16th American Peptide Symposium
Organization

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* Due to the advances in telecommunication, e-mail, and the internet, the word "local" is used liberally.
Geographic location is in Minnesota unless specified otherwise.

Co-Chairs

George Barany
Department of Chemistry
University of Minnesota
207 Pleasant St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0431

Phone: 612-625-1028
Fax: 612-626-7541
E-mail: barany@tc.umn.edu

Gregg B. Fields
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991

Phone: 561-297-2093
Fax: 561-297-2759
E-mail: fieldsg@fau.edu

 

Program Committee

Ruth Hogue Angeletti
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Jean Baum
Rutgers University

Jean Chmielewski
Purdue University

Charles M. Deber
University of Toronto

Jonathan A. Ellman
University of California-Berkeley

Richard A. Houghten
The Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies

Victor J. Hruby
University of Arizona

Jeffery W. Kelly
The Scripps Research Institute

James B. McCarthy
University of Minnesota

Baldomero M. Olivera
University of Utah

Lynne Regan
Yale University

Tomi K. Sawyer
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals

James P. Tam
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Matthew Tirrell
University of Minnesota

Daniel F. Veber
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals

Local Planning Committee*

George BaranyCo-Chair
Gregg B. Fields (Boca Raton, Florida)Co-Chair
Eugene L. AndersonSymposium Coordinator
Anne Mockovak Fiscal Officer
Christina Bastin de JongSymposium MVP (most valuable person)
Eric W. SchulzSymposium Webmaster
Michael F. Songster (Novato, CA)Society Webmaster; Symposium List-Serves
Nancy J. AlftonSymposium Planning Consultant


Focus Group Leaders*

Jane V. Aldrich (Baltimore, MD)Student Affairs
Donald M. AmundsonLegal Counsel
Gordon J. AmundsonInitial Planning; 16th APS booth at Nashville
Ioana AnnisPicnic/Reunion, etc.
Edgar A. ArriagaFaculty Advisor to Alpha Chi Sigma (ACS)
Michael Barany (Chicago, IL)Web beta-testing, etc.
Michael J. BaranyJunior Symposium
Michael R. BastinSymposium Computer Room
Charles M. Deber (Toronto, Canada)Nary a Cross Word
Beth DenkerPeptide Opera Video and Libretto Production
Mark D. DistefanoScientific Publishers Exhibition
Roger EggenMinnesota Biotechnology
Gary C. GisselmanPeptide Opera
Murray Goodman (La Jolla, CA)Merrifield Award selection
Cynthia A. GuyWeb-based Abstract Submission; List of Participants
Balazs HargittaiLogo Development, etc.
Richard A. Houghten (La Jolla, CA)ACT Combichem Award Selection
Deborah A. KallickLiason to Exhibitors
Kim KanowitzPeptide Opera Video
Janelle L. Lauer-Fields (Boca Raton, Florida)Proceedings Editing MVP
Christine B. KarimJunior Symposium Liason
Caroline T. KrissOutreach, etc.
Kevin H. MayoLiason to Industry
Deane M. MorrisonMedia Relations
Eric J. MunsonPromotional Items
Karin Musier-ForsythMinnesota Science Fair Judging
Jane Salik (Torrance, CA)Symposium Briefcases
Arno F. Spatola (Louisville, KY)Travel Grant Supplement Awards
William C. StevensProgram & Abstracts Book; List of Participants
Alice TibbettsPreliminary Announcement
Daniel F. Veber (Philadelphia, PA)ESCOM Award
Nancy E. WitowskiVolunteer Activities


Local Staff

Mary Kay FergusonRegistration and Logistics Coordinator
Linda P. LarsonGraphics and Design
Regina D. PurinsEditor; Data Entry/Management Specialist
Amanda J. SansnessRegistration and Planning
Joan G. BeedPrincipal Secretary, Chemistry Department
Jennifer M. HockenberryPoster Competition and ESCOM Awards
Fred HoeferWeb-based Registration
William L. AndersenS.O.S. Correspondence
Ian A. ArthurS.O.S. Program & Abstracts Book
Peter G. DoughtyS.O.S. List of Participants
Christa TorrensS.O.S. Scientific Program
Mike ShilinskiS.O.S. Post Peptide Symposium Syndrome
Daniel J. SilversmithS.O.S. Post Peptide Symposium Syndrome
Mark D. AllenS.O.S. Post Peptide Symposium Syndrome
Mark C. WilliamsCalligraphy
Natasha R. FrostSymposium Photographer
Michael A. Banuchi (Boca Raton, FL)Proceedings Editing
Darlene Klimkowski (Boca Raton, FL)Proceedings Editing
Jeffrey A. Borgia (Boca Raton, FL)Proceedings Editing


Local Volunteers (University of Minnesota and Allied)*

Amelia E. Ahl
Fernando Albericio (Barcelona, Spain)
Dennis L. Alfton
Erica J. Alfton
Paul Allison
Jordi Alsina
Yvonne M. Angell (Boston, MA)
Monica Arroyo
Daniel R. Bance (ACS)
Barbara Barany
Deborah A. Barany
Bridgette Barry
Judd Berman (Durham, NC)
Sylvie E. Blondelle (La Jolla, CA)
Natalia Carulla
Shou-Lin Chang
Teri L. Charest
Lin Chen
Chad R. Cummings (ACS)
Charlie Curtsinger
David H. Dermer (ACS)
Mamatha Devarapalli
Arthur M. Felix (Mahwah, NJ)
Ayala Fishel (Boca Raton, FL)
Jed F. Fisher (Kalamazoo, MI)
William B. Gleason
Amy Greene
Christopher M. Gross
Robert P. Hammer (Baton Rouge, LA)
Deverie D. Hartness (ACS)
Dietmar Haring
Carrie Haskell-Luevano (Gainesville, FL)
Gwen A. Hess (ACS)
Nancy V. Hoyt
Ben Jakes
Knud J. Jensen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Ben Johnston
Tamara Kale
Joseph C. Kappel
Steven A. Kates (Boston, MA)
Anne M. Keating
Maria Kempe (Lund, Sweden)
K. Guinevir Koff (ACS)
Eric Kohs
Jackie Korus
Leslie A. Kreilich
Hao Kuang
Rong-qiang Liu
Vicki L. MacMurdo (ACS)
Anil Mangla
Garland R. Marshall (St. Louis, MO)
Jósef Mayo
Bongjin Moon
Irina Nesmelova
Ruth Nutt (Santa Fe, NM)
Thomas W. Pierson (ACS)
Dongfeng Qi
Alex Sadowsky
Anthony W. Schmidt
Simon Shannon
Hongjun Shu
Vern Sutton
Manomi Tennakoon
Chardonnay Vance
Alex VerHagen
Alexei M. Voloshin
Sarah E. Witowski
Scott Yokum
Darrin M. York
Helen C. Young