Past Keynotes
The previous keynote speakers are among the most accomplished scientists, including two Nobel laureates, members of the National Academy of Sciences, and many members of the ACS Medicinal Chemistry Division Hall of Fame. In 2018, we are pleased to have Dr. Michelle Arkin of the University of California, San Francisco deliver the keynote address (for more information).
List of Past Keynote Lectures Heading link
| Year | Host | Speaker | Association |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | University of Minnesota | Dr. Uttam K. Tambar | UT Southwestern Medical Center |
| 2016 | University of Iowa | Dr. Amy Hauck Newman | NIH-NIDA |
| 2015 | University of Kansas | Dr. Bruce Roth | Genentech |
| 2014 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Dr. Paul Wender | Stanford University |
| 2013 | University of Minnesota | Dr. Marvin J. Miller | University of Notre Dame |
| 2012 | University of Iowa | Dr. Heidi E. Hamm | Vanderbilt University |
| 2011 | University of Kansas | Dr. Dennis C. Liotta | Emory University |
| 2010 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Dr. Tomas Hudlicky | Brock University |
| 2009 | University of Minnesota | Dr. Dale Boger | Scripps Research Institute |
| 2008 | University of Iowa | Dr. Daniel Kahne | Harvard University |
| 2007 | University of Kansas | Dr. Albert Padwa | Emory University |
| 2006 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Dr. William Fenical | University of California, San Diego |
| 2005 | University of Minnesota | Dr. Christopher Lipinski | Pfizer, Inc. |
| 2004 | University of Iowa | Dr. Kenner Rice | NIH |
| 2003 | University of Kansas | Dr. C. Dale Poulter | University of Utah |
| 2002 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Dr. Richard B. Silverman | Northwestern University |
| 2001 | University of Minnesota | Dr. Andrew Hamilton | Yale University |
| 2000 | University of Iowa | Dr. Michael Marletta | University of Michigan |
| 1999 | University of Kansas | Dr. Roger M. Friedinger | Merck Research Laboratories |
| 1998 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Dr. Richard A. Lerner | Scripps Research Institute |
| 1997 | University of Minnesota | Dr. John Montgomery | Biocryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| 1996 | University of Iowa | Dr. David Nichols | Purdue University |
| 1995 | University of Kansas | Dr. Paul Anderson | Dupont Merck Pharmaceuticals |
| 1994 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Dr. Arthur Patchett | Merck Research Laboratories |
| 1993 | University of Minnesota | Dr. Daniel Rich | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 1992 | University of Iowa | Dr. Laurence Hurley | University of Texas, Austin |
| 1991 | University of Kansas | Dr. Julius Rebek | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 1990 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Dr. Koji Nakanishi | Columbia University |
| 1989 | University of Minnesota | Dr. John Katzenellenbogen | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
| 1988 | University of Iowa | Dr. Carl Djerrasi | Stanford University |
| 1987 | University of Kansas | Dr. William Roush | Indiana University |
| 1986 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Dr. Joseph Fried | University of Chicago |
| 1985 | University of Minnesota | Dr. David Triggle | SUNY Buffalo |
| 1984 | University of Iowa | Dr. Alan Katritzky | University of Florida |
| 1983 | University of Wisconsin | Dr. Paul Bartlett | University of California, Berkeley |
| 1982 | University of Kansas | Dr. Henry Rapoport | University of California, Berkeley |
| 1981 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Dr. Harry Wasserman | Yale University |
| 1980 | University of Minnesota | Dr. Eugene Jorgensen | University of California, San Francisco |
| 1979 | University of Iowa | Dr. Alan Sartorelli | Yale University |
| 1978 | University of Kansas | Dr. Albert Meyers | Colorado State University |
| 1977 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Dr. Heinz Floss | Purdue University |
| 1976 | University of Minnesota | Dr. Donald Jerina | NIH |
| 1975 | University of Iowa | Dr. Everett May | NIH |
| 1974 | University of Kansas | Dr. Marjorie Horning | Baylor University |
| 1973 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Dr. Arnold Brossi | Hoffman-LaRoche |
| 1972 | University of Minnesota | Dr. Gertrude Elion | Burroughs-Wellcome |
| 1971 | University of Iowa | Dr. Bernard Belleau | University of Ottawa |
| 1970 | University of Kansas | Dr. Corwin Hansch | Pomona College |
| 1969 | University of Illinois | Dr. Everett Maynert | University of Illinois |
| 1968 | University of Minnesota | Dr. Bernard Baker | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 1967 | University of Iowa | Dr. Julius Axelrod | NIH |
| 1966 | University of Kansas | Dr. Richard Schowen | University of Kansas |