo, Boston UniversityNicole Berry, Boston UniversityNicholas Blelloch, Dartmouth College*Jingjia Chen, Boston CollegeLaura Cramer, Tufts University*Brady Greene, Northeastern UniversityAnne Kokel, UMass BostonYonghwa Kwon, UMass DartmouthPaula Ortet, Boston University*Meredith Pomfret, Stonehill CollegeKathleen Sicinski, Tufts University*Maurice Windley, Brandeis University* UndergraduateAccompanying OthersProf. Tom Gilbert, Northeastern UniversityProf. Mariam Ismail, Simmons UniversityDr. Andrew Scholte, Sanofi–Genzyme, Waltham, MA u

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