SLAS-ELRIG Networking Event Schedule at a Glance

Tuesday, 5 December, 2024
9.00 – 10.00 Registration & Refreshments
10.00 – 10.10 Event Welcome & ELRIG/SLAS Intro
1st Session
10.10 – 10.40 Keynote Speaker + Q&A 

Magnus Walker, Ph.D. (Monte Rosa)
Topic: Leaving Serendipity Behind: Rational Discovery and Design of Molecular Glue Degraders 
10.40 – 11.10 Networking Partner | Promega
11.10 – 11.40 Speaker + Q&A 

Markus Quiesser, M.Sc., Ph.D. (GSK)
Topic: Many Roads Towards Novel Glue Discovery
11.40 – 11.55 Refreshment Break
11.55 – 12.25 Speaker + Q&A

Emanuela Cuomo M.S., Ph.D. (AstraZeneca)
Topic: Drugging Transformative Targets in Oncology with Molecular Glues
12.25 – 12.30 Vendor Talk | Collaborative Drug Discovery
12.30 – 13.00 Speaker + Q&A

Sigitas Mikutis, Ph.D. (University of Cambridge)
Topic: Proximity Induced Nucleic Acid Degraders (PINADs) – a New Class of RNA-Modulating Small Molecules
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch Break
2nd Session
14.00 – 14.30 Speaker + Q&A

Martin Redhead, Ph.D. (Exscientia)
Topic: Hiding in Plain Sight: Methods for Discovering Stabilisers of Biomolecular Interactions
14.30 – 14.35 Vendor Talk | MERCK
14.35 – 15.05 Speaker + Q&A

Aneika Leney, Ph.D. (University of Birmingham)
Topic: Screening for Molecular Glues Using Native Mass Spectrometry
15.05 – 15.20 Refreshment Break
15.20 – 15.50 Speaker + Q&A

Anika Kuster-Trenner, Ph.D. (Novartis Biomedical Research)
Topic: Identification of FKBP Glue Targets from Protein Libraries Using mRNA Display
15.50 – 15.55 Vendor Talk | Pelago Bio

Yasmin Andersson, PhD
Topic: Stick to the Plan – Unveiling the Action of Molecular Glues Using CETSA®
15.55 – 16.25 Speaker + Q&A | Roundtable Panel Discussion
16.25 – 16.30 Closing Remarks
16.30 – 18.00 Networking Apero