Program:
The level of diversity and biofunctionality available in nature far exceeds what has been produced
thus far using traditional medicinal chemistry or even combinatorial libraries. The resources of plants,
marine organisms, microorganisms, and even terrestrial organisms have a great deal to offer drug
discovery efforts, particularly when newer approaches are used to enhance the potential for
identifying bioactive leads. Taking cues from plants or other remedies used historically as folk
remedies or in other cultures, examining species that have barely been examined, such as
extremophile organisms, most marine species, or organisms present in plants, and applying new
technology for extraction, cell culture, or derivitization of natural compounds, are all strategies that
are being employed and will be discussed. A session highlighting the use of combinatorial biology will
also indicate how newer techniques can be applied for improving the potential of natural resources as
a source of drug lead structures.
Registration :
Cambridge Healthtech Institute
1037 Chestnut Street
Newton Upper Falls, MA 02164 USA
Phone: 617-630-1300
Fax: 617-630-1325
Deadline for Abstracts: November 7, 1997
Email for Requests and Registration: symposia@cambridge.org