Renowned Scientists and Educators to Speak at Symposium Hosted by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation

Newswise — New York, October 14, 2016—Many of the nation’s leading young research chemists and educators will convene at the fourth Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Teacher-Scholar Symposium on Friday, October 28, at the New York Academy of Sciences, 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street in downtown Manhattan. The day-long program will stream live at www.dreyfus.org/contact/TSS.shtml beginning at 9:45 a.m. The Symposium brings together the most recent recipients of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards. These prestigious awards are granted to talented young faculty in the chemical sciences who, based on their independent research and teaching accomplishments, represent emerging leaders in the field. At the Symposium, four distinguished past Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars will give talks on their current research and approximately 40 of the recent awardees will present posters. This year’s Symposium also features a special segment on communicating chemistry to the public, with two renowned TV/film producers. Schedule of speakers: Kristi S. Anseth, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar 2000Cellular Control in a Couple of Clicks9:45 a.m.Dr. Anseth’s pioneering research combines biology and engineering of materials to regenerate damaged cartilage or heart valves. This is done with cueing chemicals and biodegradable materials to develop into muscle, skin, or tissue. http://www.colorado.edu/ansethgroup/ Gino Del Guercio, President, Boston Science Communications, and Stephen Lyons, Moreno/Lyons ProductionsTeacher-Scholar Videos: Communicating Chemistry10:25 a.m.Del Guercio (Transistorized; Roger Revelle: Statesman of Science) and Lyons (The Mystery of Matter, Percy Julian: Forgotten Genius) will present and discuss effective methods of communicating the importance of chemistry to the general public, drawing from the videos produced by the attending Teacher-Scholars. http://bostonsciencecommunications.com/index/ & http://filmmakerscollab.org/filmmakers/stephen-lyons/

Marsha I. Lester, Edmund J. Kahn Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar 1986Exploring Uncharted Regions of Atmospheric Reaction Pathways1:30 p.m. Dr. Lester’s research group has developed innovative methods for characterizing reaction intermediates of environmental significance. Her group has employed novel spectroscopic methods to rigorously characterize these important, yet previously uncharted, regions of chemical reaction pathways. These studies enable predictions of how the atmosphere will react to these chemical processes. https://www.chem.upenn.edu/profile/marsha-i-lester Anthony Bishop, Professor of Chemistry, Amherst College, Teacher-Scholar 2010Small-Molecule On/Off Switches for Signaling Enzymes: Target-Specific Inhibition and Activation of Protein Tyrosine Phosphates3:25 p.m.Dr. Bishop uses a combination of chemical and biochemical approaches to study biological processes of cellular signal transduction and their control. Small molecule inhibition is studied with respect to Protein Tyrosine Phosphates. http://www.umass.edu/creativeservices/jobs/MCB/faculty/Bishop.html Stephen L. Buchwald, Camille Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar 1988Asymmetric Copper-Catalyzed Hydrofunctionalization Reactions4:05 p.m.Dr. Buchwald is one of the world’s foremost leaders in the fields of organometallic catalysis and chemical synthesis. He has created powerful and stable catalysts that have had an immense impact on the pharmaceutical industry and thus human health. His research has had far-reaching applications in the creation of drugs which treat cancer, AIDS, and rheumatoid arthritis. https://chemistry-buchwald.mit.edu/ The Symposium is by invitation only. If you would like to attend the event, please contact Mark Cardillo, Executive Director, The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, 212-753-1760, [email protected].

### The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation (www.dreyfus.org), based in New York, is a leading non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of the chemical sciences. It was established in 1946 by chemist, inventor, and businessman Camille Dreyfus, who directed that the Foundation's purpose be “to advance the science of chemistry, chemical engineering, and related sciences as a means of improving human relations and circumstances around the world.”