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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · 16d

🌐NEW WEB ADDRESS🌐

You can now find us at www.acsmedi.org — don’t forget to update your bookmarks!

Although the web address is new, everything else remains unchanged: you still have full access to your account using your existing login credentials.

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · 19d

🚨𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟯𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗖𝗦 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺!

A distinguished lineup of speakers is set, promising a high-profile international scientific meeting. The MEDI Division will offer comprehensive programming!

📍 Atlanta, GA
📅 May 31-June 3, 2026
🔗 www.nmcsmedi.org

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · 23d

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬!
𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟗

Planning to attend the next ACS National Meeting in Atlanta, GA? Apply for a MEDI Division Travel Grant for a chance to present your research and get reimbursed for your travel expenses.

🔗 www.acsmedi.org/travel-grants

ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Aug 13

Don’t miss our First Time Disclosures session on Wednesday, August 20 at #ACSFall2025. Wrap up the day with the Pharma Community Networking Reception and Future Pharma Innovators Poster Session afterward.

Thank you to our sponsor Drug Hunter!

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Aug 13

🔎 Discover this exciting session showing how the field of medicinal chemistry is evolving with newest machine learning advancements and applications.

Thank you to OpenEye, Cadence Molecular Sciences!

#ACSFall2025

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Aug 12

👏 Don't miss the reception on Monday evening, August 18, to celebrate our 2025 Hall of Fame inductees!

Congratulations again to Sheila DeWitt, Muthiah Manoharan, Mark Murcko, and Jonathan Vennerstrom!

#ACSFall2025

ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Aug 11

We are proud to present another installment of A Medicinal Chemist’s ToolBox series, sponsored by Eli Lilly!

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Aug 8

📅 Only 10 days left until #ACSFall2025 in Washington, D.C.! Don’t miss the exciting MEDI Division programming lineup.

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Jul 24

Announcing the 2025 MEDI Hall of Fame Inductees!

Join us in celebrating their achievements during our HoF ceremony at the Fall ACS National Meeting, Washington DC

📅Monday, August 18th, 6:00–8:00 pm (EDT)
📍Marriott Marquis Washington, Independence Salon A–C

#MedicinalChemistry #MEDIHallOfFame

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Jun 30

🌟We’re excited to announce a new Special Issue: Exploring Covalent Modulators in Drug Discovery and Chemical Biology.

This joint issue was put together by Lori Ferrins and Ashley Adams.

🔗: pubs.acs.org/page/si/cova...

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Jun 26

🎓 Congratulations to the 2025 MEDI Division Predoctoral Fellowship Recipients!

We look forward to their presentations at the Spring 2026 ACS National Meeting and to following their continued contributions to the field.

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · May 5

📢 Don’t miss the 3rd ACS MEDI Webinar!

Join us for the third edition of the ACS MEDI Webinar Series, proudly sponsored by Promega!

This session will explore the exciting topic of “Induced Proximity Agents: Degraders and Non-degraders”.

📅 May 7 ⏰ 1:30-3:30 PM EST
💻 www.acsmediwebinars.org

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Mar 27

As ACS Spring 2025 comes to a close, we want to extend a huge thank you to the sponsors Amgen, Gilead Sciences, Biogen, Merck, Pfizer, Sanofi, Bristol Myers Squibb, Genentech, and Johnson & Johnson who supported the Division programming!

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Mar 27

🌊 Pacifichem 2025 Symposium on Peptide Therapeutics and Peptidomimetics

⏳ The abstract submission deadline is April 2!

Submissions for oral presentations and posters from researchers at any career stage are welcome. Don’t miss the opportunity to share your work!

🔗 Submit here: pacifichem.org

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Mar 25

📢 Last Day to Submit your Abstract for Poster Presentation!

The ACSMEDI-EFMC Medicinal Chemistry Frontiers meeting is fast approaching. This joint symposium, co-organized by the MEDI Division, features an outstanding program in Medicinal Chemistry.

🔗 www.medchemfrontiers.org/registration

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Feb 27

🔔𝟏𝟎 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!

The MEDI Division offers financial support (typically $1,000) for meetings to advance medicinal chemistry.

Submit your request to [email protected] before 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓.

🔗: www.acsmedchem.org/web/medi%20d...

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Feb 13

🌟 We’re excited to announce the release of a new Special Issue entitled ‘𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲’ and put together by Lori Ferrins, Ashley Adams, and Anna Junker.

🔗 Check it out: pubs.acs.org/page/si/many...!

ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Jan 28

📢 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐂𝐒 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫!

Join us to learn more about DNA-encoded libraries in these two talks. This edition of the ACS MEDI Webinar Series is kindly sponsored by HitGen Inc.

📅 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟓 ⏰ 𝟏:𝟑𝟎-𝟑:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐒𝐓
💻 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞: www.acsmediwebinars.org/registration

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Jan 22

📢 Seeking Funding to Support Your Regional Meeting?

MEDI offers financial support (typically $1,000) for symposia, conferences, and meetings to advance medicinal chemistry.

🔗More information and Application here:
www.acsmedchem.org/info/applyin...

Applying for Funding to Support Your Regional Meeting?

MEDI is committed to fostering the advancement of medicinal chemistry and associated fields through financial support for symposia, conferences, and meetings. Get your applications in no later than tw...

www.acsmedchem.org

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Jan 21

📢 Don’t miss the 2nd ACS MEDI Webinar!

Our second speaker, Dr. Sylvie Sakata (Pfizer, US) will present her talk: ‘DEL Consortium- Advantages and Learnings on Pre-Competitive Collaboration in Pharma Industry’

📅 February 5 ⏰ 1:30-3:30 PM EST
💻 Free Registration: www.acsmediwebinars.org/registration

ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Jan 16

🎉Welcome to Rheem Totah, our 2025 Alternate Academic Councilor, joining our other recently elected members: Corey Hopkins, Nicholas A. Meanwell, and Katerina Leftheris, Ph.D.

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Jan 15

🚨 Two weeks left to submit nominations 🚨

Nominate an Emerging Leader for the Jonathan L. Sessler Fellowship!

📅 Deadline: January 31, 2025

🔗 Submit your nomination here: www.acs.org/funding/scho...

ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Jan 13

📢 Don’t miss the 2nd ACS MEDI Webinar!

Our first speaker, Dr. Barry Morgan from HitGen, China, will present his talk titled: ‘Demystifying DEL: DNA encoded library technology is not (that) complicated!’

📅 February 5 ⏰ 1:30-3:30 PM EST
💻 Register for free here: www.acsmediwebinars.org/registration

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Jan 9

🚨 Call for Nominations: Early Career Investigator Award 🚨

The MEDI Division, along with the divisions of Organic and Analytical Chemistry, sponsors an Early Career Investigator Symposium at ACS Fall Meetings.

🗓️ Deadline: Feb 11
🔗 www.organicdivision.org/earlycareeri...
📧 [email protected]

Early Career Investigator Award - ACS Division of Organic Chemistry

The Early Career Investigator Award Symposium is for investigators who are in a non-academic setting and are no more than 10 years into their career.

www.organicdivision.org

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ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry @acsmedi.bsky.social · Jan 7

🎉 Congratulations to our recent awardees:

• William Greenlee: 2025 Patrick Woster Award for Service to the Division of Medicinal Chemistry

• Sheila DeWitt: 2025 Gertrude Elion Medicinal Chemistry Award

• Michael Jung: 2025 Edward E. Smissman Award

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